 Passenger Trains
Northern Europe
Denmark: Summer Rail Destinations: Odense thelocal.se, 28 June 2010
Sampling Scandinavia thestar.com.my, 26 June 2010 Places of Interest and Activities in Vilnius, Lithuania booshnews.com, 02 June 2010
Sweden preserves its Old World charms latimes.com, 16 May 2010
48 hours in Oslo khaleejtimes.com, 15 May 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark: the perfect break telegraph.co.uk, 12 May 2010
Norwegian trains amongst slowest in Europe theforeigner.no, 10 May 2010
A slow train from Tallinn to Riga balticbusinessnews.com, 19 March 2010
Travel: Norway scotsman.com, 15 March 2010
Taking the night train to Oslo thelocal.se, 11 June 2009
A train and ferry journey through Norway ft.com, 11 April 2009
Norway: More vacationers travel by train norwaypost.no, 24 March 2009
Top railway journeys found in Norway norwaypost.no, 10 March 2009
Winter rail destinations: Copenhagen thelocal.se, 08 December 2008
Sweden: Winter rail destinations: Narvk thelocal.se, 03 November 2008
Winter rail destinations: Sweden's Åre thelocal.se, 06 October 2008
Finland: First class train travel helsinkitimes.fi, 02 October 2008
Sweden: Winter destinations: Sveg/Vemdalen thelocal.se, 18 September 2008
Scandinavian adventures by rail easier.com, 25 August 2008
To the Baltics by train timesonline.co.uk, 14 May 2008
Scandinavia: Aurora Borealis by rail timesonline.co.uk, 20 March 2008
See Norway by Train thestreet.com, 04 March 2008
Baltics: Turning passenger rail service around baltictimes.com, 30 January 2008
Norway: Train travel on right track aftenposten.no, 19 October 2007
Norway: Train travel on a roll aftenposten.no, 04 June 2007
All aboard to explore Finland by train easier.com, 01 May 2007
Oslo-Stockholm train popular aftenposten.no, 27 March 2007
Next stop: land of the midnight sun guardian.co.uk, 05 June 2005
Norway: Chugging toward the midnight sun iol.co.za, 18 August 2004
Norway in a Nutshell train ride showcases grandeur nwsource.com, 15 December 2003
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Guide to Railways and Rail Services in Northern Europe
A cyclist boards a DSB car in Copenhagen. Passes and tickets are available from Rail Europe.
Denmark vacation? Sweden vacation? Norway vacation? Travel Scandinavia the European way! Let Europe's trains guide you to famous tourism attractions and tourism sites in Denmark, Sweden, Norway.
Finland train travel and Baltic train travel are also featured.
This train travel tourism guide features links for Denmark train travel, Sweden train travel, Norway train travel and other travel destinations. Online train travel information features travel links for Denmark train tickets and timetables, Sweden train tickets and timetables, Norway train tickets and timetables.
DSB -- Danske Statsbaner Danish State Railway Copenhagen-based national service
NJ - Nordjyske Jernbaner Hjørring-based regional service
Øresundsbron Copenhagen-administered International crossing between Denmark and Sweden
VNJ - Vestbanen (Varde-Nørre Nebel Jernbane) Varde
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ER -- Eesti Raudtee -- Estonian Railways Tallinn-based national service The railway is Tallinn-centric with local, national and international trains emitting from the seaside capital. "Linnal"hedanel" suburban lines meet commuter needs, a several of daily domestic trains run from Tallinn to Parnu and Tartu and the Balti Ekspress makes once-a-day runs to and from Warsaw.
GO Rail Tallinn In distinct contrast to the moribund national railway, GO Rail's Russia gateway service is clean and reliable. Everyday, two pair of round-trips connect Tallinn and Tapa with St Petersburg and Moscow.
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VR -- Valtionrautatiet Finland Railway Helsinki-based national service
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LDZ -- Latvijas Dzelzcelsh -- Latvian Railway Riga-based National Carrier LDZ's principal mainline connects capital Riga and second city Daugavpils before heading off to Moscow and St Petersburg. Other international trains connect with Vilnius, Warswa, Minsk and Kiev.
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LG -- Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai Lithuanian Railways Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania's largest city, is the hub of the domestic railway network and capital Kaunus is a major European rail crossroads. International lines criss-cross the country extending to Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Finland... and to Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine.
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NSB -- Norges Statsbaner Norwegian State Railways Oslo-based national service
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SJ -- Statens Jarnvager Swedish State Railways Stockholm-based national carrier
Veolia Transport Sverige Solna-based regional service
Inlandsbanan Inland Railway Stockholm-based regional service
Tâgkompaniet Luleâ-based regional carrier
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