Arctic Train

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"Best taken at the beginning of spring, this Stockholm‑to‑Narvik marathon wastes no time in thundering out of the city and into wilderness, where the noisy dining car is the place to bond with Swedes on ski weekends to Kiruna over Riesling and ribbons of sweet gravlax. Wide, warm, communal couchettes make it easy to share stories and snacks as the train passes cabins fringed with ice and naked woods silhouetted against the moon. The final stretch along the Ofoten line from Riksgränsen ascends the cliff through twenty tunnels as fjords emerge below like black silk ribbons—a deadly majesty—before easing into Narvik after 19 hours." - Monisha Rajesh