Swedish rail strike postponed but Stockholm trains still affected
A rail strike that would have seen more than a thousand workers in Sweden walk out on Thursday afternoon has been postponed to Monday, although trains in Stockholm will still be affected on Friday morning.
Stage one of the proposed rail strike, which would have affected trains travelling between Sweden and Denmark as well as local commuter trains in Stockholm from 3pm on Thursday, has now been postponed to 3pm on Monday May 15th.
Stage two, which would affect Stockholm underground, Mälardalen regional traffic, and SJ traffic near Gothenburg has been postponed to May 19th at 3pm, and stage 3, affecting SJ intercity, Regional trains in Skåne and cargo trains in Norrland, has been postponed to May 22nd at 3pm.
The strikes will take place if no agreement is reached by the time they are due to break out.
"The assessment is that there is still room for negotiation," Seko, Sweden's transport union, wrote in a statement. "The issues being negotiated are complex and all parties believe that more time could loosen some knots."
Despite this, commuter trains in Stockholm will still be affected from Friday morning, as MTR, the company running the trains, had already planned for a strike on Thursday.
According to SL's press service, there will be a limited service on Friday morning lasting a few days, although there will be some departures running on all commuter lines.
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Stage one of the proposed rail strike, which would have affected trains travelling between Sweden and Denmark as well as local commuter trains in Stockholm from 3pm on Thursday, has now been postponed to 3pm on Monday May 15th.
Stage two, which would affect Stockholm underground, Mälardalen regional traffic, and SJ traffic near Gothenburg has been postponed to May 19th at 3pm, and stage 3, affecting SJ intercity, Regional trains in Skåne and cargo trains in Norrland, has been postponed to May 22nd at 3pm.
The strikes will take place if no agreement is reached by the time they are due to break out.
"The assessment is that there is still room for negotiation," Seko, Sweden's transport union, wrote in a statement. "The issues being negotiated are complex and all parties believe that more time could loosen some knots."
Despite this, commuter trains in Stockholm will still be affected from Friday morning, as MTR, the company running the trains, had already planned for a strike on Thursday.
According to SL's press service, there will be a limited service on Friday morning lasting a few days, although there will be some departures running on all commuter lines.
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