The Flåm Railway descends 864 meters from Myrdal Station down through the Flåm Valley to the fjord at Flåm, covering that elevation change on a standard gauge adhesion railway with a peak gradient of ...

Travel from a remote snow-covered station high on a mountain plateau, through a lush valley packed with astonishing views, remarkable tunnels, and powerful waterfalls, down to a picturesque fjord-side ...

The Flåm Railway, or Flåmsbana, is often ranked among the world’s most scenic train journeys, winding through Norway’s dramatic fjord landscapes between Flåm and Myrdal. In just under an hour, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. From a ride one of Europe’s most famous railway journeys that ...