Popular Pgatgen celebrates 40 years »bjarenu.se

By Peter Jacobson

The purple Pgatgen has become part of the Swedish landscape. It’s very popular with skiers and has now been rolling in Skane for 40 years, to which Sknetrafiken draws attention year-round.

Specially decorated birthday cake. Photo: Snow Passage

We are proud of Pgatgen, which takes tens of thousands of people every day to work, school, home and on leisure trips. During the cleanup, traffic has developed and we see daily examples of how Pgatgen connects to Skane and enables rapid transit across the region. Traffic is constantly evolving, and at the end of 2023 two major railway projects will be completed which will help improve traffic and bring the whole of Skane closer, says Hans Engleson, training business district manager Tf in Sknetrafiken.

The railway projects that Hans Engelson refers to are double gauge between Ngelholm and Maria and four gauge between Malm and Lund. This will make it possible to build more roads in Skne.

Pgatgen stops at 77 stations in Skne. Photo: Snow Passage

Throughout 2023, Pgatgen’s 40th anniversary will be noticed all over Skne. At Christmas on January 9, there is a little extra celebration with singing and music in Malmö C. After this celebration, among other things, a decorated Christmas train will be inaugurated in Skne. The Norwegian Railway Museum in Ngelholm has a special Pgatgen Corner from January to June, and those traveling during the year will encounter historical events and phrases around Pgatgen. Some other surprises are also promised.
In 40 years, pågatgen has been constantly evolving and the slopes are getting closer step by step to each other. Pgatgen will continue to be an important piece of the puzzle in everyday life in Skåne, when it comes to commuting to work, leisure and school trips, says Carina Zachau (M), spokeswoman for the Norwegian Public Transport Commission in the Skane region.

Karina Zacho (man), spokesperson for the Norwegian Public Transport Authority in the Skane region. Photo: Peter Jacobson

With its well-developed network of stations, routes are also important to maintaining Skane as an attractive area in which to live, work and work.

PGATG Facts

Pgatgen stops at 77 stations in Skne, of which 55 are pure Pgatgen stations where only purple trains stop.

The maximum speed on the highway is 160 km / h. tgset (disconnected) has 228 seats.

In total, the Skne area offers 99 pgatg and they are all named after the skiers who made an impression.

When Sknetrafiken names a route, these criteria must be met:
– There are non-living people with a Skane connection or well-known fictional Skane characters who have given Skne a journey in some way.
– There are people from different fields such as culture, business, sports and music who have had an impact in the field in which they work.

PGATG in the name of BR with the BRE Association

005 – Carl Adolph Gardh
Researcher Carl Adolph Agardh was born in Bestad in 1785 and was able to name this train. He was a mathematician and economist, but is best known for his research in botany, with algae as a special field. Karl Adolf Agard, who sat on Chair No. 4 at the Swedish Academy, was also one of the initiators behind the Academic Fellowship in Lund, a cornerstone of student life in the city today.

007 – Birgit Nilsson
The opera singer Birgit Nilsson of Vstra Karup gave a name to the train she is now sitting on. From Beethoven to Beethoven, she herself described her journey. From the garden in Svenstadt, to the Royal Theatre, and into the world with worldwide success as a world-leading dramatic soprano. The first thing we are proud of today.

013 – Martha MS-Fjetterstrm
Born in 1873, the textile artist Martha Miss Wittström gave her name to this train. During her career, she worked in Bestad, something that can be seen in her creations. She often found inspiration in nature on the slopes of Hallandsen, but the resonance of her work was far beyond Skene’s borders. Today, her works can be found, among others, in the National Gallery and the Louvre Museum.

Pgatg 045 St. Thora
According to legend, the saint who named this train floated ashore at Torekov. It was found next to a great stone called the Stone of St. Thor. Thora became a local saint and a chapel was built for her. She was said to hold a protective hand over married and pregnant women. It is said that Torekov got its name from Thora.

052 – Rudolph Abelin
Prize-winning fruit grower Rudolph Abelin was born in Malme in 1864. The place you sit is named after him. In 1906 he moved to Bstad with the dream of creating a living garden museum and founded the Norviken Gardens from there. Rudolf Aplin drew his inspiration from horticultural art from different eras and all over the world, which makes Norviken a long-term visitor draw today.

Nope: snow traffic