Flåmsbana in Norway: One of the Steepest Standard Gauge Railways | Europe’s Most Scenic Train Rides
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- The Flåmsbana in Norway is one of the most beautiful train routes in the world! It’s steep, windy and travels through breathtaking landscapes with lakes, mountains and waterfalls like the spectacular Kjosfossen. DW reporter Axel Primavesi shows you the Flåmsbana and travels the just 20-kilometer-long route from the Myrdal station at 866 meters above sea level, down to the Aurlandsfjord.
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If you can afford it, go there. I have traveled all over the world but Norway is without any question the most beautiful country on this planet…..and this train ride, nothing can compare…
Due to free roaming law, you can get pretty far with a tent and some wits :--)
I know, but you can’t tent in peoples backyards like some tourists think, I think they have had an issue with that in lofoten.
@@larsvbundli1740 I camped for 3 months in 1992, washing in rivers & lakes, hitchhiking, buying only food. No problems. Best when your young.
There are many beautiful places across the globe. I don't understand this habit of factually overstating subjective opinions. Then again I have autism.
@@SungazerDNB Oh I agree with you, Sungazer! Comparing beauty is silly. I am a Norwegian who have lived in the US, and what I learned was:
Every place have a DIFFERENT beauty and comparing places is a waste. It is like rating the beauty of women on a scale - it's reprehensible!
but I DO love my country though ;)
I have been on the Oslo-Bergen train trip as well as the train from Bergen to Myrdal to Flam twice. They are both very beautiful and interesting. Well worth your time. Norway is very beautiful.
I would almost say that the regular Oslo-Bergen Line is even more exciting than Flamsbana
I would say DW is superior to any other travel and lifestyle channel..👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! ☺️ We're more than pleased that you like it.
I'm not going to say anything about how beautiful this trainride is because I'm probably biased.
My great-grandfather was one of the people building Flåmsbana.
Wow - that's awesome!
This video was wonderful. Thank you for taking us along.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. :)
Always a pleasure!
On my first week in Norway I went on the train ride as well as the fjord safari. I must say it was captivating and mesmerising, the movement, the waterfall behind her and the music. But my gods, it was so cold near the waterfall!
Beautiful.
I love the travel shooting of DW. Thank you Axel.
Always a pleasure!
Simply beautiful.. Thank you Axel.
A pleasure!
Am from Pollachi INDIA I like this place
The mountain view is simply breathtaking!
This is a trip worth taking. I really enjoyed it and would like to go again. I have travelled all over the world by train and this is special in lots of ways.
U r right sir
Beautiful videography and drone work.
Splendid ! Norwegians are blessed ! Regards from Montreal, Canada.
Great video! 🚅 thumbed up and subscribed , thanks for posting 👋
I had the opportunity to live here for almost four months as a German. This will forever change me.
Awesome that your putting this on the map! :)
Im a native Norwegian, born and raised in the capitol Oslo.
The social climate in the city can be both boring and stressful aswell as some of us city dwellers can sometimes have some trouble swallowing our pride for our city :D sometimes forgetting the "other" side of Norway.
Therefore, i spent some money on a roundtrip which included the Flåms-bane this summer :)
I took Bergensbanen to Myrdal (Where the line starts) and spent a night tenting at the edge looking down the Sognewalley. The next morning i took it down to Flåm :) where my Norled katamaran awaited.
My next stop went trough the fjord to Balestrand, where you will find Kviknes hotel. This is a big tourist attraction with rich historical value. They even have Wilhelm 2s famous chair exhibited! ;) I spent another night in my tent there.
It was then time for a second boatride at the fjord, also with Norled. In stark contrast to the Norled boats patrolling the fjord back home in Oslo, these had both TV which showed Tokyo Olympics and a awesome cafe (where i treated myself to a Vaffel
This sounds like an awesome trip! Thank you very much for sharing this adventure with us!
I will definitely take a tour on Flamvsbana when I will go to Norway
Incredibly beatiful! Thanks fot sharing :-)
Thanks for watching!
I travelled on this line in the depths of winter, with deep snow all around. It was a magical experience, would recommend definitely...
Nice small documentary...need more like these
One of the best train rides I’ve ever been on, up there with Kuranda in Queensland, Australia
Its very nice, but it's not only the most beautiful train trip. It's also the most expensive. This short trip cost 60Euro...
Earlier this was normal government owned train and inexpensive, but now it's private owned and horrible expensive.
I love Norway
Цікаві трансляції.молодці.дякуємо.
