This winter has been extremely warm in Stockholm area, so to experience some real winter I have planned to head north to Åre. Sweden has already had its first corona case, but it will be only after the Spring break that the real pandemic begins.
I'm taking the night train to Duved, before entering the train I'm visiting the lounge at Stockholm C.
Trains 72/92 to Duved and Luleå departs 21:08
Sleeper compartment with WC/shower
Rc6 1326 from Trafikverket, operated by SJ
The old type of sleeper compartment
Next morning I'm waking up in real winter land
Breakfast
At Undersåker we find out that the locomotive is broken, and the train will not continue
This is a long night train, but the crew is proposing all passengers to take the next Norrtåg X62 train to continue the journey
X62 Norrtåg with direction Sundsvall.
In a short moment, a similar train will arrive bound for Åre and Storlien and it will be completely full (I'm not taking photos with so many people).
After Åre, the train is almost empy
Corona has already arrived at Åre area
I'm visiting several stations along with the Mittbanan, the railway that stretches from Sundsvall to Storlien and continues as Meråkerbanen to Trondheim
The line on the Swedish side is electrified until the border with Norway. After the electrification is completed the direct trains will travel between Stockholm and Trondheim.
X62 at Enafors station
The station is from 1881 and it is considered to be the best preserved one at the Mittbanan railway
There has been snowing a lot this year in this area
Guarding dog
The trains here are not frequent, only twice per day in each direction
When passing by Duved, I can see the night train has finally got some help from another locomotive. This is good news because I will take the same night train back later tonight.
Arriving at Järpen
X62
Many stations here has the same or similar design and colour
Railway bridge in Järpen
Old roundhouse
Local beer
Cinema
From Järpen I'm taking a local bus to Undersåker
Undersåker
Undersåker station
Bridge over Indalsälven
SJ Intercity train from Stockholm
Rc6 1364
Åre
Tourism in Åre started as King Oscar II in 1882 supervised construction of the Östersund–Trondheim railway. With this new railway, many people came to Åre to breathe the fresh air and to walk to the top of Åreskutan. They were soon known as "air-guests" (Wikipedia)
The old station in Åre
In 1910, the funicular Åre Bergbana was built and was the third one in Sweden after the one in Skansen in Stockholm (1898) and the one in Kiruna (1907). This was a more convenient way for the air-guests to reach the top of Åreskutan. (Wikipedia)
Much fewer people on the way down
I'm now taking the cable car to Åreskutan
Åreskutan is a 1,420-metre-high mountain at Åre in Jämtland in central Sweden. It is one of the better-known mountains in Sweden. The mountain massif features the largest ski resort area in Sweden. (Wikipedia)
The cable car opened in 1976 but there are plans to dismount it
Much colder up here
The view is breathtaking
There is a more modern cable car
There is a bar on top of the mountain
On the way down
The old railway station from 1882 and further away the new station from 2006
There is a bar in the old railway station
I'm now taking the train to Duved where I will be boarding the night train
The night train at Duved
Duved
Rc6 1365
Rc6 1326
Duved station
Ski slope in Duved
Local supermarket
This time I will be travelling in WL1 car - which was built in 1960's
There is a shower in WL1
Restaurant car
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