railway company railway company operated inter scandinavian passenger trains established joint venture norwegian state railways swedish state owned operated routes oslo norway stockholm sweden oslo sweden copenhagen denmark services provided times day slow speeds caused infrastructure norway combined competition low cost caused company lose money eventually grounded operations services taken main rolling stock electric multiple units hauled trains oslo service company based history established following informal agreement ministers transport norway sweden denmark establish high speed rail connection countries capitals train operating agreement governments invest better rail infrastructure allow higher speeds company introduced stated plans start service copenhagen january oslo june oslo stockholm january company head office lease rolling stock chief executive officer company chair company share capital million swedish owned equal shares company train ran january copenhagen service oslo started june operate profitable routes decided company night train service oslo copenhagen stated wanted inter scandinavian passenger transport operated new company decided terminate night train september night trains filled summer parts winter low rest year lack engineers forced terminate night train service june protests ending service particularly norway marketing director stated concentrating day trains want develop concept new modern trains major night trains fit concept trains introduced section oslo stated investments nok billion needed line reach travel time oslo hours minutes hours time contrast swedish border meets necessary standards service oslo stockholm ran june initially daily services later year daily services introduced time travel time reduced minutes trains stopped intermediate stations operated different prices route depending ticket bought norway sweden company stated strong norwegian willing pay sales system sweden automated july reduced number daily services copenhagen company stated insufficient offered tickets lower price operated airline service oslo airport provided airline service fewer departures center center transport time flew secondary airport september started services direct competitor october later started flight airports shorter travel time center center comparable norwegian started taking market shares away starting december took daily services oslo extending services line onwards station january train station line passengers hurt incident june stated operate train december company profit new low cost reduced service profitable service stockholm intended continue stated new oslo stockholm service introduced require state grants september ceo stated problems lay infrastructure norway speeds high operate profit sweden copenhagen slow lines norway services norway transported million passengers stated company transported million people profitable closing criticized engineers stated company actually profit ended paying revenue ticket commission company revenue million million ticket sales company deficit million covered million took commission million million gave profit provisions million comparison took commission tickets sold closing oslo stockholm service time train service capitals line opened addition service cut occurred time centennial dissolution union norway sweden november stated continue service weekends stated increased service require financial grants states introduction duty free sales board service travel time oslo stockholm hours minutes stops station central station service launched ticket oslo stockholm cost bought seven days departure people age travel free accompanying adult later minimum prices nok launched maximum price business class nok tickets slightly cheaper purchase sweden norway passengers took train oslo stockholm year travel time copenhagen hours minutes trains speed kilometres hour mph central station ran copenhagen airport station copenhagen central station ticket copenhagen cost nok business class nok second class reduced prices nok bought advance weekend travel travel time oslo slightly hours prices varied business class ticket nok second class ticket nok pre booked tickets trains introduced section oslo instead conventional swedish trains 1960s hauled locomotives passengers traveling oslo copenhagen change train rolling stock sections oslo stockholm copenhagen operated electric multiple units owned units delivered trains standard gauge power output kilowatts maximum speed kilometres hour mph train consists locomotive number middle cars end car trains use power supply sweden norway denmark classes business second business class warm meal drink included second class restaurant car provided seats power outlet free wireless internet
Linx (railway company)