Stockholm commuter trains hit by major delays Thursday

Stockholm commuter trains face major delays on Thursday morning.

A track fault between Sundbyberg and Stockholm Odenplan caused the disruption.

Line 43 trains are diverted to Stockholm Central Station.

They will skip Odenplan, Stockholm Södra, and Årstaberg stations.

Trains starting or ending in Handen are completely cancelled.

Normal service should return around 5am on Friday morning.

In national politics, the Moderate Party is closing the gap on the Social Democrats.

A new October poll shows a margin of only 0.7 percentage points.

The Moderates rose to 26.3 percent in voter support.

The Social Democrats now sit at 27 percent.

Parliamentary speaker Andreas Norlén will give an update on government formation today.

This comes after Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist gave up her mandate on Monday.

On the economy, Sweden's growth lost momentum in September.

Third-quarter GDP grew by 0.4 percent compared to the second quarter.

Compared to last year, third-quarter GDP increased by 2.8 percent.