Norway:Flam Line(NO008)

The Flam Line (Norwegian: Flamsbana) is a 20.2-kilometer (12.6 mi) long railway line between Myrdal and Flam in Aurland, Norway. A branch line of the Bergen Line, it runs through the valley of Flamsdalen and connects the mainline with Sognefjord. The line's elevation difference is 863 meters (2,831 ft); it has ten stations, twenty tunnels and one bridge. The maximum gradient is 5.5 percent (1:18), making it the steepest standard gauge railway in Europe. Because of its steep gradient and picturesque nature, the Flam Line is now almost exclusively a tourist service and has become the third-most visited tourist attraction in Norway.