Tågkompaniet
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Tågkompaniet or Svenska Tågkompaniet AB (The Swedish Train Company) is a Swedish
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....

 railway
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

 company that operates franchises in Northern Sweden and Greater Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

. The company was founded in 1999 by three former railway employees in Statens Järnvägar
Statens Järnvägar
The Swedish State Railways or SJ, originally the Royal Railway Board , is a former government agency responsible for operating the state railways in Sweden....

 and the investment company Småföretagsinvest/Fylkinvest. In 2005 Norges Statsbaner bought 34% the company, and on October 31, 2006 increased its stake to 85%.

The company has four franchise contracts:
  • Upptåget
    Upplands Lokaltrafik
    Upplands Lokaltrafik is the primary operator of public transport buses and trains at the county level in Uppsala County, Sweden. Their name is derived from the historical province of Uppland, which included the modern county along with part of what is now Stockholm County.The green city buses in...

     (Uppsala
    Uppsala
    - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

     - Tierp
    Tierp
    Tierp is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 5,377 inhabitants in 2005. There is a saying that in Tierp the birds fly upside down.-Communications:...

     - Gävle
    Gävle
    Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

    ) (with Rikstrafiken)
  • Tåg i Bergslagen
  • X-Tåget (with X-Trafik)

Multiple units

  • 1 X20 (Upptåget)
  • 3 X50 (Upptåget)
  • 16 (6 X-tåget, 10 Tåg i Bergslagen)
  • 4 X54 (Tåg i Bergslagen)
  • 2 Y1 (Borlänge - Malung)
  • 2 Y31 (Borlänge - Malung)
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