Skåne commuter rail
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The Skåne Commuter Rail is a commuter rail system in Skåne County
, Sweden
. The system also acts as a regional rail
system, as it serves other cities over 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) from the principal city of Malmö.
There are six (unnumbered) lines in the Pågatågen system, from Hyllie in southern Malmö
to Helsingborg
/Ängelholm
(2 different paths), Höör
and Ystad
/Simrishamn
, and from Helsingborg to Åstorp
and Kristianstad
.
(major stations only, the internal local trains stops at smaller stations as well)
The Öresund Trains
that cross the Oresund
always depart from Elsinore
, go via Copenhagen
and the largest airport in Scandinavia, Kastrup
, and serve as regional trains in Skåne County and beyond. In Denmark, they serve as suburban trains on the Copenhagen commuter rail network, but not in Sweden, where they are semi-fast regional trains.
SJ (Swedish National Rail) only operates to/from Skåne - not inside. SJ trains stop only at four stations in Skåne.
, although the operation (staff and licences etc.) is carried out by Arriva
.
Most Pågatåg trains are of type X11
but demand has grown, necessitating the addition of other available train types to the roster. Some Bombardier Regina type train sets have been rented from other train owners. The type X31
, normally used for the Oresundtrain traffic to Denmark, is also used sometimes. Skånetrafiken has ordered 49 new Alstom Coradia/X61 sets, a variant of the type used in Stockholm. Several of them have been used on revenue services since August 2010. Skånetrafiken plans to sell most of the X11 trains during 2011, and use the X61 trains as Pågatåg. The X11 trains do not fulfil all the safety requirements for the City tunnel and have a temporary exception from the rules.
The rolling stock for Oresundtrain is of type X31 only, and these trains are owned by the Öresundståg company, partially owned by Skånetrafiken.
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The system also acts as a regional rail
Regional rail
Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city center, and the middle to outer suburbs beyond 15km and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis...
system, as it serves other cities over 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) from the principal city of Malmö.
Lines inside Skåne
Local trains, called PågatågThere are six (unnumbered) lines in the Pågatågen system, from Hyllie in southern Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
to Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
/Ängelholm
Ängelholm
Ängelholm is a locality and the seat of Ängelholm Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 22,532 inhabitants in 2005.It is known for its clay cuckoos — a special kind of ocarina. This is however a dying tradition as there is now only one producer of clay cuckoos, Sofia Nilsson.Tourism is an...
(2 different paths), Höör
Höör
Höör is a locality and the seat of Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,379 inhabitants in 2005.The unusual spelling with double "ö", was implemented by the Swedish postal service in the beginning of the 20th century. At that time it was common that, on local letters, the place of...
and Ystad
Ystad
Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...
/Simrishamn
Simrishamn
Simrishamn is a locality and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,546 inhabitants in 2005. Simrishamn is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city....
, and from Helsingborg to Åstorp
Åstorp
Åstorp is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Åstorp Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 8,514 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Ängelholm Municipality.-Overview:...
and Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...
.
- Hyllie - Malmö Central - Lund - Eslöv - Höör
- Hyllie - Malmö Central - Lund - Landskrona - Helsingborg (- Ängelholm)
- Hyllie - Malmö Central - Lund - Teckomatorp - Helsingborg
- Malmö Central - Ystad - Simrishamn
- Helsingborg - Åstorp - Hässleholmm - Kristianstad
- Helsingborg - Åstorp
(major stations only, the internal local trains stops at smaller stations as well)
Skånetrafiken lines going outside Skåne
Regional trains, called Öresundståg (starting from Helsingør)The Öresund Trains
Oresundtrain
Oresundtrain or Øresundståg is a regional rail network serving the Oresund Region. The train consists of multiple units manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Kalmar, previously known as Kalmar Verkstad and lately in Hennigsdorf by LEW Hennigsdorf...
that cross the Oresund
Oresund
The Sound , is the strait that separates the Danish island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania. Its width is just at the narrowest point between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden...
always depart from Elsinore
Elsinore
Helsingør is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Helsingør has a population of 46,279 including the southern suburbs of Snekkersten and Espergærde...
, go via Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and the largest airport in Scandinavia, Kastrup
Kastrup
Kastrup is a suburb of Copenhagen, on the east coast of Amager in the Tårnby Municipality.Kastrup is best known as the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called Kastrup Lufthavn or Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup .Scandinavian Airlines System has its Denmark offices in Kastrup...
, and serve as regional trains in Skåne County and beyond. In Denmark, they serve as suburban trains on the Copenhagen commuter rail network, but not in Sweden, where they are semi-fast regional trains.
- from Denmark => Hyllie - Triangeln - Malmö Central - Lund - Landskrona - Helsingborg - Ängelholm => Halland County => Gothenburgh
- from Denmark => Hyllie - Triangeln - Malmö Central - Lund - Hässleholm - Kristianstad - Bromölla => Blekinge County (to Karlskrona)
- from Denmark => Hyllie - Triangeln - Malmö Central - Lund - Eslöv - Höör - Hässleholm - Osby => Småland County (to Kalmar)
Other trains
DSB-Inter City trains (starts from Copenhagen Central station)- from Copenhagen => Svedala - Skurup - Ystad => connects to a ferry to BornholmBornholmBornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea.
