Overnight Train to Sweden’s Arctic! (DELUXE Suite Review)

[@SuperalbsTravels]

What's the furthest NORTH you've been on a train? Tell me in the replies, and I'll try to visit your favourites! 👇💬

[@laju]

Rovaniemi, Finland.

[@budapestkeletistationvoices]

Aberdeen, British Empire

[@justaname1174]

Kiruna, Sweden

[@anderslarsen6009]

That must be the station near Holmenkollen skijump on the Oslo Metro.

[@SternenruferinPatchouli1]

Kiel, Germany

[@eds.4815]

I appreciate your dedication to the pronunciation of place names everywhere you go. Mind you, I usually have no idea how accurate you are, but you certainly make an effort.

[@budapestkeletistationvoices]

It is the most enjoyable bit of the videos

[@Jumbo_storm]

I as a Swedish person can say that to be an English-speaking person, he is close. Yeah, it sounds different of course, compared to a Swedish person saying them. But I also like his dedication to the pronunciation of different or other city names, I also like his effort, to be so great. I can see that he is so great, so I wonder how he learns it. Via Google Translates speak button. (Copying the city name into Google Translate in Swedish then translating it to English, and then pressing the voice to speak button. So the AI reads what you have written.)

[@Jumbo_storm]

@@budapestkeletistationvoices I agree!☺😉

[@BsBsBock]

But plsss never do it in French it’s a not worth it language

[@budapestkeletistationvoices]

@@BsBsBock French is a good language. English largely derives from French, but that Office National de Chémin de Fer wasn't that great. It will be better next time

[@kentlofgren]

10:30 The pronunciation of the city of Skellefteå: you _nailed_ it. Well done. In fact, as a Sweden living up here in the north, I validate that the whole video is extremely accurate.

[@lennard076]

Kanske inte det bästa på alla andra dock 😅

[@unclear6055]

@@lennard076 Kanske det men hans uttal är tio gånger bättre än vad jag förväntar mig från denna sorts video.

[@lennard076]

@@unclear6055 sant

[@skemtarn]

shoundlnt that be "Skellefte"? :D

[@kentlofgren]

@@skemtarn So true ;-) Or "staaan".

[@anumeon]

What i love about our main station in Stockholm is that the concourse part used to be the platform area, but as the city grew we just kinda moved the tracks elsewhere and kept the old part as an indoor area. (Also dug a subway and now a commuter train station underneath)

[@fredskronk]

Not really true though. The concourse is located where the tracks used to be, but the station hall is a “new” build from 1927. Made a video about it a few years ago, although from a bit of a geeky outlook. (And before the new underground Stockholm City commuter station was opened) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqK1gaSefLmHjs0

[@lauralauren6432]

Much Older than The Narrative.

[@Sofia-lr2sk]

Your pronunciation of the Swedish towns/villages is great :) just recently I took this train to Boden and then switched to the one going to Narvik (hopped off at Abisko). As someone living in the northern parts of Sweden it's fun to see someone traveling with the train going up north!

[@F0nkyNinja]

Det kan jag inte påstå. Krona låter som han säger Corona, Stockhulm(?)

[@meki___6881]

@@F0nkyNinja pretty sure he is from Britain which are the worst in foreign languages in Europe so I still find it amazing Even most Germans wouldn't manage to make it that good and they atlest have pretty much all letters and sounds required to speak Swedish Excluding the R which is pronounced completely different

[@RealCadde]

@@meki___6881 If you think he's from Britain then you are horribly mistaken as you can clearly hear his Dutch accent. That being said, he might be living in the UK at the moment. Or he's been living there recently. But it's evident that his native tongue is of Germanic origin.

[@gsmurfen74]

Ah, Bastuträsk, that brings back memories. I used to take that train when I did my military service (Boden was heavily garrisoned back in the day) and due to our schedule we rarely went by the trains specifically chartered by the military. But if they had one thing in common, it was that they could get stuck along the route. And if that happened, it was almost always in Bastuträsk.

