The Swedish Transport Administration's track work is ongoing in about 20 places in the country and will lead to longer travel times.

More than 1,000 trains will be completely or partially replaced by buses during the Easter weekend, SJ states.

- The work is planned well in advance so that travelers and freight transport will be affected as little as possible, for example during the Easter weekend when fewer people commute to and from work.

We often work at night, but sometimes we need to turn off the railway and stay on the tracks even during the day, says Bengt Olsson, press manager at the Swedish Transport Administration.

It is mainly in southern and western Sweden with the sections Gothenburg-Malmö, Västerås-Stockholm and to and from Karlstad and Växjö that are affected.

The work on the West Coast Line means that buses replace between Helsingborg and Gothenburg throughout the Easter weekend.

- All this is planned work and is on the ticket, both extended travel time and replacement traffic, says SJ's press communicator Anders Edgren.

Greatest interest in travel between big cities

SJ has prepared for more people to take the train when the covid restrictions are released, but still some routes have been fully booked.

- Between Stockholm and Malmö, some of the days are completely sold out, while between Stockholm-Gothenburg and Stockholm-Sundsvall there are some scattered places left, says Edgren.

- What we are trying to do is mulch trains, that is, put together two trains and if we succeed in that, we may be able to release more tickets.

Since November, SJ has had several canceled train departures after they introduced a new schedule system.

But the previous schedule chaos no longer risks any canceled departures, according to SJ.

Overtaking stop on the E4

For car-borne travelers on their way to the mountains, the Swedish Transport Administration has reintroduced a ban on overtaking on the E4 between Gävle and Tönnebro.

The ban applies to northbound traffic between 13 and 22 on 13 and 14 April, and in a southerly direction, the same times on 17 and 18 April.

The busiest roads according to the Swedish Transport Administration during Easter are the E4 and E6 in a northerly direction.

From the West Coast, many people travel north along the E45 and national road 26. From the Stockholm area, car-borne travelers travel along national roads 50 and 70.