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Top 15 rail journeys and stations in Norway

15 great train journeys and stations in Norway, from scenic lines to sleeper services.

15 rail journeys

  1. 1
    Mountain railway

    Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana)

    Myrdal–Flåm

    Steep branch line descending from the mountains past waterfalls to the Aurlandsfjord.

  2. 2
    Scenic route

    Bergen Line (Bergensbanen)

    Oslo–Bergen

    Northern Europe's highest main line, crossing the Hardangervidda plateau between Oslo and Bergen.

  3. 3
    Scenic route

    Rauma Line (Raumabanen)

    Dombås–Åndalsnes

    Line through the Romsdal valley past the Trollveggen rock wall and over the Kylling Bridge.

  4. 4
    Scenic route

    Nordland Line (Nordlandsbanen)

    Trondheim–Bodø

    Norway's longest line, crossing the Arctic Circle on its way north to Bodø.

  5. 5
    Scenic route

    Dovre Line (Dovrebanen)

    Oslo–Trondheim

    Main line through the Gudbrandsdalen valley and over the Dovrefjell mountains.

  6. 6
    Scenic route

    Ofoten Line (Ofotbanen)

    Narvik–Riksgränsen

    Iron-ore railway climbing from the Ofotfjord to the Swedish border, with onward trains to Kiruna.

  7. 7
    Scenic route

    Sørland Line (Sørlandsbanen)

    Oslo–Stavanger

    Long line through the forests and valleys of southern Norway to the west coast.

  8. 8
    Sleeper & night train

    Oslo–Bergen night train

    Oslo–Bergen

    Overnight sleeper service across the mountains on the Bergen Line.

  9. 9
    Sleeper & night train

    Trondheim–Bodø night train

    Trondheim–Bodø

    Overnight sleeper service on the Nordland Line, crossing the Arctic Circle.

  10. 10
    High-speed line

    Flytoget (Gardermoen Line)

    Oslo–Gardermoen

    Airport express running at up to 210 km/h on Norway's fastest line.

  11. 11
    Mountain railway

    Fløibanen

    Bergen

    Funicular from central Bergen to the viewpoint on Mount Fløyen, opened in 1918.

  12. 12
    Heritage railway

    Setesdalsbanen

    Grovane–Røyknes

    Narrow-gauge heritage steam railway along the Otra river valley in southern Norway.

  13. 13
    Heritage railway

    Thamshavnbanen

    Løkken Verk–Svorkmo

    Heritage line built for mining, among the world's oldest electrified railways still running.

  14. 14
    Heritage railway

    Urskog–Hølandsbanen (Tertittbanen)

    Sørumsand–Bingsfoss

    Norway's last surviving 750 mm narrow-gauge railway, run as a heritage line east of Oslo.

  15. 15
    Landmark station

    Bergen Station

    Bergen

    Stone-built terminus of the Bergen Line, opened in 1913 in National Romantic style.

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