Linx (railway company)

Linx AB
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryRail transport
Founded2000
Defunct2004
Headquarters,
Area served
Scandinavia
RevenueSEK 426.8 million (2003)
OwnerNorwegian State Railways (50%)
SJ (50%)
Number of employees
170[1]

Linx AB was a railway company which operated inter-Scandinavian passenger trains between 2001 and 2004. Established as a joint venture between the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) and the Swedish state-owned SJ, Linx operated the routes from Oslo, Norway, to Stockholm, Sweden, and from Oslo via Gothenburg, Sweden, to Copenhagen, Denmark. Services were provided up to ten times per day. However, slow speeds caused by curvy infrastructure in Norway, combined with competition from low-cost airlines, caused the company to lose money, and eventually grounded operations. The services were taken over by NSB and SJ. The main rolling stock were eleven X2 electric multiple units, although it used SJ Rc-hauled trains on the Gothenburg–Oslo service. The company was based in Gothenburg.

  1. ^ Tjomsland, Audun (5 February 2004). "NSB kan ikke ta ansvar for andres tog". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.