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what is it?
X7 was a series of electric railcars operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden as local trains. 26 motor cars were built, with an additional 22 trailers, by ASEA in 1949–1951. They were put into service on the predecessors to the Skåne and Gothenburg commuter rail systems.
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 77 years ago, in 1949.
- 440 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 22.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 34 years (1949–1983).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1949
- in service from
- 1949
- retired
- 1983
- status
- retired
- number built
- 26
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 440 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- catenary
- length
- 22.7 m
- weight
- 47 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1254180, Wikipedia: SJ X7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.