[@Achilleshorts]

As a Swede I really appreciate the accuracy of your Swedish pronunciations ☺️

[@pfsantos007]

What a beautiful station. As an immigrant born in Germany, now in Canada, Christmas always felt extra special in Europe.

[@jimshelley8831]

If you were born in a particular country how can you be an immigrant. Unless you mean your parents moved from another country to Germany.

[@christophsaviation2045]

@@jimshelley8831 I think what he means is that he is an immigrant to Canada, as he was born in Germany but doesn't live there now anymore.

[@dusty_telescope]

As a student who’s taken this exact route, most recently a couple days ago, it’s nice seeing what it’s like riding first class and actually going to the restaurant car instead of bringing food along :P

[@xMoac]

I used to live in Boden,Kiruna, svappavaara and we went to Luleå at times... such great memories. Will always remember the summer camp I went to as a kid with my siblings. The north of Sweden is special...people are more relaxed and the seasons are true to their name. Now I live in Örebro-kommun (central sweden) and I miss the north...perhaps its childhood nostalgia but hope to revisit it one day. Thank you for re-awakening old memories...gosh I miss those times.

[@MyNameIsNotGary]

It's totally not confusing how Vy, a Norwegian train operator, runs trains entirely in Sweden, and how SJ, a Swedish train operator, runs trains entirely in Sweden

[@solstickan]

Do you mean Norway for SJ? :P

[@klimatsabeltand4780]

Actually Vy runs almost all arctic trains in north of Sweden because they also, as a standard, go to some larger cities in Norway and vice versa. In addition, some railways in Norway’s travel network is not electrified yet. Since SJ have made a pledge that all our domestic travel will be by 100% reusable energy we can’t travel everywhere where diesel trains are needed. Therefore, SJ still have some travels to and from Norway while Norway have some travels to and from Sweden

[@klimatsabeltand4780]

It also has some to do with the incorporation of swedish railways. There’s a lot of it actually and my english vocabulary doesn’t extend that far

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

@@klimatsabeltand4780 That makes it ironic that when they won the bid for the "North" part of the Norwegian railroad network, they ended up with the only diesel-powered lines we have (Dombås-Åndalsnes, Trondheim-Bodø and Trondheim-Røros-Hamar).

[@klimatsabeltand4780]

@@TorIverWilhelmsen Haha yes actually did not know that, thank you!

[@niklasausbtown]

What a stunning scenery! I took the sleeper train to Narvik this October, going a bit off-season. After Boden, I had the entire 6-bunk shared compartment for myself! Riding through these vast landscapes on the cozy sofa with crackling heaters is a truly unforgettable experience.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

That sounds amazing, I definitely want to do the Narvik route one day... :)

[@Leyla7292]

@@SuperalbsTravels Hello 🙂 Just wanna say that u did a great video & very good at pronounce swedish name of the places 👏 You also have a nice voice 🙂 🌺

[@eriksimca9409]

10:47 most abanadoned older stations usually have the upkeep of some association that has taken upon themselfs to care for the building because of the historical value

[@soHatey]

Your pronouciation of swedish names are probably the best i've heard on the Internet, well done and great vid.

[@Raua12]

It's so nice to see someone take the time to learn how to pronounce our words! Sure, it wasn't 100%, but it was loads better than everything else I've seen! Thank you for caring enough to look into this sort of stuff!

[@rapidprimus]

Wow, it's so amazing how your editing style and attention to detail are. It is a joy to watch your train travel reports. Amazing that you take the time to do animations to explain even the ownership history. You really deserve more subscribers. Cheers mate!

[@321findus]

I'm not particularly interested in trains and travel vlogs, but this video got recommended to me and I watched the whole thing regardless. Your style of video is good balance of interesting, fun and relaxing and I must give props for the excellent pronounciation of swedish words and place names. I'm glad you enjoyed my motherland and our trains.

[@hallvard74]

Luleå is quite a bit south of the Arctic circle so it is technically not in the Arctic. The service was much better when SJ operated it. When VY took over prices almost doubled and extreme delays became the norm. The carriages ar also starting to be very worn. With the high prices and poor on time record you are much better off taking the plane and paying for an extra night in a hotel.

