Swedish State Railways
State-owned railway in Sweden (1887–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the historical railway. For the current passenger operator, see SJ AB.
The Swedish State Railways (Swedish: Statens Järnvägar) or SJ, originally the Royal Railway Board (Swedish: Kungl. Järnvägsstyrelsen), was the former government agency responsible for operating the state-owned railways in Sweden.[1]
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Native name | Statens Järnvägar |
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Company type | Government Agency |
Founded | 1887 |
Defunct | 1 January 2001 |
Fate | Breakup in two phases |
Successor | SJ AB (passenger trains) Green Cargo (freight trains) Swedish Transport Administration (infrastructure) Jernhusen AB (stations) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Scandinavia |
Products | Rail Transport |
Owner | The State |
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