Fabulous Flamm……

For any of you out there who are doing a Fjords cruise and Flamm is one of the ports of call then the Flamm Railway is a must.

The Flåm Railway offers for the most part wild and beautiful mountain scenery, with snow-capped peaks, lush pastures and historic traditions dating all the way back to pagan times

On the 20-kilometer train ride you will experience some of the most dramatic and magnificent Norwegian nature. Here you can see rivers that cut through deep ravines, waterfalls that plunge from the steep cliffs of the snow-capped mountain slopes, as well as mountain farms clinging on to steep slopes.

The Flåm Railway is one of the world’s steepest railway lines on normal gauge tracks. Nearly 80 percent of the route is on a 55% gradient, ie: a rise of one meter per 18.  The twisting tunnels that spiral in and out of the mountain are testament to the most daring and skillful engineering in the history of Norwegian railway.

The train stops at Kjosfossen and there is no better  place on earth where rail travellers 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.

At the bottom of the Flåm Valley, you can enjoy the picturesque landscape and admire the beautiful Aurlandsfjord, a tributary of the Sognefjord, the world’s longest fjord and this magnificent scenery should not be missed.

This excursion can be done through the cruseline or you can do it on your own with trains running approximately every hour and 15 minute and an example of this can be found below:

This is an excursion I have done myself and I wouldnt hesitate to do it again!