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Stockholm by train
Stockholm by train
The main station, Stockholms Central, serves both commuter and long-distance routes. It is located in the city centre, with an underground connection to T-Centralen, the central hub for the subway system. The major national rail company, SJ, has a store located inside the station and an travel planner with ticket booking service on its web page .
Internationally, there are services from Copenhagen (Denmark) (5 h) and Oslo (Norway) (6 h) with several direct connections daily. A daily overnight train is avalible from the northen Norwegian city of Narvik (14 h). From Trondheim, a quick change in Östersund is needed.
There are numerous direct domestic services to Stockholm from most major cities. The major ones beeing highspeed services from Gothenburg (3 h), Malmö (4½ h), Sundsvall (3½ h) and Östersund (5 h). Conventional trains plys the same routes and adds an extra hour but can slash prices considerable. Most other mid-sized cities in Sweden have a train connection with Stckholm. Domestic night trains are avalible from Malmö, and from the northen cities of Luleå, Kiruna and Umeå.
If looking for a bit of luxury, then a new train named Blå Tåget (Blue Train) now travels the route Gothenburg-Stockholm-Uppsala daily except Fridays. It's slower then ordinary trains, taking a lenghty 4½ hours to reach Stockholm but has first class seatings and a real restaurant onboard. WiFi is included in the price.
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