Saga Rail

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.