SJ AB is a state-owned passenger train operator in Sweden . SJ was created in 2001, out of the public transport division of Statens Järnvägar , when the former government agency was divided into six separate state-owned limited companies. In 2018, SJ carried 31.8 million passengers.
29-550: Borås is a city in southwestern Sweden in Vastra Gotaland county. Borås or Boras may also refer to: Bor%C3%A5s Borås ( UK : / b ʊ ˈ r ɔː s / buu- RAWSS , US : / b uː ˈ r ɔː s , b uː ˈ r oʊ s / boo- RAWSS , boo- ROHSS , Swedish: [bʊˈroːs] ) is a city (officially, a locality ) and the seat of Borås Municipality , Västra Götaland County , Sweden . It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It
58-545: A government bailout a few years after its creation, but has since had profit margins of up to ten percent. All train operators in Sweden pay low track access charges to the track authority, Trafikverket . X2 serves for higher speed trains , with a top speed of 200 km/h (125 mph), and tilts during high speed turns. The trains currently serves Stockholm-Gothenburg (Västra Stambanan) and Stockholm-Malmö-Copenhagen (Södra Stambanan and Öresund Line), but have previously served
87-562: A national center for judo . Members from the club that have participated in the olympics include Per Kjellin and Lars Adolfsson (who competed twice). Boråshallen is the largest indoor sports hall in Borås, where the Mariedal cup, an indoor football competition, is held annually in October or November. The competition started in 1978 in its current form. Borås hosted the water polo events of
116-469: A national record (38 °C (100 °F) set on two different June dates and years on other stations). The coldest extreme was set in February 1966 with −34.1 °C (−29.4 °F), a severely cold temperature for southern Sweden. By Swedish standards, the climate of Borås is very wet, with a precipitation average of above 1,100 millimetres (43 in). This is also due to maritime airflows coming from
145-459: A number of free outdoor concerts are held on the town square on Thursday evenings. The city has lately been recognized as a city of outdoor sculptures, such as Catafalque by Sean Henry , Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd 's knotted non-violence pistol and a huge bronze version of Pinocchio called Walking to Borås by the American pop artist Jim Dine . During the holiday All Saints' Day , there
174-538: Is an American football team. The table tennis club, Mariedals IK , had three players in the Swedish youth team : Hampus Söderlund, Mattias Översjö and Jimmy Ojakangas. Other sports that can be practiced in Borås are: archery , track and field , rowing , handball , table tennis , tennis , skiing , orienteering , sport shooting , swimming , golf , equestrian , bowling , cheerleading , floorball and various martial arts . Borås Judoclub has tried to create
203-424: Is an annual gaming convention called Borås Spelkonvent, where people, mostly youths, meet to play various board games, Warhammer 40k and Magic: The Gathering among other games. Borås has a humid continental climate , or cold oceanic climate using the −3 °C isotherm, influenced by Atlantic trade winds travelling without major obstacles over the land, with low mean temperatures, compared to coastal areas and
232-625: Is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companies as well as the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles , which is part of the University of Borås . Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar , and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the most from the nationwide railway system laid between 1870 and 1910. The city of Borås received its privileges in 1621 by King Gustav II Adolf . The reason
261-492: The SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden , the largest technical research institute of Sweden, both located in Borås. Besides being the home of the official Swedish Kilogram-weight and the atomic clock that sets the national time, SP conducts various testing and research to promote consumer safety . Borås is a railway junction. The Coast-to-Coast Line from Gothenburg to Kalmar runs through
290-460: The Swedish Cup (2001, 2003 and 2014). Elfsborg was founded in 1904, but received its current name in 1906. The team's home arena, since 2005, is Borås Arena (formerly Ryavallen Stadium) in Borås, with a capacity of 16000. Elfsborg play in yellow and black. Other teams are Borås Hockey Club , M7 (a basketball team that worked with Magic Johnson for a short while) and Borås Rhinos which
