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ITINERARY
The Flåm Railway has much to offer: wild and
beautiful mountain scenery with snow-clad peaks,
fertile pastures
and historical traditions reaching
back to pre-Christian times.
Surrounded by mountain up to 1400 meters high, the
Flåm Railway starts its journey up to the mountains.
The
train leaves the blue
fjord arm of the Aurlandsfjord and the mild and
fertile coastal climate. After a climb of three
kilometers you see the
small, brown, wooden Flåm church, dating from 1667,
nestling beautifully in the landscape.
On the farm beside the
church you can see the tall monumental stone erected in memory of the poet Per Sivle,
who was born there. The splendid top of Vidmesnosi mountain towers skywards in the
background, with the
Rjoandefossen waterfall
adorning it like a ceremonial ribbon. The impressive
waterfall cascades 140 meters in a
sheer drop
down the mountainside.
The train leaves the green fields and orchards of
the valley floor before continuing alongside the
river and through
tunnels. The Flåm Railway crosses
the valley and river three times, but there are no
bridges over the river. Instead
of bridges, the
river is led through the mountain in tunnels
underneath the railway line.
At Berekvam station there is a twin-track section
enabling trains to meet and pass each other. There
are beautiful
views of wild, rugged mountains and a
series of rushing streams coursing down the valley
slopes, with the foaming
river far below in the deep
and narrow ravines.
 At
Blomheller, travelers become aware that there is
another side to the Flåm Valley besides idyllic and
beautiful scenery. The mountainside is full of marks
and traces of avalanches, a reminder that natural
forces have many a time put fear and awe into the
hearts of travelers.
The modern mountain goat-farm at Kårdal is set up by
the farmers of the Flåm Valley on the mountain
pastures, it is a new and interesting feature. The
300 goats have been highly popular with
photographers. The landscape surrounding the
mountain farm has an abundance of beautiful scenery
- scenery the likes of which is seldom seen, with
green
pastures beside the river, slopes covered in
lovely birch woods and snow-clad peaks in the
background.
As the train exits Nåli, the Flåm Railway's
longest tunnel (1320 meters), you will catch a
glimpse of the most
spectacular and
interesting view on the railway's ascent to Myrdal -
the railway track on four different levels in the
mountain side and and a
part of Myrdal station. At the same time, you will
see the old road winding its way via 21
hairpin
bends up the steep Myrdalsberget mountain.
The train stops at Kjosfossen. There is no other
place on earth where rail travelers have the chance
to see such an
impressive waterfall as from the
platform at Kjosfossen. High up on the horizon you
see the
white water cascading
off the steep mountain side.
The rushing river of water dissolves into foam with
a thunderous roar as it hits the mountain on its way
down.
The train passes through a hairpin tunnel that
turns 180°, an opening in
the tunnel affording a
panoramic view of the wild landscape. Several
hundred meters straight
down from the carriage window the river
resembles a silver ribbon lying on the valley floor,
while you see the
steep mountainside with the rail
track cut into a narrow ledge.
The train passes Reinungvatnet, a truly beautiful
mountain lake before
you get your last magnificent
view of the mountains and moorland at Vatnahalsen.
Vatnahalsen Hotel, also known
as the Nordic "St.
Moritz", is situated here. It is a popular mountain
hotel, open all year, where you can find inner
peace
on several mountain tracks, on the Navvies' Road
cycling track or in great skiing terrain in winter.
The journey continues through snow-shelter tunnels.
An opening in the landscape affords a last glimpse
of the Flåm
Valley before you arrive at the final
stop on the Flåm Railway - Myrdal station. Travelers
continuing on the Bergen
Railway, have to change
trains at Myrdal.
Welcome to an unforgettable journey on the Flåm
Railway, one of the world's most beautiful and
spectacular
Railway lines!
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