Red-light violation causes train delays
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Red-light violation causes train delays between Gothenburg and Stockholm

One of five railway tracks between Gothenburg and Stockholm was closed to traffic during the morning until 10 a.m. The reason: a train driver had run a red light.

In the event of a so-called unauthorized passage, that is, when a driver runs a red light, we normally replace that driver. This means that the train will be stationary until we get a new driver, says Angelica Knutsson, press communicator at the Swedish Transport Administration.

The result is delays in train traffic due to a lack of track capacity. At 10 o'clock, a new driver arrived on site, and the track was able to be reopened. But there are still delays because there is a queue of trains waiting to pass through.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers

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