Monday 24 Aug, 2026

Train service halted after train accident

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All train traffic between Katrineholm and Hallsberg is stopped.

The cause is that a freight train has broken down, the Swedish Transport Administration announces.

– There will be additional delays of 30 to 60 minutes, says press communicator Beisi Sundin.

The stop affects traffic between Stockholm and Gothenburg/Karlstad.
– A freight train has broken down near Katrineholm. We are rerouting traffic via Västerås and Örebro. There will be additional delays of 30 to 60 minutes, says Beisi Sundin, press communicator at the Swedish Transport Administration.
The train broke down at 3:30 p.m. There is no forecast for when traffic can resume.
– Unfortunately not. They are working on troubleshooting, says Beisi Sundin.

Source: TT

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