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Rail transport in Sweden utilises a network of 13,000 Km of track, the 20th Largest In The World . Construction of the first railway line in Sweden began in 1855. The major operator is the government-owned SJ AB . OPERATORS Rail transport has to some extent been privatised, but the major national operator, SJ AB , and the cargo transport operator Green Cargo are both fully owned by the state. The private company Tågkompaniet operate in central Sweden, and there are a number of regional companies. Tram systems are used in Gothenburg , Norrköping and Stockholm . There is a Metro system in Stockholm, the Stockholm Metro . Rail traffic is supervised by the Swedish National Rail Administration (''Banverket''), a Government Agency . HISTORY Main article: History Of Rail Transport In Sweden . The first Swedish railroad for public transport using horse-drawn carriages, the Frykstads railroad in Värmland was opened in 1849. In 1853 the Swedish Parliament decided that the state would build main line railways, but that other lines would be built by private enterprises, and in 1856 the first stretch, between Örebro and Nora , was opened for traffic. The main line railways were of major importance for the development of the Swedish industry. The two first main line railways were the Southern, stretching from Stockholm to Malmö in the south, and the Western, to Gothenburg in the west. The were finished between 1860-1864. The Northern railway runs along the Baltic coast up to Boden in northern Sweden, and was finished in 1894. The Inland Railway runs from Gällivare in the north to Kristinehamn in the center of the country, through the central parts of northern Sweden, and was built between 1908-1937. The construction of the early main lines provided a fast and safe connection from the mines in the north to the rest of Sweden. It also facilitated business (and private) travel, that had earlier required horse-driven carriages. NETWORK
MAIN LINES There are six main lines, all nationally owned:
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