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In 1970, an additional train was stationed at Flåm, which made it possible to travel a round trip between Flåm and Bergen in a day. [39] Between 1975 and 1982, NSB started running direct trains between Ål and Flåm. [ 19 ]
So far, train speed has not been prioritised on long-distance railways in Norway. Oslo-Bergen (526 km) takes about 6:40 in 2023. Oslo-Trondheim (552 km) takes 6:45. These times are about the same as during the last decades, and give an average speed of about 80 km/h.
The first scheduled train from Oslo West Station to Bergen departed on 10 June 1908. [25] On 25 November 1909 a train en route from Bergen rolled into Oslo Østbanestasjon, and two days later the railway was officially opened at Voss. King Haakon VII stated upon the opening that the line was the Norwegian engineering masterpiece of his ...
Bergen Line: Hønefoss Station: Bergen Station: 371 km Electric 1909-12-01: Operated route Oslo S–Drammen–Bergen (495 km) Flåm Line: Myrdal Station: Flåm Station: 20 km Electric 1941-10-15: Branch to the Bergen Line: Randsfjord Line: Hokksund Station: Hønefoss Station: 54 km Electric 1868-10-13: Operated as part of the Bergen Line ...
The Geiranger Fjord [1] [2] [3] (Norwegian: Geirangerfjorden) is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located entirely in the Stranda Municipality . It is a 15-kilometre-long ( 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi) branch off the Sunnylvsfjorden , which is a branch off the Storfjorden (Great Fjord).
The Geirangerfjord area is situated 60 km inland and constitutes the Geirangerfjord itself as the upper end of Storfjorden as well as Tafjorden. [ C 1 ] The heritage cite lies in the county of Møre og Romsdal , extending into the municipalities of Fjord and Stranda .
A usual Class 7 night train consists of 5 to 7 coaches: 2-3 WLAB2 (sleeping coach) FR7 (bistro) 2-3 x B7-4 (2nd class) The WLAB2 is the newest, and since the retirement of the old WLAB carriages, the only type of sleeping carriage which is used on night trains on the Bergen, Dovre Sørland and Nordland Lines. The cabins have one or two bunks ...
Bergen Station (Norwegian: Bergen stasjon) is the main railway station in the city of Bergen, Norway. It is a terminal station on the Bergen Line, and serves trains from Oslo as well as the Bergen Commuter Rail from Arna, Voss and Myrdal. It is located on the east side of the city centre and has four platforms.