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Stoppage in train traffic in southern Sweden

today at 08.23 Anna Sjögren

Train traffic is at a standstill between Malmö and Lund during the morning.

The reason is that a contact line was torn down, writes Sydsvenskan.

There are also problems for the trains in Western Sweden. Several trains have been canceled between Gothenburg and Strömstad due to the snow storm, writes GP.

There is no forecast for when traffic can go as usual.

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  • Hi, why do you have to have locked articles that you have to pay for when it comes to things like Putin and the war, not everyone can afford that, but still want to be able to follow along a bit in case something serious happens, ps food and electricity are expensive now

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    Hi Mikael! I understand that it feels frustrating. Most things are open and free on our site. Important news events related to the war are always free, but we our paying readers also need to get value for their money, so for them we do in-depth articles.

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    It is the highest since 1989, when the Norwegian Prison and Probation Service started keeping such statistics.

  • “Swedes prepared to pause democracy” says the title but the article says “pause the economy”. Which is it?

    Pavo

    Hey Pavo! There was a mistake in the post, it should say “democracy” right through – not the economy. Now it’s arranged!

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