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RAILWAYS Rail Transport are operated by SJ , Green Cargo , Tågkompaniet and a number of Regional companies. Light Rail systems are used in Gothenburg , Norrköping and Stockholm . There is a Metro system in Stockholm, the Stockholm Metro .
From Gällivare in the north to Kristinehamn in the centre of the country runs the Inland Railway which had been put into service in the beginning of the 20th century to develop the northern territories of Sweden. Now it serves mainly touristical and wood transportation purposes. Railway links with adjacent countries
ROAD TRAFFIC ''See also: Driving On The Left Or Right '' Sweden had left-hand traffic (''Vänstertrafik'' in Swedish ) from approximately 1736 and continued to do so well into the 20th century. Despite this virtually all cars in Sweden were actually left-hand drive and the neighbouring Nordic Countries already drove on the right, leading to some confusion at border crossings. The Swedish voters rejected a change to driving on the right in a Referendum held in 1955. Nevertheless, in 1963 the Riksdag passed legislation ordering the switch to right-hand traffic. The changeover took place on a Sunday morning at 5am on September 3 , 1967 , which was known in Swedish as '' Dagen H '' (H-Day), the 'H' being for ''Högertrafik'' or right-hand traffic. Since Swedish cars were left-hand drive, experts had suggested that changing to driving on the right would reduce accidents, because drivers would have a better view of the road ahead. Indeed, fatal car-to-car and car-to-pedestrian accidents dropped sharply as a result. Highways Motorway s run through Sweden , Denmark and over the Öresund Bridge to Stockholm , Göteborg , Uppsala and Uddevalla . The system of motorways is still under construction and a new motorway from Uppsala to Gävle is under construction.
PORTS AND HARBOURS
MERCHANT MARINE
AIRPORTS ''See also: Swedish Civil Aviation Administration ''
Airports - with paved runways (Official figures. A great number of wartime airfields exist with various lengths)
Airports - with unpaved runways
List of airports
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