Skånetrafiken organise train services on several lines within Scania, called Pågatåg, which are currently delivered under contract by VR (former Arriva).

These are supplemented by the Öresundståg, regional train services managed by Skånetrafiken, which cross into Denmark and neighbouring counties in Sweden.

On a similar principle, Pågatåg trains are painted light purple, while Öresundståg vehicles are primarily silver-grey.

Additionally, Skånetrafiken operates a boat service between Landskrona harbour and the island of Ven.

Since Skånetrafiken manages all public transport in Scania, tickets are valid on all local trains and buses.

This ease of ticketing may have been a contributing factor to the positive development in patronage since the inception of Skånetrafiken in 1999.

[2] Tickets can be purchased as single or all-day journeys, or in different forms of pre-paid passes.

For example a ticket to Gothenburg/(Göteborg) Central station is valid to Gothenburg Masthustorget with västtrafik tram or bus.

Skånetrafiken has been criticised, particularly in 2007, for not being sufficiently quick and decisive in response to increases in patronage.

Skånetrafiken claims to have made changes in internal decision procedures to catch these problems more quickly in the future.