Vy Tåg AB is a Swedish railway company that operates franchises in different parts of Sweden. The company was founded in 1999 by three former railway employees in Statens Järnvägar and the investment company Småföretagsinvest/Fylkinvest.[1] In 2005 Norwegian State Railways (now Vy) purchased 34% of Svenska Tågkompaniet, and later on October 31, 2006 increased its ownership stake to 85%.[2][3][4] In 2007 NSB purchased the rest of the company.
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Franchise(s) | Norrtåg Krösatågen Värmlandstrafik X-Tåget |
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Parent company | Vy |
Other | |
Website | www |
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Previously known as Tågkompaniet or Svenska Tågkompaniet AB (The Swedish Train Company), the company rebranded to Vy Tåg in 2019.
In December 2020, Vy Tåg assumed operation of passenger services in Värmland, Sweden under a nine-year contract with Värmlandstrafik.[5] In December 2020, Vy Tåg also assumed operation of the Swedish Transport Administration state-supported overnight sleeper trains between Stockholm and Norrland, for a period of four years.
The company has four franchise contracts:
- Norrtåg
- Värmlandstrafik
- X-Tåget (with X-Trafik )
- Krösatågen
Rolling stock
editCurrent
edit- 3 X11, mostly used between Umeå - Vännäs and Luleå-Boden.
- 2 X52 (Norrtåg), used all over the network, mostly Umeå-Luleå, Luleå-Haparanda and Luleå-Kiruna
- 12 X62 (Norrtåg), used between Sundsvall-Storlien and Sundsvall-Umeå
- 1 Y31 (diesel unit), used between Umeå-Lycksele as part of the line is not electrified.
Former
editReferences
edit- ^ Tågkompaniet. "Tågkompaniet" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2006-12-04.
- ^ NSB buys stake in Tågkompaniet Today's Railways Europe issue 111 March 2005 page 49
- ^ Franchising Spreads Across Nordic Countries International Railway Journal October 2005 page 36
- ^ Norges Statsbaner (2006-10-31). "NSB øker i Tågkompaniet". Retrieved 2006-12-04.
- ^ Three Swedish passenger operating contracts awarded Railway Gazette International 11 February 2020
- ^ Tågkompaniet. "Fakta om våra fordon" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
External links
editMedia related to Vy Tåg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)