319-1050: The Trøndelag Commuter Rail , as well as the Meråker , Røros , Rauma , Nordland , the Saltpendel Line and the Dovre Regional Line under a 10-year contract with the Norwegian Railway Directorate . SJ is also set to start up services on the Stockholm - Trondheim stretch as soon as the Norwegian part of the railway is electrified. SJ will operate trains owned by Norske Tog (Norwegian Trains) and these are: The rail routes SJ Norge operate are: The rail routes SJ Norge are set to operate are: From September 2009, SJ requires an identity document from passengers with
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#1732766270672348-684: The Atlantic and easily being transported over lowland areas, where the precipitation eventually falls with a slight orographic lift . This renders heavy solid or wet snowfall in winter and the freeze-thaw cycle is normally dominant, with irregular snow cover. SJ AB SJ's operations fall broadly into subsidised and unsubsidised services. The unsubsidised services ran until the 2011 monopoly. The subsidised trains are awarded through competitive bids. However, some trains fall in between these categories, since public transit agencies can pay SJ to allow transit pass holders access to SJ's trains. SJ received
377-559: The Mälartåg franchise states that the operator may use their own fleet [of X12, X40 and X50 stock] until the delivery of ER1 Stadler Dosto 200 EMUs is completed. The Upptåget franchise will be merged into Mälartåg onwards from the 2022 timetable, meaning that services from Gävle gain additional stations inherited from the termination of the Upptåget franchise. SJ higher speed trains (Swedish: SJ Snabbtåg ) are X2 or X55 trains operating on
406-458: The Norrby, Hässleholmen and Hulta districts in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates . In 2021, Borås marked its 400th anniversary. The city arms depicts two pairs of sheep shears , a tribute to the vast number of smiths in the town in early history. It currently holds the Swedish record in the number of established mail-order firms. The company Swedac is based in
435-855: The SJ InterCity-brand despite no difference in product with other lines run by the X55 train. SJ has ordered 25 Bombardier Zefiro high speed trains for 250 km/h to be delivered in 2026. InterCity trains are Rc-hauled trains, often with many 2nd class cars, X55 trains or X40 trains. InterCity trains also have a bistro car, with the exception of the X40 that has no form of catering. SJ Regional services include double-deckers (X40), pull trains, X50 and X52 cars. The trains do not serve meals or drinks. The trains do not usually travel distances over 4 hours, except Coast to Coast (Gothenburg-Kalmar) and Stockholm-Gothenburg via Västerås. Most trains have first class, except
464-474: The SJ Regional network was concentrated in the area around lake Mälaren . Operated with either Rc-hauled trainsets, X12/X14 or X40 EMUs. These trains have no catering on board. The X40 is equipped with free 4G WiFi. Both first and second-class are usually offered. Most of this network has been incorporated into the new Mälartåg franchise, although some services remain outside of it. Routes listed below are
493-650: The Stockholm-Malmö route have a bistro wagon. As of 2022 SJ has in collaboration with DSB and RDC begun to operate night train services between Sweden and Germany through Denmark. Three different locomotives are used due to compatibility issues with the electrification and signaling systems between the three countries. Within Sweden are SJ Rc locomotives used, and in Denmark are DSB EA used, and in Germany are DB 101 used. The night-trains are operated on
522-550: The X50 and X52 trains. All push and pull regional services have since 2020 been replaced with new ER1 trains. A normal order in a pull train was AB7 -BF7-B7 or B7-BF7-B7 or AB7-B7-BF7-B7. These trains were not usually longer than 4 cars, except Uppsalapendeln (Stockholm-Uppsala) which often has 8 cars and is a push and pull. The SJ overnight train services (Swedish: SJ Nattåg ) are Rc locomotive -hauled trains with both sleeper wagons as well as standard wagons. All services except for
551-494: The XIII FINA World Masters Championships 2010, from 28 July to 6 August. The city also hosted the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships . Other sports clubs located in Borås include: The Rydafältet hosted the motorcycle speedway teams Saxarna in 1951 and Knallarna in 1952. The Ryavallen was the venue for the 1972 and 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship finals. Every summer,
