1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Paprikatåg: Bilden tagen av Markus Tellerup· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
X9 is a series of four-car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden as express trains. Twenty-three were built by Hilding Carlssons Mekaniska Verkstad between 1960–1963 and were in service with SJ until 1999. The sharp reddish orange colour gave the trains the nickname Paprika trains.
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- 340 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 17 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 69.8 m long: about 16 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 39 years (1960–1999).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1960
- in service from
- 1960
- retired
- 1999
- status
- retired
- number built
- 23
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 115 km/h
- power
- 340 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- catenary
- wheel arrangement
- (1A)′(A1)′+2′2′+2′2′+(1A)′(A1)′
- formation
- 4-car sets
- length
- 69.8 m
- weight
- 103 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q664776, Wikipedia: SJ X9 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.