Arlanda Express Train at Arlanda South Station | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Sweden | 19/04/24

Taking the Arlanda Express to the city from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden. 19/04/24 Arlanda South Station (Swedish: Arlanda södra station) is a railway station on the Arlanda Line serving Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sweden. The station is one of two stations at the airport to be served by the Arlanda Express, the other being Arlanda North Station. The station is located in a dedicated tunnel below the airport and is served by four or six trains per hour. The station serves Terminals 2, 3 and 4 of the airport. The station is 38.5 kilometres (23.9 mi) from Stockholm Central Station. Service The station is served exclusively by the Arlanda Express, a dedicated airport rail link which connects the airport to Stockholm Central Station. Other operators, including SJ and the SL commuter trains use Arlanda Central station. Arlanda Express normally operates four times every hour, but during rush hour this is increased to six times per hour. Travel time to Stockholm is 18 minutes. The Arlanda Express is operated by A-Train, which is owned by EQT. The Arlanda Express operate using X3 high-speed trains. History Plans for a railway line from central Stockholm to the airport started in the early 1980s. Policy-makers wanted to allow the airport to grow without increasing the road traffic to the airport, and decided to build a railway. The project involved building a branch from the existing East Coast Line from Rosersberg and back at Odensala. Financing was secured by introducing Sweden's first public–private partnership, whereby a private consortium would be granted a 40-year permit to operate the line in exchange for all direct traffic and the right to collect usage fees from other train companies. The contract was won by A-Train in 1994, which started construction in 1995 and opened the line and station on 25 November 1999. This made Arlanda Airport the first airport in Sweden and the fourth in the Nordic countries to have an airport rail link, after Trondheim Airport and Oslo Airport in Norway, and Copenhagen Airport in Denmark. Arlanda Express is an airport rail link connecting Stockholm Central Station with the Stockholm Arlanda Airport, located outside Stockholm, Sweden. Operated by A-Train AB, the trip takes 18 minutes and runs three to six times per hour using seven X3 electric multiple units. The services operate over the East Coast and Arlanda Lines calling at Stockholm Central, Arlanda North and Arlanda South stations. The service was used by 2.7 million passengers in 2007 and by 3.3 million passengers in 2012. Service The Arlanda Express connects the city centre of Stockholm, at Stockholm Central, to Stockholm Arlanda Airport. At the airport, the train serves two stations: Arlanda South, which serves terminals 2, 3 and 4, and Arlanda North, which serves terminal 5. From Stockholm to Rosersberg, the train follows the East Coast Line, and from there to the airport, the Arlanda Line. The train operates from three times an hour to six times per hour during rush hour. As of 2024, the standard price for a one-way ticket is SEK 340, although discounts are offered for children, students, seniors, on special travel days and for return trips under certain conditions. The Arlanda Express is operated by A-Train, which also built the Arlanda Line as part of a public–private partnership. The company holds an exclusive concession to operate any train service between Stockholm and the airport. In addition, the company is free to charge other train operators that use the Arlanda Line and stop at Arlanda Central Station. Rolling stock The Arlanda Express is operated by seven four-carriage X3 electric multiple units. The units were built by Alstom's Washwood Heath plant in 1998 and 1999. The train consists of two powered end units and two non-powered centre cars. The trains have a maximum speed of 200 km/h (125 mph) and a maximum power output of 2,240 kilowatts (3,000 hp). They are 93 metres (305 ft) long and weigh 187 tonnes (184 long tons; 206 short tons). Each car has two doors on each side, and the train has seating for 190 passengers. There is a baggage area beside each door, seating for people with a disability and a toilet in the middle of the train. The Arlanda Express' three stations have a special platform height that allows level access to the trains from the platforms. In 2006, the trains were renovated and received new interiors in three different colour schemes, green, orange and blue, designed by the former Swedish tennis player Björn Borg's eponymous fashion label. In 2025, an order for seven six-carriage Stadler FLIRT EMUs was placed to replace the X3 fleet. #train #railway #airport #airporttransportation #airporttrain #arlanda #arlandaexpress #rail #transport #railways #transit #trains #transportation #stockholm #sweden