[@Malte2007]

Luleå ligger bara 13 mil söder om polcirkeln.

[@ebonita840]

Not exactly 1:st class feeling in this train....

[@viggomodigh7341]

Just a quick FYI, the only trains that stop at the underground station at Stockholm Central (known as Stockholm City) are the SL commuter trains (the blue and white X60s). All other trains, including the more long-distance commuter trains, stop at the overground station.

[@Sakuraid]

In the summer this train can be worth to take even on the most cheapest seats, especially the later train going southbound. Because then you will have sunlight pretty much the whole way and you can witness the beautiful mountains and fjords from the train. Did that back in June 2019 and it was amazing. (Got no sleep though but with the view I saw, yep still worth it)

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Sounds cool, I bet it's a different experience in summer, as there's no snow! :)

[@demonickitten]

@@SuperalbsTravels It's also because in the middle of summer, the sun never goes down in northern Sweden. :) it just hangs on the horizon, still visible, until it goes back up again ^^

[@boredandstuff2815]

This was so comforting and relaxing thank you :)

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ReyOfLight]

As a Swede, I can confirm that it is a generally very expensive country, and train travel is generally extremely expensive a lot of the time unless you can find a really good deal on a ticket. I live outside of Gothenburg and used to travel to Stockholm on a regular basis and there were times where I saw tickets for upwards of 800kr for a one way ticket in second class, it’s a journey that by X2000 takes less than 3 hours! When I saw such prices I just shook my head and muttered that I just wanted to purchase a ticket, not the whole damn train!

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

20 years ago that singel ticket, Gothenburg - Stockholm, price first was 500, the doubled to 1000. Paying 800 today is a surprise.

[@samtrak1204]

[@ReyOfLight]

@@Stefan_Boerjesson I used to avoid SJ when I went to Stockholm just because of how overpriced they were even on SJ Regional (that are awful to travel with and takes too long) so I’d go with MTR Express instead where I’d sometimes get at least one of my tickets for less than 300kr (usually the ticket to Stockholm) and the trip back home would often be about 500kr. SJ on the same days around the same time would be significantly more expensive even on Regional. I haven’t been to Stockholm for little over 3 years now though so wouldn’t be surprised if the prices have gone up since

[@zerocool6452]

@@Stefan_Boerjesson You can get a ticket on X2000 between Gothenburg - Stockholm for less than 300 SEK if you book a month in advance.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@@zerocool6452 Thanks for the tip!

[@Snowtraze]

Cozy train, cozy video! And thanks for putting an effort into pronouncing our cities. Love from Sweden!

[@Maria-ed3jo]

I’m glad you enjoyed our country! And your Swedish pronunciation was very well done!

[@gustavsturksteinwall4027]

Thankfully, passenger trains are soon to arrive in Skellefteå (along with some other coastal cities) when the new Norrbotnia corridor is built!

[@macjonte]

Will that one be double tracked?

[@gustavsturksteinwall4027]

@@macjonte no, in practice it will function as a double track to the current railway, with most passenger trains running along the coast with the old alignment being mostly used by goods trains. The predicted passenger numbers aren’t enough to justify building double track. Just like it’s southern cousin, the bothnia railway. It was built for basically the same reason about a decade ago running along the coast connecting Sundsvall, Örnsköldsvik and Umeå along others. It too was built single tracked and it seems to have worked out. The norrbotnia railway will have two tracks at all of its stations meaning that there probably won’t be any problems unless a train is severely delayed.

[@macjonte]

@@gustavsturksteinwall4027 Thanks for good reply. Too bad I think, trains on single tracks are much more prone to delays if out if schedule.

[@Kletterhaus]

Well soon is a bit optimistic. It's going to take many years, even without delays.

