Daily passenger electric trains run by SJ AB connect Stockholm with the Norwegian city of Narvik, stopping at both the Abisko village (the name of that railway station is Abisko Östra east) and the Abisko Turiststation.
The company was subsequently acquired by Statens Järnvägar (now SJ AB), the Swedish State Railways, which expanded the operations until it was sold off to one of the managers, Rolf Friberg, in 1965.
From 2001 to 2011 was he chairman of the board for SJ, the Swedish Railways,.
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He was a member of the Riksdag from 1982 to 1988 and served as chairman of SJ AB 2001–2011, resigning due to quarrels with the government.