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The X2000s in Sweden? Can't say I know. The Wikipedia article on it here has some facts about it. An interesting excerpt:
The train has had a major impact on SJ and the country's railway. More passengers, together with the lower operating costs associated with operating trains faster and more efficiently, helped SJ become profitable.
It also proved that rail is a viable solution not just in exotic foreign countries, but also at home in Sweden. In 1991, the government started a massive investment program, spending 5-10 billion crowns annually on improvements to the rail network. The program continues today and is being accelerated. A milestone was reached in the late nineties when the number of trips taken by train in Sweden exceeded the 1940s level for the first time.
Sweden isn't such a great comparison for Canada, it doesn't have the large population centres that we have in the "corridor". Stockholm itself is only 1.7 mil.
The train has had a major impact on SJ and the country's railway. More passengers, together with the lower operating costs associated with operating trains faster and more efficiently, helped SJ become profitable.
It also proved that rail is a viable solution not just in exotic foreign countries, but also at home in Sweden. In 1991, the government started a massive investment program, spending 5-10 billion crowns annually on improvements to the rail network. The program continues today and is being accelerated. A milestone was reached in the late nineties when the number of trips taken by train in Sweden exceeded the 1940s level for the first time.
Sweden isn't such a great comparison for Canada, it doesn't have the large population centres that we have in the "corridor". Stockholm itself is only 1.7 mil.