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stated that the problems lay with the infrastructure in Norway. While the speeds were high enough to operate with a profit in Sweden and to
Copenhagen, the slow lines in Norway made services to Norway unprofitable. Linx had by then transported 1.3 million passengers, and Forsberg stated that had the
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with different prices on the same route, depending on if the ticket was bought in Norway or Sweden. The company stated that this was in part because of a strong
Norwegian krone, in part because Norwegians were willing to pay more, and in part because the sales system in Sweden was more automated.
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Copenhagen. NSB stated that they wanted all inter-Scandinavian passenger transport to be operated by the new company, and therefore decided to terminate the night
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The company was introduced by NSB and SJ on 12 May 2000. The stated plans were to start with the service from
Gothenburg to Copenhagen in January 2001, from Oslo to Gothenburg in June, and from Oslo to Stockholm in January 2002. The company would have its head office in Gothenburg and would lease
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Gothenburg was slightly more than four hours. Prices varied from NOK 633 for a business class ticket, NOK 355 for a second class ticket to NOK 187 for pre-booked tickets. X2 trains were never introduced on the section from Oslo to Gothenburg. Instead,
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had reduced ridership by up to 40%. The only part of the service which was profitable was the service from
Stockholm to Karlstad, which SJ intended to continue. NSB stated that if a new Oslo–Stockholm service was to be introduced, it would require state grants. In September, SJ's CEO
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had a deficit of SEK 33.8 million, of which NSB covered SEK 8.1 million and SJ SEK 25.6 million. However, NSB took a commission of SEK 10.8 million and SJ SEK 58.5 million. This gave a profit, before provisions, of SEK 35.5 million. In comparison,
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Gothenburg to Copenhagen from ten to four. The company stated that this was because of insufficient ridership. Linx had offered tickets with a lower price than
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connection between the countries' capitals. Linx was the train operating part of the agreement, while the governments would have to invest in better rail infrastructure to allow higher speeds.
244:(SEK) and was owned in equal shares by NSB and SJ. The company's first train ran on 7 January, from Gothenburg to Copenhagen. Service from Oslo to Gothenburg started on 17 June.
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Svardal, Geir O. (29 March 2003). "Surfer på tognettet".
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Storberg, Dag (3 September 2004). "Linx med overskudd".
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Salvesen, Geir (7 April 2003). "Hurtigtog truer SAS".
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