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SJ EuroNight (EN 345/346) is a night train service between Stockholm Central Station in Sweden and Berlin Hauptbahnhof in Germany. The overnight train is part of the Euronight (EN) network, and operates with sleeping car, couchette car and seated carriages. A buffet car from SJ AB (Swedish Railways) is attached between Malmö Central and Stockholm.
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In Janury 2020, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) published a draft investigation into re-introduction of night trains between Sweden and Germany.[1] Two proposed routes were Malmö‒Cologne‒Aachen and Stockholm‒Malmö‒Hamburg.[1]
In January 2021, bids were invited by Swedish Transport Administration for public service obligation operation of a night train connection between Sweden and Germany.[2] The Stockholm‒Germany tender was won by SJ AB, for four-years of service from 2022 until 2026, running on 244 nights per year.[3][4][5] Existing operator Snälltåget did not bid.[2]
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The route runs from Stockholm through Sweden to Malmö, across Denmark using the Øresund Bridge, Great Belt Bridge and Little Belt Bridge,[6] then inside Germany via the Rendsburg High Bridge towards Hamburg—initially ending at Hamburg-Altona station.
From 1 April 2023 the service inside Germany was extended via Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, running as an open-access operator with SJ operating the extension at its own risk.[7] During the summer months both the Snälltåget and SJ Euronight run night trains on the Berlin‒Stockholm route.[8]
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In 2021 Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) proposed the use of refurbished AB32 sleeping carriages.[2] From the start of service on 1 September 2022 only couchette carriages could be used. After 7 December 2022 sleeping cars started to be added to the SJ Euronight.[9] In 2003, SJ purchased three dining cars from Germany for potential renovation;[9] in the interim, a Swedish RB7 Bistro wagon is coupled to the train between Stockholm‒Malmö.[9] From 3 October 2024, five seated cars were available, thus enabling the previous couchette carriages to return to being available for passengers wishing to sleep.[9]
SJ began operating the train using SJ Rc6 locomotives between Stockholm and Malmö. Alstom Traxx locomotives from Hector Rail were chosen for the journey across Denmark, instead of locomotives from DSB.[10] In mid-December 2024, SJ took over full operation through Denmark to the German border at Padborg using their own drivers, for this SJ use Siemens Vectron locomotives leased from Green Cargo across Denmark.[11] Inside Germany the train is operated with locomotives and crew from BahnTouristikExpress [de], a part of Railroad Development Corporation, on behalf of SJ.[11]
2026
As of June 2025[update], the public service obligation contract was due to run until September 2026.[12] During mid-2025, SJ registered future interest in running a night train Oslo‒Copenhagen or Oslo‒Copenhagen‒Hamburg‒Berlin.[12] The night trains would consist of a restaurant wagon, one or two seated carriages (60‒120 seats) and five overnight couchette or sleeping cars (up to 244 beds).[12]
In 2021 the Swedish County of Västra Götaland (VGR) had investigated the practicalities for operation of potential Oslo‒Gothenburg‒Hamburg night trains.[13]
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SJ Rc6 locomotive in Stockholm Central
Binnenalster bridge in Hamburg
Locomotive change at Padborg
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