[@gustavsturksteinwall4027]

@@Kletterhaus yeah it’s a shame

[@bobkids009]

Very well presented to the delight of KZbinr viewers. I had worked with Ericsson Talipon Malaysia during the 70s for 10 years. The name Stockholm, Gothenburg were very familiar to me but I have never been to Sweden.....😥😥

[@Fort976]

Do visit some day! We would be glad to have you here 😊

[@danielemanuelsson4233]

Glad you think it's nice in Sweden, hope the trip was something you'll remember. The train you traveled with is also called the norrlan train. You are right about one thing, they built the train because it would last for many years, they live on overtime, but it still runs. Hope you will visit us again.

[@swelzan]

I enjoy your videos as I'm a rail fan too but most important thing about your videos is that you always give very good description about the history and good information... Which makes it even more interesting ... Regards from Goa/ India

[@gastfleming]

having watched many of your videos, no matter what country you are in you seem to pronounce the various cities perfectly. Very impressive, from Turkey to Sweden and everywhere you go.

[@Lhop]

Great video! I find it kind of funny that when you say "occasional frozen lakes too" you're actually passing over part of a river. The construction crane you can see centre-left in view is renovating a powerplant in the Skellefte river.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Ooh, thanks for the correction. :)

[@Finding457]

The sunrise and the dawn sky and snowy landscape was spectacular

[@SuperalbsTravels]

I know right! A journey to remember... :)

[@pnwlion9337]

Really enjoyed that, think that the price considering the distance, the room rates in Sweden, and the exclusive comfort is actually really good. This is on my list. Happy Christmas !!!

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thanks, and you! :)

[@Michael64425]

I agree with other comments.Fantastic that you attempt to use local language in your travels.Very pleasing thing to see.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thank you! 😃

[@rezaalan3991]

Great trip, and great pronunciation for every location and companies.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thank you! :)

[@the_vehicle_spotter]

It’s awesome that you are making videos in Sweden, great video btw🇸🇪

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. More to come soon... :)

[@the_vehicle_spotter]

@@SuperalbsTravels alright I’m waiting

[@justaname1174]

I love this train Journey and have Done it several times. Hope it gets cheaper so i can visit my grandparents more

[@SheppeyRed]

I travelled that train 15 years ago to Bastutrask before getting a connecting bus to Skelleftea. Certainly seems to have been upgraded since then. I had a 3 birth sleeper compartment with toilets but the showers were at the end of the carriage.

[@Tharosthegreat]

pronunciation dude... WOW!!! So nice to hear! ALL the love!

[@Greytuneify]

You did very good at pronouncing the names of our various towns and stations :) I appreciate the effort!

[@leonrenkema]

I took a nighttrain last summer from Kiruna to Stockholm, it's like I am back for a short while 🤗 thanks for the nice video.

[@Duececoupe]

Hey, look at that....the old country (Glasgow since 2001)! Excellent pronunciation on the names, well done! 👍🏻👌🏼👏🏻 The furthest north that I've been is Narvik in Norway.....

[@chloeandludvig]

Thanks for sharing this experience! I'll be taking this train in a few month, however, heading to Narvik! It'll be interesting to see the difference in temperature and weather as I'll be there in Spring :)

[@YouthEnergy]

I take this train every year when I go visit family in my hometown of Haparanda. You were lucky to not be delayed. One time we were delayed by over 10 hours because of a bunch of different issues.

[@KaptenAntonL]

I took the same train from Luleå to Stockholm last spring. Really nice with good food and beer! Quite expensive, but for me as Swede living in Värmland, it was great to see the rural North in daylight and having my own little "bedroom".

[@entropytango5348]

Love your vids, like a holiday from the comfort of my lounge chair. Thanks and enjoying all the experiences. Come and see our dodgy trains in Australia!

[@RealCadde]

I would like to point out that the reason the 80's Rc6 is the one pulling you along this trip is that Sweden really doesn't have any decent alternative locomotives or trains capable of doing that harsh journey to the north. If the weather turns sour, any other train on offering would have to "pull over". Yes, there are some locomotives that would still make the trip. But those are slower and/or not available to this operator. Either way, those RcX locomotives might be old, but they have been continually upgraded through the years and they are super reliable, cheap and easy to maintain. So are their wagons. They were built in Sweden for Sweden and have rarely let the Swedes down unlike all attempts at replacing them.

