Saga Rail was a short-lived open access operator in Sweden. It was founded by Mats Nyblom who had previously established Hector Rail. It commenced operations on 23 February 2018 with a twice weekly service from Stockholm to Linköping with intermediate stops at Nyköping and Norrköping.SagaRail launches first services International Railway Journal 23 February 2018SagaRail targets low-cost weekend market Railway Gazette International 23 February 2018Low Cost Open Access Service Launched Modern Railways issue 837 June 2018 page 77
Four former X10 electric multiple units were acquired from Storstockholms Lokaltrafik and painted in a pink livery.Saga Rail to run pink trains Today's Railways Europe issue 265 January 2018 page 66Saga Rail to launch Swedish open-access service International Railway Journal 16 February 2018
Operations ceased in June 2018 after Saga Rail lost an appeal with the Swedish Competition Authority over SJ's refusal to sell its tickets on its website.Saga Rail suspends operations amid SJ online sales dispute International Railway Journal 21 June 2018Open access operator SagaRail suspends services Railway Gazette International 21 June 2018
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