Into the Arctic Circle

The sleeper train departed a few minutes late from Trondheim, heading out on the through line towards the north. The sleeper compartments are efficiently laid out with two bunk bed style berths, a fold out ladder recesses to hang clothes and a sink. The luggage storage is a nook above the corridor, whilst the corridor itself is equipped with fold-down seats, tables and larger windows than the sleeping compartments.

When I woke up, we were almost precisely on the Arctic circle, the morning had dawned brightly and thick snow covered the landscape. The famous 'E6' Arctic Highway could occasionally be seen far below us at the bottom of the steep valleys the train passed through. The train trundled to a stop occasionally, mostly at halts, without proper platforms or station buildings until we reached Fauske a modest town by a frozen fjord.Read more