SJ Snabbtåg Stockholm–Malmö

SJ’s tilting X2000 links Stockholm with Malmö and the Øresund gateway at up to 200 km/h. Sweden’s flagship fast run down the Southern Main Line.

The X2000’s southern marathon runs the 1864 Southern Main Line from the capital to the Öresund, tilting through Sörmland’s lakes, the plains of Östergötland and the deep spruce of the Småland highlands before Skåne’s open farmland announces the end. Malmö Central sits a bridge away from Copenhagen, which is the route’s quiet superpower: many passengers stay aboard connections straight over the water. Four and a half hours, with the classic Swedish bistro serving köttbullar at 200 km/h.

Stations

1. 0 kmStockholm Central
2. 36 kmSödertälje syd
3. 179 kmNorrköping C
4. 225 kmLinköping C
5. 257 kmMjölby
6. 345 kmNässjö C
7. 432 kmAlvesta
8. 529 kmHässleholm
9. 596 kmLund centralstation
10. 612 kmMalmö C

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

Along the way

• Sörmland lake country
• Östergötland plains at Linköping
• Småland spruce highlands
• Skåne’s open farmland
• Malmö Central by the Öresund

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8858855 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 34 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: SJ — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the SJ Snabbtåg?

The SJ Snabbtåg runs 593 km from Stockholm to Malmö.

How long does the SJ Snabbtåg take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 22 min for the 593 km. That is an average of 136 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.

Who runs the SJ Snabbtåg?

SJ, with X 2000.

How old is the SJ Snabbtåg?

The line has been in service since 1990. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the SJ Snabbtåg run?

Roughly hourly.

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