Pulled down overhead stopping the trains in Stockholm – Aftonbladet

There are now major problems for trains to Stockholm Central.

This is a Pulled down overhead.

– Four of the tracks can not be use, says Agneta Eklund on Trafikverket’s press office.

According travelers stuck on the train to Malmö carriages may have been energized.

It was at 09:30 as an overhead collapsed near Stockholm Central Station. It is now a complete halt to traffic on four tracks at the center, according to the Swedish Transport Administration.
– A catenary torn down the track 11. It is a stop on the track 8, 10, 11 and 12, says Agneta Eklund on Trafikverket’s press office.

Four tracks closed

stop stops the train gets diverted. This means that several southbound trains have been affected by long delays.

– At present there are four departures are delayed. But it changes all the time, says Agneta Eklund.

Servicers are in place. At present, there is no forecast of when the problem can be fixed.

Can be live

One of the affected trains are what should have resigned to Malmo 09:25. Several travelers who are stuck on the train have been in Aftonbladet.

– There was a loud bang, says the passenger Rune.

– Now they shouted through the speakers that we not touch the windows or anything else because the train can be energized.

Even Johan Thuresson sitting on the train bound for Malmo.

– The bang and was a bright light. I believe that the contact line fell down on the track we’re at, but farther away. They have told us that the train can be energized and we may not even be in the vestibule, he said.

The article is updated.