Tenders will be launched before the end of the year with the first trains due to enter service in spring 2023.
The fleet will be deployed on Stockholm - Västerås - Örebro - Gothenburg, Stockholm - Uppsala, Linköping - Stockholm - Gävle and Gothenburg - Kalmar services.
SJ is planning to invest SKr 12bn in its rolling stock fleet over the next few years, including the modernisation of its X2000 tilting trains, a new fleet of 30 high-speed trains, and the upgrading of coaches used on overnight services.
