From Stockholm to Oslo on an SJ Intercity train: a trip I wasn't expecting 🚂
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2024
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We travel between the capitals of Sweden and Norway, between the cities of Stockholm and Oslo, aboard an SJ Intercity train.
We start the trip exploring Stockholm Central Station, popularly known as Stockholm C. The station was inaugurated in 1871, but throughout its history it has evolved into the modern station of today, not without historical details.
After exploring the platforms and the trains that pass by, our train arrives, driven by a veteran Rc class locomotive, a classic SJ train. We depart from Stockholm Central Station, ready to explore the stunning Scandinavian scenery. As we pull away from the city, we encounter the dazzling beauty of Swedish nature in full summer splendor: endless green fields, serene lakes and charming villages glistening in the sun.
The train winds through picturesque forests and valleys, offering us an unparalleled view. The long summer days allow us to enjoy daylight throughout the journey, although rain also makes an appearance. This is good news considering that the temperature in Stockholm was around 30 degrees and our train has no air conditioning, making the heat stifling at times.
Crossing the border, a set of beautiful lakes reflecting the trees welcome us to Norway. As the sun sets, offering us a beautiful sunset, we approach the Norwegian capital and, as night falls, we are greeted by the fantastic Oslo Central Station and this vibrant Scandinavian city. With a look at its most modern area, where there is no lack of its indispensable streetcar, we say goodbye to this 'trip report' of the journey between Stockholm and Oslo in a SJ Intercity, the only direct rail transport between Stockholm and Oslo available when I made the trip during August 2022.
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⏳ Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Exploring Stockholm Central Station
03:25 On the platforms watching trains
05:18 Our SJ Intercity Stockholm-Oslo arrives.
05:46 The trip begins
07:03 Seat and space review
08:08 Visit to the restaurant car or 'bistro'
08:57 Thinking about this route
10:26 It rains during the trip
11:35 I walk through the train and find a dog
12:30 We cross the border between Sweden and Norway
13:40 We ride along the Glomma or Glåma river
14:08 Sunset
14:44 Arrival in Oslo S
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I travel from Oslo to Gothenburg in a coach (and it's like a train): ua-cam.com/video/H5h7Ly4NXGM/v-deo.html.
Loved the friendly dog and it’s comfort toy. 👍🏻🏴
Me too! The dog was so friendly. 🥰
About the "don´t throw bottles out the window-sign". in the old days glas-bottles was of some reason thrown out of the window, the glas could start fire´s and the shattered glas could harm the wildlife. The bin for garbage wasn´t that big so bottles was to put somewhere else
Thank you very much for your answer! Almost every sign has an interesting story or a big reason behind it. I hope that today no one throws bottles (or anything) on the tracks.
I visited Scandinavia in the 70's with InterRail great souvenirs around these countries.
So nice and interesting countries, yes!
In the 70's there's 2 thru trains from Paris to Kobenhavn, one you leave Paris at 17:00 and arriving at 9:00 and the oher was at the end of afternoon.@@PointOfTrips
Nice that you got to ride a train with the old theatre wagon!
We who lived in Scandinavia have always been able to travel free without passport, we only need a ID-card i.e driver licence.
Informative, thanks. An audio would be good though...it would add an extra dimension too.
Thanks for your comment and suggestion, Thomas!
Also wierd to see a Y2 in hallsberg they only run between Linköping - Kalmar and Linköping - Västervik, also sorry for 3 comments xD
Thank you very much for your comments! So interesting and expert information. 😊
The new X2000 also goes from there and is simply called X2C, some of the trains there are X2K and are made for traffic in denmark and there is also another trainset called X2U that is the X2 but has watercooled engine like the X2C
Watercooled? Please explain
@@Rodoeht12345 They cool down using water, can't explain much as I don't know how it works in depth but ye the normal X2 and X2K use fans as you can hear from them when they are starting to move
@@jultomten3739 So you base that assumption on them being more quiet? Well, that isn't true as far as i know. If anything is cooling the equipment in the motor unit it's oil and air. Both the compressor and the transformers are oil cooled. Then they have redesigned the cooling fans with better aerodynamics and PWM-control instead of just 2 speeds, half and full as on the old units.
