In 2014, track jumping caused more than 12,000 delays for more than three minutes. In total, this means over 90 days of delay. Last year, the number of delays was almost 21,000, which corresponds to 161 days of delay.

- In recent years, we have also seen an increase in traffic, so each track jump affects more trains. At the same time, we have more cameras that register unauthorized people in the tracks, says Kenneth Fridolin, Head of the Traffic Management Area South at the Swedish Transport Administration.

Then to the train

According to him, track jumping is one of the biggest causes of traffic disruption and also involves a great cost to society.

- The most common thing is that someone is bothered by the tracks when they are late to a train. One person can mean a delay for 500 people on a train.

So far this year, over 10,000 delays have been reported.

- We do not see any direct reduction this year, says Kenneth Fridolin.

Worst in Skåne and Örebro

The counties where the number of delays increased the most are Örebro and Östergötland, where the delays increased by 150 percent between 2014 and 2018. In terms of the number of inhabitants, the problems are greatest in Örebro counties and Skåne. So far this year, over 2,000 delays have taken place in Skåne, something that P4 Kristianstad was the first to report on.

- The problem is very much linked to big cities and urban areas. Lund and Hyllie are places that have excelled in the past. But we have set up fences in many places that have reduced the gap, says Kenneth Fridolin.