Transitio

{{Short description|Swedish train leasing company}} {{Infobox company | name = AB Transitio | logo = Transitio_Logo.png | type = Limited company | industry = Rail vehicle leasing | founded = 1999 | headquarters = | hq_location = Stockholm, Sweden | area_served = Sweden | key_people = Magnus von Bahr (CEO) | products = Rail vehicle leasing, procurement, financing, management | owners = 20 Swedish regional public transport authorities<ref name="owners"/> | website = {{URL|https://www.transitio.se}} }}

'''AB Transitio''' is a Swedish rail leasing company owned by Sweden's regional public transport authorities.<ref name="owners" /> Its main role is to procure, finance, and manage rail vehicles for use in regional and commuter rail services across Sweden.<ref name="about" /> This model's aim is to enable its owners to avoid the high costs and long delivery times of direct train purchases, and to standardise rolling stock between operators.<ref name="owners" /><ref name="about" />

Most trains are leased from external finance companies, with Transitio as the lessee, though it owns a limited number directly.<ref name="owners" /> Vehicles managed by Transitio carry the owner code "ABTR".<ref name="abtr" />

== History and operations ==

Transitio was established in 1999 as a response to the reorganisation of Sweden’s railway sector, which shifted responsibility for regional rail services from the state operator, SJ, to subsidised regional authorities.<ref name="about" /> The company acts as a partner, supporting its owners throughout the lifecycle of rail vehicles, from procurement and financing to maintenance and fleet renewal.<ref name="about" />

Transitio negotiates framework agreements with manufacturers with bulk purchases and standardisation of requirements, aiming to lower purchase costs and simplify maintenance.<ref name="owners" /><ref name="about" /> Transitio’s financing often involves complex leasing arrangements, sometimes using international finance structures.<ref name="svt" />

== Fleet ==

As of 2025, Transitio manages a fleet of 189 rail vehicles, operating across much of Sweden’s railway network.<ref name="fleet" /> The main types of trains in the fleet are:

{| class="wikitable" ! Model !! Type !! Manufacturer !! Quantity !! Years delivered !Image |- | Regina (X50–X54) || Electric multiple unit || Bombardier || 63 || 2000–2011<ref name="fleet" /> |frameless |- | Contessa (X31) || Electric multiple unit || Bombardier || 11 || 2005–2012<ref name="fleet" /> |frameless |- | Itino (Y31, Y32) || Diesel multiple unit || Bombardier || 12 || 2002–2010<ref name="fleet" /> |frameless |- | Coradia (X60, X61, X62) || Electric multiple unit || Alstom || 12 || 2011–2012<ref name="fleet" /> |frameless |- | X11/X14 || Electric multiple unit || ASEA || 33 (28 X11, 5 X14) || 1982–1995<ref name="fleet" /> |frameless |- | Dosto (ER1) || Double-decker electric multiple unit || Stadler || 60 || 2019–2021<ref name="fleet" /> |frameless |- | Civity Nordic (ER3, BIR1) || Electric/hybrid multiple unit || CAF || 28 || 2025–2027 (deliveries from)<ref name="civity" /> | |}

== Owners ==

Transitio is owned by the following regional public transport authorities:<ref name="owners" />

* Region Jämtland Härjedalen * Region Västerbotten * Regionala kollektivtrafikmyndigheten i Norrbotten * Region Värmland * Region Sörmland * Region Skåne * Region Dalarna * Region Västra Götaland * Region Blekinge * Region Västernorrland * Region Örebro Län * Region Uppsala * Region Västmanland * Region Östergötland * Region Kronoberg * Region Jönköping * Region Kalmar * Region Stockholm * Region Gävleborg * Region Halland

== See also ==

* Rail transport in Sweden * SJ - Sweden's primary passenger train operator, which owns rolling stock separately from Transitio's operations * SL - the organisation responsible for managing public transport in Stockholm County, which owns rolling stock separately from Transitio's operations * {{ill|Norske tog|no}} – a similar organisation in Norway

== References ==

<references> <ref name="owners">[https://transitio.se/en/ab-transitios-agare/ AB Transitio: Our Owners]</ref> <ref name="about">[https://transitio.se/en/om-ab-transitio/ About AB Transitio]</ref> <ref name="abtr">{{cite web |url=http://www.transportstyrelsen.se/Global/Jarnvag/ERA/IU-VKM-20100707-publiclist-7.pdf |title=ERA IU-VKM 20100707 publiclist |publisher=Transportstyrelsen |date=2010-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827030123/http://www.transportstyrelsen.se/Global/Jarnvag/ERA/IU-VKM-20100707-publiclist-7.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2010 }}</ref> <ref name="fleet">[https://transitio.se/en/vara-tag/ AB Transitio: Our Rail Vehicles]</ref> <ref name="svt">[https://www.svt.se/nyheter/om/region-norrbotten Region Västernorrland i riskfyllda tågaffärer – SVT Nyheter]</ref> <ref name="civity">[https://www.railway.supply/en/civity-nordic-first-train-arrives-in-sweden-for-testing/ Civity Nordic: First Train Arrives in Sweden for Testing]</ref> </references>

== External links ==

* [https://www.transitio.se/en/ AB Transitio homepage] * [https://transitio.se/en/vara-tag/ AB Transitio’s rail vehicles – list and specifications]

Category:Public transport operators in Sweden Category:Rolling stock leasing companies Category:Companies based in Stockholm