9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SJ X16 at Gävle: David Gubler· GFDL
- 2. JvmKEAJ00284 Statens Järnvägar, SJ x16 970: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. JvmKEAJ00481 Statens Järnvägar, SJ X16 972 på bangården vid Åkers Styckebruk: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. JvmKEAJ00489 Statens Järnvägar, SJ x16 970 vid Åkers Styckebruk: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. JvmKEAJ00492 Statens Järnvägar, SJ X16 975 med fler fordon vid Åkers Styckebruk: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. JvmKEAJ00968 Statens Järnvägar, SJ X16 vid Strängnäs: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. JvmKEAJ00969 Statens Järnvägar, SJ X16 972 vid Strängnäs järnvägsstation: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. JvmKEAJ01083 Statens Järnvägar, SJ X16 972: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. JvmKEAJ01124 Persontåg på linjen mellan Strängnäs och Malmby. Statens Järnvägar, SJ X16 969 och SJ UBF7Z 2074: Bo Gyllenberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
X16 and X17 were a series of electric railcars operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden. They were built by Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna and ASEA in 1955-1956 and delivered as 30 units. They are the electrical counterpart of Y6 and Y7 railcars.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 71 years ago, in 1955.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1955
- in service from
- 1955
- number built
- 18
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 170 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- catenary
- length
- 17.6 m
- weight
- 21 t
- capacity
- 55 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17101908, Wikipedia: SJ X16 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.