Why are there plastic bags at the back of seats on Copenhagen local trains?

While travelling on the local Copenhagen train system, I was curious to find plastic bags at the back of each seat.

Why are these kept there / what purpose are they supposed to be used for?

Best Answer

As stated these are international trains and I think the route in Sweden is much longer than the route in Denmark. Öresundtåg is owned by 6 Swedish regions and the Danish DSB.

All intercity and some local trains in Sweden have plastic bags by the seats. They are usually located under the windows (pictured below). Most Danish intercity trains also have a very similar solution (see comments).

The Polynova plastic bags in use by Swedish public transportation

They are easy to remove allowing the staff to easily clean the train.

However, Öresundståg has a different solution with bags on the back of the seats. I'm not sure why but it could be that the supplier of these bags is Danish.

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