An electrical fault is causing problems for train traffic to and from Stockholm Central Station. Initially there was a total stop, but since 1 pm some tracks have been open to traffic.
”It was a hell of a bang,” says one traveler.
The incident occurred when the staff "hoisted something from a locomotive towards the overhead contact line".
”"Sparks flew several meters. Then sparks flew and wires snapped above the next track too, so people started walking backwards and felt it was quite scary," he says.
The total stoppage has now been lifted, according to Lina Edström, press communicator at SJ.
”"We are running both arriving and departing trains, but there will be some delays because not all tracks are available."”
According to Felicia Danielsson at the Swedish Transport Administration, the total shutdown was due to a catenary being torn down, which meant that the electricity had to be turned off.
”"It's a difficult fault because you have to cut the power, but it's not that unusual. After a while, you can usually isolate the fault so that you don't have to cut power to the entire station."”
However, she believes traffic will be affected for the rest of the day.
”"Even when it is completely resolved, there will be delays for a long time, especially for long-distance trains that travel far," says Felicia Danielsson.
Source: TT-DI.SE
