MTR Express

MTRX is a Swedish company running open access intercity railway services between Gothenburg and Stockholm. It is a subsidiary of MTR Corporation through MTR Nordic.

MTRX
IndustryRailway operator
Founded21 March 2015
Headquarters
Sweden
Area served
Stockholm, Göteborg (Sweden)
OwnerMTR Corporation
Websitemtrx.travel

In July 2013, MTRX was awarded paths to operate services between Gothenburg and Stockholm.[1] MTRX commenced operations on 21 March 2015.[2] It has purchased six Stadler Flirt electric multiple units.[3]

In July 2017, MTRX made headlines after a public poll to name one of its trains led to the name "Trainy McTrainface",[4] in a nod to the near-naming of RRS Sir David Attenborough "Boaty McBoatface" in April 2016.[5]

References
  1. MTR Nordic awarded Swedish train paths Railway Gazette International 4 July 2013
  2. MTRX launches open access inter-city service Railway Gazette International 23 March 2015
  3. MTRX orders Flirts for Stockholm-Goteborg open access service Railway Gazette International 13 November 2013
  4. "Swedish train to be named Trainy McTrainface in tribute to Boaty". Reuters. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (17 April 2016). "Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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