[@dinofish1851]

it really shows that you did your homework here, the pronounciations were essentially perfect!

[@MrMelon92]

I have taken this train from my hometown of Luleå to Stockholm and back many times since 2012 for conventions, visiting friends and festivals. I have tried the sitting cart (most of the times), laying cart? (Ligg vagn) (every now and then) and the first class suit by chance. They all are pretty okay and you meet very social and interesting people while traveling. The longest train ride I have been on so far in Sweden is Luleå to Malmö which takes about 19 hours including a layover in Stockholm to switch trains. I recommend to take the train during the summer (in June). You will see a lot more of the landscape because of the midnight sun.

[@rovhalt6650]

I was close to taking this train back in Januari when I needed a passport and the passport line was 8 months long, except for up in the city of Haparanda on the Swedish-Finnish border.

[@benghazi4216]

For travelers looking to maximize value I would recommend flying from Stockholm to Luleå for less than half the price, then spending the rest on a ticket for the Luleå-Narvik route for some spectacular scenery.

[@eksodass]

This brings memories of my last trip to Abisko. The more you move further North the less people occupy the train. I find the Bistro super good.

[@oscarlundberg7462]

You're welcome back anytime!

[@waragh]

Often the old unused station are used as normal houses to live in.

[@lordrindfleisch1584]

Maybe you should have gone Stockholm-Narvik. Especially the strech Abisko-Narvik is absolutely magical

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Hopefully one day... :)

[@TheWiNiZ]

1:18 The plaque says "The Swedish railway union´s gift during the SJ 100 year anniversary 1956."

[@kaninbullenyt1803]

I am very impressed by your knowledge of Sweden and its history :D thank you for the esthetic video

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dani-it5sy]

The amazing thing with Sweden and Norway is how long they are. You might think you are far north but it is still quite a distance to the real northern tip of Sweden let alone the tip of Norway.

[@cdrbvgewvplxsghjuytunurqwfgxvc]

I have ridden that one many times. Nothing special, except maybe if you go in first class sleeping cabin. But Luleå is worth a visit in the winter. All around the year actually. You can continue your travel by train to Narvik. That is a guaranteed spectacular trip.

[@michatarka2642]

I took the Vy train in the summer, in the sleeping wagon, and it was hell. The cabins or rooms or whatever were extremely poorly ventilated and suffocatingly hot. It was also really loud but that's fair enough I guess. On the way back it was even worse somehow. Basically, I didn't sleep much either way. In conclusion, just take the seated carriage it's both cheaper and more comfortable.

[@TheMasterOfNone]

Having lived right next to a meaningful crossroading train station in Finland which used to run trains to every major direction (Helsinki, Tampere all the way to Lappland, Eastern border all the way to St.Petersburg in Russia, etc) I've rode similar types of trains all my life, commuter trains, long distance trains, all that. There's always some kind of special feeling to riding an overnight train, especially in the summer when the darkness only lasts for like 2 hours before sun starts rising again :) I do feel like travelling by trains such as this one is a bit on the expensive side comprared to the level of luxury it offers. I mean you could book flights from Finland to Spain and back + 3 nights in a 3 star hotel for the same price :D But yeah, it's still a cool experience, even if tad expensive.

[@ratyjoona]

Guess I got a great deal then. From Krakow to Vienna night train w lower bunk in 3-people sleep compartment for 50€. And it includes breakfast.

[@OmmerSyssel]

​@@ratyjoona notice the majority of your travel went through heavily tax subventioned Eastern Europe...

[@ratyjoona]

@@OmmerSyssel Except Kraków and Vienna are both in Central Europe. Tho, one could argue Poland for being a bit more Eastern European. But Austria is def not.

[@swedishlevelcrossingchanne2745]

Great video! This is a train I have traveled with numerous times as a large part of my family live in Älvsbyn and anoraker part close to Bastuträsk! The furthest north I have been on a train is to Björkliden and Abisko on Malmbanan (Iron Ore Line)

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Sounds like good fun then!

[@joakimbergendahl1546]

How you name the different cities are great! :) You pronounce 'em just right! Nice video.

