Locomotives in line, evening, shining lights and longer shutter speeds that give speed strokes in the picture. — Photo: Björn Enström, Swedish Railway Museum Collections, SMTM.

1990 – X 2000

In 1990, the Swedish express train finally arrives, after tests that have been carried out since the 1960s. With the motor car set X2 comes the renaissance of the railway. The concept X 2000 is created and the railway reinvents itself with slogans such as 'Easier than flying, faster than the train'. Since 1990, long-distance travel has increased by 50%, and regional travel by 270% (2022).