X61 (railcar)

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X61
19.05.22 Simrishamn X61 089+X61 087 (52094207424).jpg
A Skånetrafiken X61 at Simrishamn railway station
Stock type Electric multiple unit
In service 16 August 2010 -
Manufacturer Alstom
Assembly Salzgitter Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Family name Alstom Coradia
ReplacedX11, X14
Constructed2009 -
Number built140
Capacity234, Skånetrafiken
Operators
Specifications
Train length74 metres (243 ft)
Width3,560 millimetres (11.68 ft)
Doors5 pairs 1-1-2-1
Maximum speed160 kilometres per hour (99 mph)
Current collection Pantograph
UIC classification Bo'(Bo')(2')(Bo')Bo'
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

X61 is an electric multiple unit built by Alstom as a part of the Alstom Coradia Nordic family. The trains are a shortened version of the X60, with four instead of six cars.

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Operators

Skånetrafiken

skånetrafiken ordered 49 X61 as a replacement for the aging X11 in use on the Pågatågen services. The first trains were ordered at a cost of 48 mkr per trainset. Along with the order came options for additional 59 units, 20 of these options were used in 2011 and in 2015 a further 30 sets were ordered. In January 2019 the final 19 sets from this order were delivered. [1] [2] [3] [4] In 2013 all services ran using the X61 with some services being two or three sets long.


Östgötatrafiken

As of 2015 all Östgötapendeln services run with the X61, a total of 18 trains were ordered at three different times (2008, 2012 och 2017) as replacement for their 14 X14 which were retired as early as 2010 when the first of the 2008 ordered trains arrived. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Västtrafik

In december 2008 Västtrafik ordered 11 units to be leased from Transitio [11] They are used on Gothenburg commuter rail with start October 15 2012. [11] The order was doubled in october of 2010 when a further 11 were ordered. [12] .


Transitio

Transitio, is a train leasing company owned by the regions of Sweden. [13] ordered total of 23 Alstom Coradia Nordic trains in 2008. the order was split between X61 and X62. eleven of the X61 were leased to Västtrafik with Transitio retaining one as a spare in case of a breakdown.


References

  1. ↑ http://news.cision.com/se/alstom-sverige/r/106-nya-pagatag,c9119280
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150421015242/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sverige/20-nya-pagatag/
  3. ↑ http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/skanetrafiken/pressreleases/kontrakt-vaert-cirka-1-5-miljarder-sek-alstom-levererar-ytterligare-25-coradia-nordic-regionaltaag-till-skaanetrafiken-1113911
  4. ↑ https://www.skd.se/2019/04/11/19-nya-pagatag-blir-namngivna/
  5. ↑ Fakta om Östgötapendeln
  6. ↑ "Populära avgångar med Östgötapendeln förstärks". www.ostgotatrafiken.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  7. ↑ http://www.ostgotatrafiken.se/upload/Dokument/Press/2008/Nya%20pendeltåg%20beställda.pdf%5B%5D
  8. ↑ "Rolling stock market April 2008". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  9. ↑ "Östgötatrafiken orders Alstom EMUs". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  10. ↑ "Östgötatrafiken orders more Coradia Nordic EMUs". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  11. 1 2 Alstom levererar 23 Coradia Nordic regionaltåg till Transitio förlänstrafikbol Norrtåg och Västtrafik
  12. ↑ "Västtrafik köper ytterligare elva nya pendeltåg". Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  13. ↑ "Ägare av Transitio". Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
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