[@chickenbraincell8445]

This is my new vacation trip.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Hope you enjoy yourself! ☺

[@thegiantpotato3068]

Me and some friends recently took this train all the way to Kiruna, so even further North, and it was an amazing experience. We only managed to get basic seats even when we booked over a month in advance because most spots were already full, but thankfully we did manage to get a spot with a table after asking a few passengers if they were willing to swap seats with us. Sleeping was definitely a challenge in those seats (though a part of that will have been that we're not used to it at all), but apart from that the journey was great. Sitting with the other passengers was great, while playing some very bureaucratic monopoly we met some Italian guys that were going all the way to the end of the line all the way in Norway, had a great chat with them. The food was also very nice (except for maybe the chicken salad thing, it was more of a sad than a salad), some very unique things I hadn't seen before, if all a bit expensive (but then if you're going on a journey there a bit of money for some food isn't a huge deal). The part I think I loved the most was going all the way to the very back of the train and watching out of the rear window as the train went through many tunnels and bends in Northern Sweden in a beautiful sunset, it'll be long before I forget that view (though it doesn't beat the views from the area we hiked in over there). We were going to take the way back in a sleeping cabin, but sadly we had to take a plane as another train derailed because of the massive storm going on in middle Sweden at that time so our rescheduled ticket would've caused us to miss our connection back home. I'd definitely recommend taking the journey there, the way there is a very unique experience, there's a beautiful hiking trail there, and there's also a surprising amount of stuff you can do in / around the city of Kiruna. Maybe at some point I'll do it again.

[@backstab86]

as a resident of gävle, i feel sorry you have to travel farther north.. the shit starts here, and just get worse.

[@MultiOranuch]

Amazing😀 Thanks for sharing I would really explore this region in Winter Maybe next January 2024 Will be great to enjoy Nature Beauty there. Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN ⛄⛄⛄❄

[@Asdwak]

I thought it was nice how you always found something positive to say about things. Even if more criticism could be warranted. The ticket sounded pricey but I suspect that's partly because you booked it a week before departure (always more expensive) and that it was first class deluxe. Cozy video!

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thank you! I don't think that there's actually too much variety in pricing, but it does get a little cheaper. :)

[@slactivesl1088]

Thanks for very great and very interesting stories. Very nice details and information (for all) wat for a train (from ... to ...) comnpany history and the cost for journey and any further.

[@57thorns]

About Bastuträsk: In the Norther part of Sweden (as well as, for some odd reason, Gotland in the Baltics) träsk means lake. Så it is really Sauna Lake. Still funny for us southerners however. 🙂

[@unclear6055]

You didn't have to nail the names of the localities but you certainly did a good job haha. It's rare that Norrland gets any attention from other countries when Sweden is brought up, so It was a very strange feeling seeing a place like Vindeln being in the video.

[@ristobabblar]

Up north träsk means lake. So Bastuträsk is the Sauna lake. Google translate and those from southern Sweden just don't know that.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thanks, I guess Google Translate is from the south.

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

Norbottenspråk...... 🙂

[@John.S92]

1:40 Impressive!, correct pronunciation on the umlaut (the 'ö') for Malmö and Göteborg.

[@LiamWalsheliamskitchen]

Looks like a pretty good experience. And indeed comment seems they have a couple of funny names for places in Sweden. I remember passing through a subway station called "Fittja" and if you replace the second last letter with "i" then it's a really bad word.

[@cabbepe]

I tried the SJ version of this first class sleeper Östersund - Stockholm and return later and also got free coffee and a free hotel breakfast after reaching destination on both journeys. In Stockholm,Hotel Continental in the opposite to Stockholm C and Hotel Gamla Teatern In the centre of Östersund a bit up from the station. About the same price. I folded down the top bunk and kept the seats below. Not difficult when you get the hang of it. Good Swedish pronunciation of the names of places.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thanks!

[@Tac-0]

Im from Luleå, but i live in south near stockholm since 2004, Ive taken this ride more times than i can count although i did it in a seated chair,not sleep cabin. Your back was killing you but hey ,it was fun haha. very nice to see this train route from a different perspective.