580-664: The city centre. At the Borås Railway Station it meets the Älvsborg Line (heading north to Herrljunga and Uddevalla ) and the Viskadal Line (going south to Varberg). Continuous passenger trains often run through the city along the two latter lines. As of 2019 SJ runs 3–4 daily trains in each direction between Gothenburg and Kalmar. The regional traffic agency Västtrafik runs frequent trains between Borås and Gothenburg, Herrljunga, and Varberg. All passenger trains stop at Borås railway station. Trains on
609-493: The city, as well as Ericsson , which has a large manufacturing plant where Mini-Link microwave radios are manufactured. Worldwide clothing retailer H&M have their worldwide Online office based in the city as well. Outside the city in the industrial park of Viared, there are many companies specializing in logistics. Industries in Borås have close collaboration with the University College of Borås as well as
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#1732766270672638-475: The following lines: Åre, Undersåker, Järpen, Krokom, Östersund Central, Bräcke, Ånge, Sundsvall Central Umeå Östra, Nordmaling, Örnsköldsvik Central, Kramfors, Härnösand, Sundsvall C The InterCity services are Rc-hauled trains with standard-seating carriages in both first and second class. There is always a bistro car available in the trainset. Lines with InterCity service: Limited InterCity service Ljusdal - Linköping and Sundsvall-Linköping Most of
667-703: The lines Stockholm-Sundsvall and, seasonally, Stockholm-Strömstad, Stockholm-Oslo and Stockholm-Östersund-(Duved) lines. There are about 40 X2 sets in service. X55 is a newer train introduced in 2012. The interior is mainly modern style, and the train has a top speed of 200 km/h and serves Stockholm-Östersund-(Duved) (Mittbanan-Norra Stambanan)-Stockholm-Uddevalla (Västra Stambanan and Bohusbanan) to advance to Gothenburg for night parking-Stockholm-Sundsvall-Umeå (Ostkustbanan, Botniabanan), Gothenburg-Malmö (Västkustbanan), Stockholm-Oslo or Stockholm-Karlstad (Västra Stambanan and Värmlandsbanan/Kongsvingerbanen) and Stockholm-Falun/Mora (Dalabanan). Some of these lines are run under
696-412: The main routes in Sweden. The trains are equipped with WiFi and have a bistro. and Umeå Central Stops at Arlanda and Uppsala are for boarding northbound or alighting southbound respectively, although passengers with railcards are exempted from this rule. Some services do also allow both boarding and alighting at Arlanda and Uppsala respectively. On 7 June 2020 SJ Norge commenced operating services on
725-475: The more urban metropolis, Gothenburg, near to the west. Considering it being inland and quite far south, summer temperatures are rather subdued by Swedish standards, whilst winter average highs hover just above freezing. Being inland still enables severe extremes to sometimes occur, such as a 36 °C (97 °F) reading from July 1901, the warmest July temperature on record in Götaland until 2022, although not
754-420: The northern line to and from Herrljunga also stop at Knalleland halt within the city. Bus There are several commuter buses going to both Jönköping and Gothenburg . Approximately 100.000 people commute between Borås and Gothenburg every month. The most successful sports team is the football team IF Elfsborg , six times Swedish champions (1936, 1939, 1940,1961, 2006 and 2012) and three times winner of
783-465: The satellite routes which are not subject to franchising. and Gothenburg Central via Västerås Karlstad Central via Åmål Kalmar Central SJ operate a couple of regional rail franchises held by public transport authorities around the country. The most significant of these are Mälartåg and Västtågen serving the Mälaren valley and the region of West Götaland respectively. SJ AB also started operating
812-510: The Öresundståg franchise for the 2020 timetable, taking over from Transdev. But due to serious inconsistencies between partners the contract will be terminated as of December 2022 where Transdev will take over again . MTR took over the Mälartåg contract in December 2021. The stretch Malmö Central to Copenhagen Central is operated 50/50 alongside Danish State Railways (DSB) and Copenhagen to Østerport/Nivå by DSB only. The initial contract for
841-453: Was to give local pedlars a legal place for vending their merchandise (and for the government the ability to collect taxes on this trade). The city developed soon after it was founded. After a century it had increased to over 2,000 inhabitants. Borås has been ravaged by fires four times: in 1681, 1727, 1822 and 1827. The Caroli church is the oldest of Borås's buildings, and has withstood all fires. In its 2017 report, Police in Sweden placed
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