X3 (train)

X3
An X3 at Stockholm Central Station in November 2011
ManufacturerAlstom
Built atWashwood Heath, England
Family nameAlstom Coradia
Constructed1998–1999
Entered service1999
Number built7
Fleet numbers1–7
OperatorsArlanda Express
Specifications
Maximum speed200 km/h (125 mph)
Weight187 t (184 long tons; 206 short tons)
Power output2,240 kW (3,000 hp)
Electric system(s)15 kV 16+23 Hz AC catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The X3 is an electric multiple unit train used by Arlanda Express on the airport rail link service between Stockholm Central Station and Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden. Alstom built seven of these four-train car units at its Washwood Heath plant in England in 1998/99.[1][2] The X3 is part of the Alstom Coradia family, and can reach speeds up to 200 km/h.

  1. ^ World Update Railway Age August 1995 page 64
  2. ^ World Update Railway Age November 1998 page 25