[@simonanderss]

didnt think i would end up here. but this was a very good vid! now i need to check out more! and you pronounciantion of swedish words was top draw

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

As a resident of Kiruna - you really did not come far enough North. By far the best bit of the Journey is Kiruna-Narvik - the scenary is breathtaking. Trains 93/94 run overnight direct via Boden where the train splits to Luleå. Although you don't get the first class cabins this far North (we are oft forgotten - but apparently coming sometime..).

[@unclear6055]

I haven't been as far as Narvik but I did make it to Abisko and I encourage anyone else to do the same if they visit Kiruna. Torneträsk was very beautiful but a bit cold haha.

[@matsv201]

While Träsk does translate to mash from Swedish, when you are far north it does change, and it no longer means mash, but rather lake.,

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Thanks for the info!

[@WhamBlam99]

”Swamp” is also a correct translation of ”träsk”. 👍🏼

[@mopedkultur6349]

On Bastuträsk: the word ”träsk” here means lake, not swamp. In Swedish, the most common word for lake is ”sjö” or ”insjö”. The use of ”träsk” is common in the northern parts of Sweden and, interestingly, also in the Stockholm archipelago.

[@svenskayami]

as a swede who has traveled umeå-stockholm by both sitting and sleeping i can say the seats for sitting are actully not that bad. but going over night its by far more comfy laying down

[@johnwigley9561]

As an Englishman having travelled widely in Sweden (mainly by road) I really enjoy seeing the videos of your travels by train - I even send them to my friend som bor i Uppsala! I am interested that you considered the cost of your journey (at 13M05S in) expensive ("even for Sweden"). In England, a round trip from Nottingham to London (120Ml/190KM each way) in a 2nd class seat in an often dirty, cold and crowded train would cost you about the same (c£200). Against that, your ticket seems like a real bargain to me! Regards, John.

[@Seffyzero]

Swede here, and I agree. I thought the price would be roughly half of what it actually was. It was very surprising.

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

The prices rose after Vy took over from SJ - service got worse as well.

[@macjonte]

@@samanthajanesmith9591 Umeå - Sthlm is the same price with both sj and Vy when I book a few weeks ago.

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

@@macjonte if your talking about the nattåg there is only one service to Norrland run by Vy. You can book on the SJ site but it is the same train.

[@macjonte]

@@samanthajanesmith9591 It seems like there are double operators of night trains now. I’ve been on the SJ Umeå - Sthlm just a few weeks ago. I would add a screenshot from Sj app now if it was possible. :)

[@elbonfaugere2912]

what a nice video! I find this line magical in snowy weather, maybe better in March-April when the days get longer. It's the experience of waking up, arriving in Nordic lands that makes it supernatural. Are you planning a review of the Boden - Narvik section?

[@Silk_WD]

3:31 - I have had no problem with the seating, though I've not used it to sleep in. Not much worse than travelling on the X3000. It certainly beats standing up half the journey which I did once. I was travelling home for christmas from the southern Sweden. However heavy snow caused some considerable delays causing me to miss my connection in Stockholm. Being christmas time all the trains were fully booked, but the nice lady managed get me on this train. I just stood in the hallway about up to Sundsvall. It wasn't terrible, but it was a relief to be able to take an open seat.

[@gellawella]

There wasn’t even any seats in the food carriage?? What a drag! Hope you got to meet nice people tho.

[@macjonte]

In my younger days it was possible to buy tickets on the train. You couldn’t know if it was full. Once I had to stand in the middle compartment between wagons for an hour. It was a snowstorm _inside_. Happy 90s with 17% interest rate and ozon holes.

[@RealCadde]

The seated section might not be as nice as a sleeper cabin, but those seats are still quite nice to sit in. Unfortunately, they are the new "updated" design from, i believe, the 90's with those "modern" armrests and bucketed shapes. The older designs from the 80's were EXCELLENT in every way, but mainly in the way you could actually lie down across two seats against the wall and sleep like a king, albeit with your legs bent so your feet wouldn't stick out into the walkway. But i've done many trips on the old designs and they were rarely fully booked as most others preferred to save an hours trip taking the X2 train (x2000) instead. I specifically chose the older (and cheaper) trains because i could sleep the whole journey.