Amazing journey and beautiful train ..... My brother is in Oslo... Greetings from Indian railfan. Keep in touch always... Waiting for hearing from you
So glad you enjoyed our video! Have you already seen our other videos about train routes? For example this one: czcams.com/video/31IXzkSdwgs/video.html
I don't know if Norway is the most beautiful country in the world, but it certainly sits among the top five.
America or China should take the top spot. You just can't compete with the variety.
Incredible !!!
Been there. Luv it there😍
Maybe I should go? Lives just a few hours drive away.
I was in Flam for 5 days during the Summer. Everyday they had a different cruise ship arriving and lots of people around but when the ship leaves around 6 PM it is a kind of sad and quiet. It is a nice place to go with friends. I was there alone and couldn't find many people to talk.
Thank you for the travel tip!
What's sad about it being quiet there in the evening? Enjoy the nature. If you must be en crowded places at all times, then stay in the big city and enjoy crime and all the great things that comes with it.
I probably got your point. For me It would be a mental trigger for fell lonely. Even if the place were amazing.
Amazing.
3:12 The man says: "This is the most photographed attraction in Norway I think"..... Its not even close to being the most photographed attraction lol....
He's literally the man in charge of marketing of Flamsbana, and people from marketing usually tend to exaggerate, to say the least..
Super, but is this train driver lady the RailCowGirl with her magnificient videos???
Excellent 👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day 🌻
Thanks, you too! ☺️
I wish I will travel one day, greetings from India.
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Very beautiful.
Those trains look very familiar. Arent those the Re 460s, used by the SBB in Switzerland and in Hong kong?
Honestly, we don't know!
@@DWTravel did my research and found, Yes it is, slightly modified. Now you know, you’re welcome
Wish to go norway
This is good but you should see "Doodhsagar Waterfall" in India
Togbana frå Flåm og oppøve er veldig fin, med litt vel dyrt for lommeboka...
Han Sjur kjøpte vare på turen, tobakk og slikt. Og så gjekk han til fossen og tok huldra bakfrå.
u can bicycle down from the mountain too
Als wir mit der Bahn fahren wollten waren leider waren über mehrere Tage am Morgen bis in den frühen Nachmittag die Züge durch die Kreuzfahrtschiffe ausgebucht. Es ist unverständlich das nicht eine Anzahl von Plätzen für „normale Touristen“ frei gehalten werden.
Great video but you need to work on the proper pronunciation of Flåm ;-) Have taken the train between Oslo and Bergen several times and that ride is amazing as well but I have yet to take the side branch down to Flåm. I'd like to ride Rallarvegen down on a bicycle and then take the Flåms railroad up.
Another beautiful ride is also TranzAlpine train in New Zealand
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When making such a montage it wouldn't be too much to ask to at least try to pronounce the actual name correctly. Think it at Flomsbana, and it will go much easier.
The most beautiful train route is from Porto to Barca D'Alva, Douro Valley in Portugal
Similar landscape in doodhsagar lake....hoogly
Soon to be vandalized by German windmills. Thank you mutti.
Flåm is pronounced "flom", not "flam".
Good to know, thanks! Are you Norwegian?
@@DWTravel judging by his name he is, everytime "å" is written in Norwegian it's pretty much like dragging out your O's so flåm would be floOom kinda sounding i guess for english speakers to attempt saying it.
@@DWTravel Indeed I am.
@@beepboopbeepp In most cases, a single consonant following a vowel would make that vowel long, like in "lot" (allowed), pronounced approximately like "loot" in English. "Flåm", however, is an exception to the rule, being pronounced "flom", unlike most words with the short vowel sound, like "fikk" (got/received), that get a double consonant.
Go live there and you will go crazy, no social contact and a very depressing place!
I live here and I disagree. But I can understand if you were here during Covid19 lockdown
Norway is famous for having 0 infrastructure, so seeing a train video in norway - wtf is this?
bottom half of norway? (before I've watched it)
DW please find a reporter who can interview and talk good, thanks.
One word: trains in norway sucks, thats why everyone here owns a car
This one, too? We can't imagine that.
Dear Axel, Come to INDIA; you ll forget Flåmsbana !!!!!!
Did you make an entire documentary about the Flåmsbane and couldn't be bothered to learn how to pronounce it correctly once? The Å sound is pretty easy. It's not an A. The place is not called Flam. Nice effort...
Be nice man!
@@asbjrnbraanaas2110 I am.
I'm sure that you aren't able to pronounce every german word correctly...
@@h0pesfall I am if I'm making a documentary about a specific German place. At least get that one place right lol