Through its subsidiary MTR Pendeltågen, MTR Corporation commenced the operations and maintenance concession for the Stockholm Pendeltåg commuter rail service.
Carrying around 87 million passengers a year on a 241 km rail network with 53 stations, the commuter rail connects the Swedish capital city with surrounding areas.
It has become MTR’s third railway service in Sweden after the Stockholm Metro and the MTR Express intercity service between Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Under a 10-year concession with a four-year extension option awarded in December 2015, MTR
Pendeltågen AB will be responsible for commuter rail train operations, station management and rolling stock maintenance.
MTR will also work closely with the relevant transport and infrastructure authorities on the opening of the newly built Stockholm City Line (Citybanan) in 2017 which will provide two new stations and a dedicated tunnel for commuter trains through central Stockholm to enhance capacity in the busiest section of Sweden’s rail network. New trains will be added to the Stockholm Pendeltåg fleet in conjunction with the start of the City Line service.
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