Today is one of the highlights during my trip, a journey along Inlandsbanan railway from Gällivare to Östersund. There is only one train per day and only during the summer. The trip takes almost all day from morning to the evening.
Early in the morning the Y1 diesel rail car is arriving to Gällivare station.There are not many passengers here. It is supposed to be a train mostly for tourists, and the price is quite high for the ticket.
Shortly after departing, we are leaving the electrified Malmbanan (Iron Ore railway) and taking off to Inland Line. The line was completed in 1937.
There are not many large towns along this line, which was the reason to partial closure of the services.
The quality of the railway is poor, and there is a need for modernisation.
Stora Lulevatten lake
Hydropower at Porjus
Porjus
Báhkkojåhkå river
Many bridges along the way
Jokkmokk
First longer stop is at the Arctic circle
Kerkejaure
Kitajaur
Kåbdalis
Telejåkk
Varjisträsk
Iggejaur
Second longer stop is also a lunch break. There is no bistro at the train, so the train stops at the cooperating dining places, taking orders in advance on the train.
This stop is at Moskosel, where a rail museum is located.
History of Inlandsbanan
Y1 1328 is a railcar from 1981
Tjappsåive
Utterträsk
Ravenjaur
Memorial of train accident in Akkavare that took place in 1956
Heritage trains of Arvidsjaur railway association
Here in Arvidsjaur, Inlandsbanan is connecting with a branch railway to Jörn and Norther main line.
The train has to both change direction of travel and re-fuel, so there is a longer stop here.
Meanwhile I'm checking out the older coaches at the station. Here is one manufactured in Södertälje in 1937
Arlöv, 1934
Linköping, 1935
Julträsk
Reindeers are very common view here in Lappland.
When it's sunny and warm, they prefer to be on the roads instead of the forest due to that it's more windy and it's less mosquitos here. Unfortunately they are not moving away when the train is coming, so out trains was about to hit some of them, and had to break many times which caused a certain delay in our trip.
Renviken (Raindeer bay) is an appropriate name for this place
Storavan lake
Gullön
At Slagsnäs station, a large group of passengers were waiting for the train. Suddenly our train was full for a while.
The tourists could see plenty of reindeers
At Sorsele the train from the opposite direction is waiting.
Sorsele
There are not only reindeers on the tracks
Lomselenäs
Storuman
A student from a local music school is playing guitar at the station
Dinner at Vilhelmina Norra
Chicken outside the station
Nice local food dinner
Vilhelmina
After Storuman, it is again almost empty in the train
Meselefors
Dorotea
Lappland border to Ångermanland
Hoting
A bus line is following the train route
Österkälen
Ulriksfors
Tännviken
Jämtlands-Sikås
Norderåsen
Lit
After a whole day on the non-electrified Inlandsbanan, we are approaching Östersund, where the line is connecting to Mittbanan. Here is one X62
Final stop for our train
Tomorrow I will continue on the next part of the railway to Mora.
Rd2
Wonderful nature and wonderful line. But the ticket price seems to be unreasonably high.
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