In fact, the cooling is so efficient that it sometimes gets below freezing in the equipment bay in the winter time, but this is also due to the modern electronics not producing so much heat in there, as well
@@Rodoeht12345 I've read one some article while researching about it and im not saying that it's water cooled due to them being more quite, i'm not a idiot. But as they are water cooled they make less noise im not saying that is the soul proof that they are water cooled. Also note that water cooled does not mean water like you seem to be talking about water cooled means liquid cool, It's like pc water cooling that does not always use normal water
@@jultomten3739 Oh well, anyway, as long as they're more reliable than the classics, i'm happy.
Fun fact: That Bistro car you got used to have a cinema and those pictures with the raindeer used to be movie posters. Then the tablets came and together with the free onboard wi-fi, the onboard cinema closed down.
Wow, I can't imagine! 😄 I will try to find some picture about that. Thanks for this fun fact.
@ 8:00 It would be cool if you could show in future videos the menu of the restaurant/bistro car. IMHO if you spend quite some time in a train, it is nice to know what you can eat and drink there.
Thanks a lot for your suggestion! I will keep it in mind, it is true that it can be an interesting part of the trip.
I've been to the Central Station in Stockholm probably 10,000s of times - never noticed many of the details you showed here. How can I have missed those paintings? lol
Also one thing about the SJ intercity that is pulled by a loco if you sit in a car near the loco (Rc6) you can hear the breaking very much and it's quite anoying
That entirely depends on the consist composition, some cars have disc brakes and those are quiet, but those with block brakes are noisy and you really can't tell beforehand which are gonna run that day so it's a gamble if you get a car with disc brakes or not
Thanks for posting. Isn’t Stockholm station concourse a delight? Wouldn’t it be great if Euston had murals depicting places served by the West Coast Main Line?
It's a delight, yes. 😊 And yes, I think it's a great idea to link the main stations with its routes through art.
Good video. We liked both Oslo and Stockholm and had good trips on both the Norwegian and Swedish rail systems. Most of the trains aren't especially fast but they are clean, comfortable and punctual.
Yes! Absolutely. I suffered a little lack of air conditioning on a very hot day, but I understand that in Nordic lands it is an exceptional situation.
Nice video! Yeah, the Intercity trains aren't the best, and there haven't been any development nor investment for better trains and faster route between the two capitals. Hope it changes in the future!
Thanks for your words! And yes, I hope so too. Stockholm and Oslo deserve a good connection.
Some of the services are operated as Snabbtåg, and are run with the X55 EMU's
The trains between Stockholm and Oslo - 2 Scandinavian capitals - are often cancelled. It's time the corrupt politicians were thrown out of the Swedish and Norwegian governments and a proper, hourly, reliable railway service between these two cities was established.
I suppose it's because Sweden let the Germans march right through in WW2 with no resistance, and the Norwegians are still resentful over this.
Good luck with that with the slow and cumbersome lines on the Norwegian side of the border... The Swedish side has gotten relaid tracks and pretty straight sections at least up to Karlstad with a 200 km/h track speed.
ঐতিহাসিক উপন্যাস নমস্কার শক্তির উৎস ট্রেন চলাচল ব্যাহত হওয়ার আগেই শেষ পর্যন্ত কোন দেশ আর এই কারণেই এই ধরনের কাজ করেন এমন অনেক কিছুই জানলাম
What a rubbish train. Clean but completely outdated.
IMHO, I also think the train needs an upgrade, probably starting with the restaurant car.
I think the old Swedish trains, made of real Swedish steel (and not that crappy steel Made in China) have character. If you need speed, then fly. @@PointOfTrips
But me live in Sweden
What's your favourite train route in Sweden, Caroline? 🙂
A month has gone by and Caroline "me live in Sweden" has not replied. @@PointOfTrips