https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The booking site of Sweden's state-owned rail company SJ crashed on Tuesday evening after the company released long-awaited tickets for the Christmas period. https://www.thelocal.se/20221109/swedish-rail-company-sjs-site-crashes-on-christmas-tickets-release Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:19:08 +0100 swedish-rail-company-sjs-site-crashes-on-christmas-tickets-release There were severe delays across most parts of the railway network in Sweden on Thursday. By Friday, most trains were running as normal, but if you were delayed you could be entitled to a full or partial refund of your ticket. Here is how. https://www.thelocal.se/20220722/how-to-get-compensated-for-rail-delays-and-cancellations-in-sweden Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:08:56 +0200 how-to-get-compensated-for-rail-delays-and-cancellations-in-sweden Trains between Stockholm and Gothenburg have been stopped and between Stockholm and Malmö severely disrupted due to a fire and several electrical faults. https://www.thelocal.se/20220721/trains-in-sweden-thrown-into-chaos-by-fire-and-electric-faults Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:38:26 +0200 trains-in-sweden-thrown-into-chaos-by-fire-and-electric-faults Sweden's state-owned rail company SJ is facing such a severe shortage of train drivers and stewards that it may have to cancel trains this summer, according to the Arbetet newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20220613/shortage-of-train-drivers-could-lead-to-big-summer-delays-in-sweden Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:02:30 +0200 shortage-of-train-drivers-could-lead-to-big-summer-delays-in-sweden After an increasing number of people in Sweden travelled by train in 2019's third quarter, railway operator SJ is now investing to double its capacity. https://www.thelocal.se/20191024/railway-operator-sj-to-double-capacity-over-five-years Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:42:19 +0200 railway-operator-sj-to-double-capacity-over-five-years Travelling by train from Stockholm to the rest of Europe is about to become easier. https://www.thelocal.se/20190927/swedens-train-timetable-revamp-how-to-get-to-hamburg-in-less-than-a-day Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:18:08 +0200 swedens-train-timetable-revamp-how-to-get-to-hamburg-in-less-than-a-day More and more people use Sweden's trains every year, both for daily commuting to work and for longer trips on weekends and holidays. But extreme weather, technical issues, and roadworks can all lead to delays on the trip. Here's what you need to know about your rights to compensation if that happens. https://www.thelocal.se/20190724/what-are-my-rights-if-my-train-journey-is-delayed-in-sweden Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:59:07 +0200 what-are-my-rights-if-my-train-journey-is-delayed-in-sweden Sweden's national rail company SJ is planning to improve options for international rail travel by adjusting its timetable to fit with cross-border departures, it announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190507/sweden-to-improve-train-connections-to-continental-europe Tue, 07 May 2019 16:57:44 +0200 sweden-to-improve-train-connections-to-continental-europe Trains run by state-owned SJ have the least satisfied passengers in Sweden, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.se/20190506/how-do-you-prefer-to-travel-new-survey-rates-swedens-air-rail-and-bus-companies Mon, 06 May 2019 10:43:49 +0200 how-do-you-prefer-to-travel-new-survey-rates-swedens-air-rail-and-bus-companies As the SAS airline strike enters its fourth day, causing disruption for thousands of passengers and costing the company millions of kronor, Swedish rail operator SJ has offered extra train departures to assist people affected by flight cancellations. https://www.thelocal.se/20190429/extra-trains-as-sas-strike-continues Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:01:03 +0200 extra-trains-as-sas-strike-continues Several long-distance and inter-city trains were cancelled from Stockholm on Tuesday morning, after an electricity wire was torn down. We bring you the latest updates in this article. https://www.thelocal.se/20190312/trains-cancelled-in-stockholm-after-power-blackout Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:50:29 +0100 trains-cancelled-in-stockholm-after-power-blackout A growing number of Swedes are choosing to travel abroad via train rather than fly, and a new online system is about to make this easier. https://www.thelocal.se/20190225/why-booking-international-train-travel-from-sweden-is-about-to-get-easier Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:22:18 +0100 why-booking-international-train-travel-from-sweden-is-about-to-get-easier Swedish rail operator SJ is the most digital transport company in Europe, according to a study carried out by consulting firm Bearingpoint that compared the digitalization efforts of 47 European transport companies. https://www.thelocal.se/20190129/sweden-has-europes-most-digital-trains Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:24:08 +0100 sweden-has-europes-most-digital-trains Swedish rail operator SJ has announced an expanded timetable of train departures along the nation’s most popular rail stretches in a move it hopes will rebuild commuter confidence after a year plagued by traffic problems. https://www.thelocal.se/20181206/good-news-for-sweden-rail-commuters-after-rough-year Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:00:31 +0100 good-news-for-sweden-rail-commuters-after-rough-year Swedish rail operator SJ plans to increase its trains between Malmö and Stockholm, and Malmö and Copenhagen, to accommodate a rising number of travellers between the Nordic capitals. https://www.thelocal.se/20180427/plans-for-more-fast-trains-between-stockholm-and-malmo-copenhagen Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:38:42 +0200 plans-for-more-fast-trains-between-stockholm-and-malmo-copenhagen Complaints about trains being delayed may be a cliché in Sweden, but complaints about trains ending up in the wrong place are not. Yet that's exactly what happened on Sunday – and there are disagreements over why. https://www.thelocal.se/20170731/swedish-train-takes-wrong-track-and-ends-up-in-the-wrong-town-yet-no-one-seems-to-know-why Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:30:58 +0200 swedish-train-takes-wrong-track-and-ends-up-in-the-wrong-town-yet-no-one-seems-to-know-why Most trains were running on schedule again on Friday morning, while some knock-on delays are to be expected following a cable fire on Thursday that left thousands of travellers stranded. https://www.thelocal.se/20170623/some-train-delays-to-be-expected-on-midsummers-eve Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:57:51 +0200 some-train-delays-to-be-expected-on-midsummers-eve The number of delayed trains in Sweden continues to grow and grow, according to new figures from the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) reported in newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SvD). https://www.thelocal.se/20170516/swedens-trains-getting-later-as-delays-grow Tue, 16 May 2017 09:45:52 +0200 swedens-trains-getting-later-as-delays-grow Sweden's national rail operator SJ has chosen to challenge gender stereotypes in a new ad which is starting to chalk up hits on YouTube. https://www.thelocal.se/20170303/swedens-national-rail-operator-challenges-gender-norms-in-new-ad Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:35:06 +0100 swedens-national-rail-operator-challenges-gender-norms-in-new-ad Refugees who board a train and do not have enough money for the entire journey will not be thrown off the train, according to to an internal e-mail from Sweden’s state-owned train operator, SJ. https://www.thelocal.se/20150912/non-paying-refugees-will-not-be-thrown-off-swedish-trains Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:50:40 +0200 non-paying-refugees-will-not-be-thrown-off-swedish-trains