from:
Kil Sweden to:
Oslo S Norway

In this video you can enjoy the cab ride - train driver's view from a SJ train between two capitals, Stockholm in Sweden and Oslo in Norway, the third part of the journey to Oslo in 4K/60 frames per second. Join us for a usual rail journey from Stockholm C (Centralstation) and Oslo S (Sentralstasjon), connecting the capital cities of Sweden and Norway. The usual journey takes about five hours, taking a route along Western Mainline (Västra stambanan) and Värmland railway (Värmlandsbanan) via Karlstad but due to works on the usual route, our train took an interesting bypass route via the railway junction of Ställdalen, taking us on a journey through the forests and along the lakes of the historic Västmanland county via several regional lines. Only after four and a half hours do we return to the usual route in the junction of Kil, proceeding then to Oslo for the last two and a half hours of our whole seven-hour journey. While scenic and practical, this isn’t a first choice for travel between these two capitals with just several daily trips including two pairs of express trains with a travel time of five hours and several more slower services. There are plans to upgrade the connection both within Sweden by upgrading the speed on Western Mainline, but also a completely new and direct high-speed route is considered between Arvika in Sweden (north of Karlstad) and Lillestrøm that would significantly cut down the distance and enable Stockholm to Oslo journey times closer to three hours in the future. In the third and final part of the journey, we finally follow the usual route of the Stockholm to Oslo trains, traveling on Värmland railway (Värmlandsbanan) from Kil to the border with Norway at Charlottenberg, switching to a Kongsvingerbanen line from the border and traveling first north to Kongsvinger, and then turning around and following the river Glomma downstream until Lillestrøm, entering the Oslo Sentralstasjon via 15-kilometer Romerike tunnel. This section, built originally in 1862 is considered to be by-passed by a high-speed line that would reduce the distance between Kil and Oslo from 230km by about 60 kilometres and shorten the journey by more than an hour. I sincerely apologize for the sound in the video. The audio captured outside was unusable, because of really strong wind noise. I have been working on that issue for quite a while and sometimes it is just too noisy. I promise that I will keep working on that and do my best to share a better experience with you. Thumbnail photo: © Photographer David Gubler, rail.pictures. The photo represents the train model from which the video was filmed and not always the exact location. Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy watching this full-length scenic rail trip video in 4K quality. Please note that the speed data is GPS-based and can be very inaccurate. It might indicate a different speed than the actual speed. Website: https://www.railrelaxation.com/ If you want to help make this channel even better, please consider. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NLDVCNXRBVRC8 Route Info: Train: X55 "X3000"