From Locomotion to X2000
1825 Railway between Stockton and Darlington opened. The coaches are drawn by the steam engine "Locomotion".
1856 Sweden's first railway, between Örebro and Nora, is opened for traffic.
1862 Stockholm - Gothenburg railway opened with a journey time of 14 hours.
1864 The world's first steel bridge for railways is built across the River Göta Älv.
1870 Sweden has almost 2 000 km of railways.
1879 Swedish normal (common time) is introduced at all railway stations.
1895 First railway with electrically-driven trains between Stockholm and Djursholm.
1909 Premiere for rail traffic to the Continent, Trelleborg-Sassnitz.
1910 Sweden has 12 000 km of railways.
1915 First line with long-term permanent electrical operation, Kiruna-Riksgränsen, 129 km.
1923 The entire Iron Ore Line from Luleå-Riksgränsen, a distance of 433 km, is electrified.
1937 The Inland Line is opened. Sweden has 17 000 km of railways.
1938 The English locomotive "Mallard" sets a world speed record för steam locomotives of 203 km/h.
1939 Parliament decides to nationalise the entire Swedish railway network.
1942 Europe's longest continuous electrified railway line, between Trelleborg and Riksgränsen, is completed.
1972 SJ's last steam locomotive is taken out of operation.
1988 SJ is divided up. Banverket becomes responsible for the track network and SJ for train services. Approximately SEK 100 billion is invested in the railways over a period of 20 years.
1990 Premiere for the X 2000 between Stockholm and Gothenburg. The French TGV sets a speed record of 515 kph.
1993 Swedish speed record for the X 2000 of 276.3 kph.
1996 Sweden has 10 000 km of railways.
2000 Inauguration of the Öresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark.
2004 The Government decide the framework for investments in railways to SEK 107.7 billion.
2006 Swedish speed record for the Regina of 281 kph.