One of Sweden's high-speed trains during a delay in Stockholm. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TTTT/The Local · 24 Aug 2016, 09:04Published: 24 Aug 2016 09:04 GMT+02:00Sweden’s high-speed trains are the worst in Europe and among the worst internationally when it comes to arriving on time, a new comparison shows. “We have the worst punctuality in Europe, but you can’t blame (state-owned rail operator) SJ for it," Peter Unekling of the Swedish Transport Administration told SVD. Many of Sweden's rail tracks are old, with some in use for as long as 150 years. Story continues below…Another contributing factor is said to be that Sweden’s high-speed trains run on the same tracks as local and freight trains, which means that small delays can quickly become bigger if a high-speed train is stuck behind a slow one.

Source: The Local August 24, 2016 07:07 UTC