Statens Järnvägar
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The Swedish State Railways or SJ, originally the Royal Railway Board , is a former government agency
responsible for operating the state railways in Sweden
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In 1988, the tracks were transferred to the Swedish Rail Administration, and parts of SJ were gradually transformed into limited companies. SJ was disbanded in 2001, with the assest transferred to seven separate companies, all owned by the Swedish Government:
Some of them have been sold to other companies, but SJ AB, Green Cargo and Jernhusen are still (2010) fully government owned.
Apart from these companies, Statens Järnvägar still exists as a governmental agency. It controls some property, but has no regular railroad activities. It has not been dismantled due to technical reasons.
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responsible for operating the state railways in 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....
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In 1988, the tracks were transferred to the Swedish Rail Administration, and parts of SJ were gradually transformed into limited companies. SJ was disbanded in 2001, with the assest transferred to seven separate companies, all owned by the Swedish Government:
- SJ ABSJ ABSJ is a government-owned passenger train operator in Sweden. SJ was created in 2000, out of the public transport division of Statens Järnvägar, when the former government agency was divided into six separate government-owned limited companies.-Overview:SJ's operations fall broadly into subsidised...
, usually called SJ, the passenger train operator - Green Cargo, which operates freight trains
- JernhusenJernhusenJernhusen AB owns and runs railway stations and other buildings attached to the railway network in Sweden. The company was formed in January 2001 as part of the break-up of Statens Järnvägar, the former national railway. It remains wholly owned by the Swedish government....
, real estate - EuroMaint, train maintenance
- Unigrid, information technology
- TraffiCare, which provides terminal services, e.g. train cleaning and switching
- TrainTech Engineering, currently a part of Interfleet Technology, the technical unit.
Some of them have been sold to other companies, but SJ AB, Green Cargo and Jernhusen are still (2010) fully government owned.
Apart from these companies, Statens Järnvägar still exists as a governmental agency. It controls some property, but has no regular railroad activities. It has not been dismantled due to technical reasons.