Accidents and near-misses

Accidents and near-misses (including the detection of safety defects) on Swedish railways, metros and tramways shall be reported to the Railway Department´s emergency telephone line (+46(0)243-24 69 69, +46(0)746-46 31 85).
  
The Swedish Rail Agency regulations JvSFS 2008:1 and JvSFS 2008:2 on the reporting of accidents and near-misses state what events must be reported.

If a serious accident occurs or nearly occurs, the Swedish Transport Agency reports the event to the Swedish Accident Investigation Board.

The Railway Department uses the reported accidents and near-misses for its event-based supervision. Data from the reported events is also used to make risk assessments. The risk assessments are used as a basis for deciding which companies and areas the Railway Department should concentrate its supervision on.

Read the Swedish Rail Agency's annual report 2008 according to the Railway Safety Directive 2004/49/EC (summary in English).