Swedish State Railways (SJ) (tel: 010 751 6000 or 077 175 7575; website: www.sj.se) is the efficient and well-organised national rail carrier for the country. Stockholm Central station (tel: 077 175 7575) is located on Vasagatan. As well as left luggage and other standard facilities, the station also contains Stockholm Central Post Office with all its facilities, bureau de change and tourist information.

Rail services: Stockholm has international rail links to Copenhagen (journey time - 5 hours) and the rest of Europe, via the X2000 system. Since the opening of the Öresund Link in 2001, the X2000 connects Stockholm with other major European cities without the need of a ferry connection. Trains also run to Oslo in Norway (journey time - approximately 6 hours). The X2000 trains also travel to Gothenburg (journey time - 3 hours).