Night trains of Sweden (Swedish: Nattåg) are over-night sleeping car services provided by three different operators across Sweden, one of these trains terminates in Narvik in Norway, and one runs from Stockholm to Berlin.
SJ operates its night trains with a variety of service levels, they offer seats, couchettes (Swedish: Liggvagn), a bed in a sleeping compartment (Swedish: Sovvagn) or a private 1-class sleeping compartment with an en-suite shower and WC, not all service levels are available on all night trains.
The return journey takes place on Thursday and Sunday afternoons from the mountains.
[5] Night trains were launched in 1873 when sleeping facilities were provided by convertible compartments with the first sleeping cars appeared in 1885, initially in four wheel coaches, bogie wagons were introduced by Statens Järnvägar in 1891.
[6] Third class sleepers were introduced in 1910 with the first examples appearing on the Stockholm to Gothenburg service.