[@The-Random-Alex]

Okay what the hell? A british person literally perfecting "Umeå"! Good job! You said Umeå and Luleå correctly!

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Ahahaha, thank you! :)

[@timsel005]

Always love it seeing people be in the same area as me(I live between Härnösand, Kramfors and Örnsköldsvik)

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Awesome, I must have gone through there in my sleep!

[@Maximvx]

Fun fact, the round hole in the middle of the top level of Centralstationen in the beginning where you can stand an look down is actually nicknamed "The Spittoon" :-)

[@annabackman3028]

The meeting place, when friends from different parts of the Stockholm area met up for a night in the city! Perhaps still is? Also called 'The Ring'.

[@BOB_BOBBSIN]

We all know what it's called really👀

[@Nyllsor]

Great to watch! Cheers from Sweden!

[@christophernoble6810]

Good video showing the excellent Swedish sleeper stock which benefits from a very generous loading gauge. However, loco 1333 is an RC5 which has a top speed of 135 km/h whereas the RC6 has a top speed of 160 km/h. Yes, Sweden is an expensive country although not in the same league as Switzerland.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Interesting, I didn't know any Rc5 were still going for passengers. I'll have a look into it. Thanks!

[@sebastianjansson]

@@SuperalbsTravels They don't, because there isn't any Rc5 left. Everyone were upgraded to Rc6 and the last one were converted in 1995. It is however true that 1333 were built as an Rc5. But is now an Rc6

[@svenskayami]

you mentioned my town yay. SKellefteå is schedueld to get a railroad for passenger trains when the norrbottniabana is completed in a few years :) and its about 70k in the whole country, which includes bastuträsk. in the town itself its about 35k but ever growning thanks to northvolt and other industries

[@57thorns]

About the carriages -they are, as you said, build like a tank but the inside have been renovated more than once.

[@Helm_hammer]

I love that the train looks like a piece of military equipment

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Exactly, it's such a brutal yet great style.

[@tyronebiggums2710]

Sat the whole trip in those uncomfy seats STHM - Luleå, was intreresting :) Took the flight home, 1 hour trip.

[@therucha]

I live up in the north of Sweden and sadly have to inform you that you missed some real winter weather

[@Masp89]

This is the train I use every time I want to go home to visit my parents!

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Awesome, do you enjoy it?! :)

[@Masp89]

@@SuperalbsTravels Yes, it's comfortable and the schedule suits me.

[@hoggravyandchitlins]

I took the train from Helsinki to Kemi, Finland and then a bus to Luleå, I could have continued from Kemi to Rovaniemi, but I was in a Rush to make it to Stockholm.

[@drdewott9154]

From what I've heard from locals, the service has been massively downgraded since VY took over. I know for comparison that Couchette tickets used to be around 60 euros all the way from Stockholm to Narvik, and that the second class sleeper to Narvik was just 820 something swedish kroner, or about 77 euros! Like jesus christ! You can tell VY are being greedy with this operation and not at all considering the needs of the local. Typical of tendered out operations, just like on the Norwegian trains. Afaik most locals now rather fly betwen northern cities like Luleå and Kiruna, and Stockholm because the prices VY are charging are so outrageous. On top of this, the general things I hear are that the trains have a worse on time performance and are much dirtier and less functional than during the SJ days, so needless to say I hope SJ gets the service back in 2024.

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

I am a local and it's true. More expensive and service is a mess.

[@moonyMillie]

Yo Happy you enjoyed ur stay or place in Sweden nice for you to try and pronounce most things yo went past my town

[@Simon-Andersen]

Loved the views, looking forward to my trip 🌔

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Can't wait for your video too! ☺

[@AmuthanVethanayagam]

Connex used to run Melbourne's (Australia) Metro 😀 They were always late. Trains disappeared from the boards. Good old memories.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Haha, there's a funny image of one online. Not sure if you've seen it? 😃