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Is the Rauma Railway to Åndalsnes worth taking?

Route, travel time, the main sights and how to get there.

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Short answer

The Rauma Railway is worth taking for its scenery: the 115-kilometre ride from Dombås to Åndalsnes takes about an hour and a half and passes the Troll Wall. Lonely Planet named it the world's most scenic train journey in 2023. Dombås is a stop on the Oslo-Trondheim trains, so you can change there.

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Why

  1. SJ Nord describes the line as a 115-kilometre journey of about one and a half hours between Dombås and Åndalsnes.
  2. The train passes Trollveggen, which SJ Nord calls Europe's tallest vertical, overhanging rock face, and crosses the Kylling Bridge over the Verma waterfall.
  3. According to SJ Nord, Lonely Planet declared the Rauma Railway the world's most scenic train journey in 2023.

Details

Dombås is a stop on SJ Nord's trains between Oslo and Trondheim, so you can change there for Åndalsnes. The free Guide To Go audio guide covers the line in English, German, French, Spanish and Norwegian. In Åndalsnes the Romsdalen Gondola goes up to Nesaksla, and SJ Nord also points to Trollstigen, the Romsdal Stairs and the Rampestreken viewpoint.

Tip

Use the free Guide To Go audio guide on the way, and buy your ticket through Entur, which sells SJ Nord's trains.

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Sources

Timetables change, so check Entur before you travel.

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