Trainy McTrainface won 49 percent of the votes in the naming
competition, conducted online by train operator MTR Express and
Swedish newspaper Metro, beating choices such as Hakan, Miriam
and Poseidon.
"(This is) news that will be received with joy by many, not just
in Sweden," MTR wrote in a statement.
The train will run between the Swedish capital Stockholm and
Gothenburg, the country's second-biggest city.
Last year, the British government said a new 200 million pound
($259 million) polar research ship would be named after veteran
BBC naturalist David Attenborough even though the name "Boaty
McBoatface" had topped an online poll.
The instigator of the Boaty name later apologized for his
suggestion, which won more than 124,000 votes.
As a consolatory gesture, the research ship's remotely operated
undersea vehicle, designed to collect samples from the deep
waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, will be named Boaty
McBoatface, the government said.
MTR said another train had been voted to be named "Glenn", an
apparent tribute to an IFK Gothenburg soccer team of the 1980s
that featured four players of that name -- uncommon in Sweden --
including Glenn Hysen, who later captained Liverpool.
(Reporting by Johan Ahlander; Editing by Catherine Evans)
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