The trip begins with an ordinary ride with #NightJet 470 from Zurich to Hamburg: a comfy bed in a tiny compartment, a nice breakfast and too many closed toilets for my taste (four out of four toilets in the sleeping cars). #Norrut

The arrival in Hamburg was delayed by about 35 minutes. That's still enough for reaching our next train and buying lunch. #Norrut

"Velkommen til #Eurocity mod København, vi ønsker er en behagelig rejse." 😍
The following train runs #Norrut again, of course. It is a quiet ride through Schleswig-Holstein, Jylland, Fyn and Sjælland.

"Wir haben Hamburg Hbf mit sieben Minuten Verspätung verlassen. Das ist nichts ungewöhnliches bei der Bahn. Die Anknuft in Schleswig voraussichtlich wieder nach Fahrplan. Wir wünschen uns allen viel Glück!" #bahnansagen @BahnAnsagen

Travelling by train in beautiful Denmark 🇩🇰 #Norrut

Unfortunately, we have to leave Denmark behind us. After all, this is #Norrut. Of course, we are taking the next train heading towards... southeast. An #Øresundståg takes us to 🇸🇪 #Sweden.

Today's last leg: Regina 😍
From Malmö, finally #Norrut again. When our train reaches high speed, some seats and cover panels are wobbling constantly. Somehow, I still like these very short high speed trains.

It took me 22 hours to get from 🇨🇭 Zurich to 🇸🇪 Gothenburg by train once again. Each time, I am surprised by how fast it feels getting here miljövänligt and #klimatsmart. I have even spent two hours in Malmö and could already enjoy some 🌱 bullar. #Norrut

Gothenburg things going on... #Norrut

Unfortunately, no time for a Komplettbereisung of Gothenburg's tram network, even if I had loved to do so. @wrzlbrnft
The journey continues #Norrut with a classic SJ night train. It is again a calm ride through a wonderful landscape.

More SJ #Nattåg love 😍 #Norrut

Our night train journey ends in Östersund C. The number of departures in Östersund C is quite low compared to a Central European standard. (But we are quite far north, where distances and travel times between cities are long.) However, at around 7 am, the station is full with travellers. Within the next 60 minutes, the SJ Nattåg to Duved, the Norrtåg to Storlien, the SJ Snabbtåg to Stockholm as well as the Inlandsbanor to Mora and Gällivare will depart. #Norrut

Självklart, two hours after leaving the night train, I find myself on the next train. It is a Norrtåg towards Duved. This leg should rather be called Bästerut than #Norrut, as our destination is Åre.
The train ride is almost too calm. Maybe because this train runs "only" 1.5 hours past the first train to Storlien. However, my train seems to run only on Saturday mornings in summer. The next train follows incredible 5 hours later. Maybe some of you know the backgrounds of this service pattern(?)

#Åre is not an untouched place in the Scandinavian Mountains. However, there is a wonderful view when you walk up the hill above Åre. Even the village itself is also picturesquely situated on the lakeshore. #Norrut

After wandering around Åre, it's time for the return journey to Östersund. I take what is probably the only Swedish Intercity train on this journey. Well, they are also much more difficult to come across than a Snabbtåg. To my taste, a somewhat very warm, but otherwise comfortable journey of 1.5 hours back österut. #Norrut

Östersund is a lovely, rather calm town with about 50k inhabitants. It is beautifully located on the Storsjön. We are spending two nights here, before the trip goes further #Norrut.

Jajamen, this is #Norrtåg 's territory #Norrut

Spoiler of the next leg... #Norrut
(Would have been obvious anyway, as there aren't many options.)

@larstransportworld The cat on the headlight looks like the Marchal company logo. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchal_(entreprise)#/media/Fichier:Renault_Dauphine_Gordini_(2).jpg