Railways
Rail transport is operated by SJ, DSBFirst, Green Cargo, Tågkompaniet and more. Most counties have companies that do ticketing, marketing and financing of local passenger rail, but the actual operation are done by the above mentioned companies.
- Total: 11,663 km (includes 3,594 km of privately (in fact county) owned railways) or 9227 km of national railways
- standard gauge: 11,568 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge (7,531 km electrified and 1,152 km double track) (2008)
- narrow gauge: 65 km of 891 mm (2 ft 11 1⁄10 in) gauge (2008)
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—H.G. (Herbert George)