Saga Rail Explained

Industry:	Railway operator
Foundation:	23 February 2018
Founder:	Mats Nyblom
Defunct:	June 2018
Location Country:	Sweden
Owner:	Mats Nvblom
Homepage:	www.sagarail.se

Saga Rail was a short-lived open access operator in Sweden. It was founded by Mats Nyblom who had previously established Hector Rail. It commenced operations on 23 February 2018 with a twice weekly service from Stockholm to Linköping with intermediate stops at Nyköping and Norrköping.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Four former X10 electric multiple units were acquired from Storstockholms Lokaltrafik and painted in a pink livery.^{[4] [5]}

Operations ceased in June 2018 after Saga Rail lost an appeal with the Swedish Competition Authority over SJ's refusal to sell its tickets on its website.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223203420/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/sagarail-launches-first-services.html SagaRail launches first services
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223215030/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/sagarail-targets-low-cost-weekend-market.html SagaRail targets low-cost weekend market
3. Low Cost Open Access Service Launched Modern Railways issue 837 June 2018 page 77
4. Saga Rail to run pink trains Today's Railways Europe issue 265 January 2018 page 66
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223205340/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/saga-rail-to-launch-swedish-open-access-service.html Saga Rail to launch Swedish open-access service
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424090736/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/saga-rail-suspends-operations-amid-sj-online-sales-dispute/ Saga Rail suspends operations amid SJ online sales dispute
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322170722/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/open-access-operator-sagarail-suspends-services.html Open access operator SagaRail suspends services