Stockholm and Odenplan stations are closed

The decision was made during a crisis meeting late last night. The bottom is the problem with the escalators inside the newly built stations.

Among other things, an escalator at Stockholm Station began to shine in the wrong direction on Monday

. A witness then told the Express how people rushed to get to the escalator next door. There were scenes of panic.

Escalators in bad condition

On Thursday, SL carried out a thorough check of escalators at City and Odenplan stations. The audit showed that several escalators were in such poor condition that they were considered a risk to the safety of travelers.

– Abnormal wear of escalators was only one year old. This is totally unacceptable, says Mattias Sjöström-Varg to SL

So it was decided to keep both stations closed today.

"From Friday, July 13, the train stations in Stockholm and Odenplan are closed.For reasons of escape, the stations can not be used without escalators," writes SL in a message.

Not Clear When Reopened

The escalator supplier works with the problems but both stations are restarted on whole Friday – at least

– To begin, the stations stopped closing this traffic day – the last train goes to 01 the night until Saturday.What will happen this weekend, we will announce later today, says Mattias Sjöström-Warg to SL

The trains will pass in front of the two stations, which are important centers in public transport in Stockholm. Not for many travelers during the Friday, and it's time to spend more time on the trip – if you can.

Walking to the subway

Travelers are forced to descend to Stockholm's south and Solna stations. From there, you are headed to the Medborgarplatsen metro or Mariatorget. From Solna Station, SL puts alternative buses in the city center of Solna, where you can switch to the metro.

By train from the south you go to Södra station and the regional train to the south, Flemingsberg.

Rail traffic in the Stockholm area is already tense because of the work of what is called Getingmidjan, where SL is responsible for SJ and MTR compensation.

In addition, it is a work on the Mälarbanan where traffic is replaced by bus on the Stockholm-Jakobsberg route from today 13 July to 6 August.

The closure of Odenplan and the city represents another major challenge for SL

350,000 travelers in peak traffic

– We can not do anything but regret. Mattias Sjöström-Varg

The city's line with the two new flagship resorts Odenplan and Stockholm City was opened on July 9, 2017. The cost of the City Line was 16.8 billion Stockholm County Council.

During the high season, 350,000 travelers pass the two stations daily.

"All Stockholm will stop"

Louise Fransson, 46, lives in Österbybruk north of Uppsala and arrived at Solna station at the Solna train station in the suburbs of Uppsala at 6:40. . She had to get on the bus and subway to work in central Stockholm

– it will be a problem for Stockholm now. All Stockholm will stop when there are such things. As soon as the train arrives, there will be a commuting problem and now they have closed two commuter train stations.