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Train traffic is rolling again – but passengers stranded

After a one-hour stop on Thursday, train traffic is rolling again between Stockholm and Gothenburg. But on Thursday evening, many passengers were still stranded.

» Published: 02 January 2025

Train traffic is rolling again – but passengers stranded
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At 2:30 pm on Thursday, traffic was underway again after a power failure in Laxå on New Year's Day, caused by ice formation on a contact wire.

SJ is operating the route with both express and regional trains, but without stopping in Laxå.

We're going through, but are afraid to stop in Laxå because we're not sure if there's enough power supply. If we stop, we won't get going again, says Leila Fogelholm, SJ's press communicator.

Passengers heading there will instead have to take a taxi or bus from Töreboda or Hallsberg.

Two tracks have been open in Laxå since 5:30 pm on Thursday, but it's still unclear when the ice can be removed from the third track.

Things are starting to get going again, but it will take some time before everything can run as originally planned, says Bengt Olsson, press chief at the Transport Administration.

Despite the stop being lifted in the afternoon, many passengers are still stranded at Örebro station on Thursday evening.

You should rebook your trip, but rebooking isn't possible because all trains are fully booked, says a passenger to Nerikes Allehanda.

Passengers tell the newspaper that they have had to wait for many hours without information.

It was complete chaos at the station. Nobody knew anything, we stood in Laxå for about four hours. There was no kiosk. It wasn't fun at all.

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