SJ (Swedish National Rail) only operates to/from Skåne - not inside. SJ trains stop only at four stations in Skåne.
- Malmö Central
- Lund
- Helsingborg
- Hässleholm
Facts
- The lines are not numbered (yet). Some time tables may be numbered, but not shown on the trains.
- The regional train network are officially named "Öresundståg".
- The local train network are officially named "Pågatåg".
- These names are however also unofficially used for the train types (officially called X31OresundtrainOresundtrain or Øresundståg is a regional rail network serving the Oresund Region. The train consists of multiple units manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Kalmar, previously known as Kalmar Verkstad and lately in Hennigsdorf by LEW Hennigsdorf...
, X11SL X10X10 is a series of two-car electric multiple units operated by Greater Stockholm Transport on the Stockholm commuter rail. The X10 was operated in sets of up to five units, making ten-car trains, each unit consisting of one motor car and one unpowered car. They are completely compatible with the...
and X61). Some "Öresundståg" vehicles (X31) runs as local "Pågatåg", and others run as intercity trains, which is a bit confusing even for the locals. - A tunnel under Malmö, Citytunneln, is used from December 2010.
- The county has at present 54 stations, all tracks are electrified, but only half of the track length is dual track.
- There are three different ticket systems, one for travelling inside the Skåne county and another for travelling to the Copenhagen metropolitan area, and a third for Öresundståg to places north of Skåne.
- The ticket systems differ in the fare zones only, all tickets can be bought in machines at the stations.
- Tickets for travel to other counties can be bought in machines at Öresundståg stations, through SJ, or through the internet; the same applies to travel to Denmark outside the Copenhagen metropolitan area.
- DSB and SJ have their own separate ticket systems, not compatible with the Skånetrafiken system. SJ can sell tickets for Skånetrafiken trains.
- Typically trains on local lines run every hour and the regional twice every hour.
- There is a bug in the ticketing system when buying with a discount (Jojo) card, and a different origin station is specified. This can occur if you hold a 'period' card (weekly or monthly pass) for part of the route. If you buy a ticket from Malmö to Kastrup, but from a Lund station ticket vending machine, you will be charged the non-discounted price. The counter staff will credit your card with the difference, on presentation of the ticket.
Rolling stock
The Pågatåg rolling stock is owned by SkånetrafikenSkånetrafiken
Skånetrafiken is the regional public transportation authority and operator in Skåne län, in the south of Sweden.Skånetrafiken was founded in 1999 when the two counties Kristianstads län and Malmöhus län were merged into one region. During this merger the two respective transport authorities were...
, although the operation (staff and licences etc.) is carried out by Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
.
Most Pågatåg trains are of type X11
SL X10
X10 is a series of two-car electric multiple units operated by Greater Stockholm Transport on the Stockholm commuter rail. The X10 was operated in sets of up to five units, making ten-car trains, each unit consisting of one motor car and one unpowered car. They are completely compatible with the...
but demand has grown, necessitating the addition of other available train types to the roster. Some Bombardier Regina type train sets have been rented from other train owners. The type X31
Oresundtrain
Oresundtrain or Øresundståg is a regional rail network serving the Oresund Region. The train consists of multiple units manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Kalmar, previously known as Kalmar Verkstad and lately in Hennigsdorf by LEW Hennigsdorf...
, normally used for the Oresundtrain traffic to Denmark, is also used sometimes. Skånetrafiken has ordered 49 new Alstom Coradia/X61 sets, a variant of the type used in Stockholm. Several of them have been used on revenue services since August 2010. Skånetrafiken plans to sell most of the X11 trains during 2011, and use the X61 trains as Pågatåg. The X11 trains do not fulfil all the safety requirements for the City tunnel and have a temporary exception from the rules.
The rolling stock for Oresundtrain is of type X31 only, and these trains are owned by the Öresundståg company, partially owned by Skånetrafiken.
See also
- History of rail transport in SwedenHistory of rail transport in SwedenThe history of Sweden's railways has included both state-owned and private railways.-The early years 1845-1914:In 1845 the Swedish count Adolf Eugene von Rosen received permission to build railways in Sweden. He started building a railway between the town of Köping and Hult...
- Public transport in StockholmPublic transport in StockholmPublic transport in Stockholm consists of bus, metro, regional/suburban rail, light rail, tram and archipelago boat operation in Stockholm County, Sweden. The bus and rail is organized by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik , SL, which is owned by the Stockholm County Council...
- Rail transport in SwedenRail transport in SwedenRail transport in Sweden uses a network of 13,000 km of track, the 20th largest in the world. Construction of the first railway line in Sweden began in 1855. The major operator is the state-owned SJ AB....