Passenger train services • Regional line services / Ticketing • Sweden • Krösatågen
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In brief
The Krösatågen services operate on behalf of regional public transport authorities in six of the seven counties served (Östergötland does not participate in procurement). Tickets follow local systems but are also available via Resplus. DSB began operating the trains in 2010, followed by Transdev in 2014, Vy Tåg in 2018, and now the incumbent operator SJ.
SJ from December 2021 under a 12-year contract. The network has expanded since its start in Jönköping–Vaggeryd, including service along key routes like Nässjö–Alvesta and Jönköping–Tranås. In 2021, the Kustpilen lines joined Krösatågen, and in 2023, a new Växjö–Kalmar line was added. Diesel units Y1 and Y31/Y32 were used, later replaced by electric units X11/X14. Starting in late 2024, 28 new red hybrid trains from CAF will replace the current fleet, including bimodal trains for non-electrified routes.
Operator: SJ
Subsidiary / shareholders: 100% Swedish government
Sector: Passengers transport
Type of service: Regional train services – PSO contract
International transport: no
First services: 2010 (DSB), SJ (since 2021)
Train type: Emu and Dmu
Manufacturer(s): various
Driver service: own
Officiel website: https://www.krosatagen.se/
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It is important to clearly distinguish the nature of the services:
• Public Service Obligation (PSO) in railways ensures essential passenger services are provided even if they’re not commercially viable, typically subsidized by governments. PSO contracts are awarded to operators to serve routes for a period agreed in a contract (8, 10 or 15 years, for example). Some PSOs take over the staff of the previous operator.
• Open access, on the other hand, allows any licensed railway company to offer services on the rail network without state subsidies. This promotes only commercial services on profitable routes, leading to better service quality and pricing.
See Regulation (EU) 2016/2338 (amending 1370/2007) and Directive (EU) 2016/2370
Service type for Krösatågen: PSO
Regular route
➤ Jönköping-Tranås
➤ Västervik-Linköping
➤ Kalmar-Emmaboda-Karlskrona
➤ Jönköping-Växjö
➤ Nässjö-Halmstad
➤ Kalmar-Linköping
➤ …
Rolling stock (past and present)
Asea
1979 – 2019
Asea
1982 – …
Alstom (ex-Bombardier)
2002 – …
CAF
2026 – …
Background
It was in 1985 that it all began. On a warm early summer’s day in Vetlanda at the end of May, in the presence of two county governors and a large crowd of onlookers, the Krösatågen train was inaugurated by the then Minister of Transport, Curt Boström.
The name is linked to Småland. Krösa means lingonberry in the dialect.
In 1990, the Krösatågen trains changed their name to Länstågen. This was in connection with the trains starting to run all the way to Halmstad. Traffic increased. The five Krösatågen trains became around twenty Länståg. More lines were added and the trains began to operate on the main line between Nässjö-Tranås and Nässjö-Sävsjö-Stockaryd.
• In 2002, the name Krösatågen was reintroduced.
• In 2013, the network was expanded and Krösatågen now also serves Karlskrona-Emmaboda-Kalmar and Växjö-Alvesta-Hässleholm.
• In 2015, Krösatågen began operating on the Jönköping-Tranås route.
• In 2021, Kustpilen was incorporated into Krösatågen. Krösatågen thus began to serve Linköping-Västervik and Linköping-Kalmar.
• In 2023, the route network was further expanded. The Krösatågen trains now began to run between Kalmar-Växjö.
The system currently covers 7.5 million train kilometres per year and serves 80 stations. The service runs on ten lines. 🟧
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