Stockholm to Karlskrona

Today it's the start of my 18days long Interrail trip around Europe. 

As always I start my trip in Stockholm and Årstaberg, the station close to my home.

So, my first train is an X60 to Stockholm Central. From 10th of July there is a new station for Pendeltåg (Commuter trains), and the new name is Stockholm City.

The new station is located in a tunnel, thus separating commuter and long distance trains in order to make more capacity for all trains.

The new station is new and fresh.

My 2nd train is an X2 from Stockholm to Hässleholm.

It's a nice weather in Stockholm, but unfortunately it will be many rainy days during my trip. Here is an X40 train arriving from Linköpin.

Vectron locomotive for Snälltåget train

 

This is a map of my trip. This time I will take another route to/from Sweden, bypassing Denmark. It will be ferries to Poland and from Germany.

Passing by freight trains

Norrköping

Sya

Strålsnäs

Frinnaryd

Nässjö

Highest point along Södra Stambanan

Alvesta

X2 is doing its maximum speed at Södra stambanan

Getting off in Hässleholm

The train continues to Malmö

X11 3184

Rc4 1199

My next train is approaching from Malmö

It's a X31 Öresundståg to Karlskrona

Two train sets are coupled, one is continuing all the way to Karlskrona, while the other one terminated in Kristianstad.

Karpalund

Kristianstad

View of Baltic sea near Sölvesborg

1st class compartment there are hangers for coats

Öresundståg has no dining coach, but there is a mobile bar service with drinks and snacks (not included in the ticket price).

Bredåkra

Ronneby airport

Ronneby

Bergåsa

Last stop Karlskrona

Stortorget square with Fredrik church (to the left) and Trinity church (to the right)

Statue of Karl XI, the founder of the city.

A very popular ice cream shop, Glassiaren, with a queue outside

The reason is the gigantic ice cream portions...

A house decorated with a train

My next destination will be Gdynia in Poland. I'm taking a bus to the harbour.

The route Karlskrona-Gdynia is operated by Stena Line

The trip takes 10,5h with both day and night service.

Boarding the ferry

M/S Stena Vision is a ferry built in 1987 in Poland, and it started operating the service to Gdynia in 2010. Before that it was operating the route Göteborg-Kiel.

Cabin

Sunset over Karlskrona

The route is co-financed by EU as part of the Baltic Link route.