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The Blue Train – Train À La Orient Express

27 July 2013 By: Marlene5 Comments

When my husband heard about the Blue Train ( Blå Tåget in Swedish) he could not contain his excitement about planning a trip by the said train. And for the first time we travelled by train from Gothenburg to Stockholm. It’s not that we haven’t been on a train but it’s because this one’s different. It’s like the Orient Express train we saw in a film, Murder on the Orient Express. Well, the restaurant car looks like it.

Blue Train - Blå tåget

The Blue Train or Blå tåget is just about à la Orient Express but without the special sleep cabins since it does not travel overnight. What makes the train distinct from other trains here is that the pleasure of dining in its restaurant car and relaxing at the bar.

Blå tåget restaurant

We booked on the First Class carriage, which is closer to the restaurant and bar. The trip from Gothenburg to Stockholm took about four hours. Though the view wasn’t so dramatic because it’s mostly forests, towns, fields and lakes we liked the convenience of sitting at the restaurant for almost the length of the trip.

Blue train from Gothenburg

The Blue Train (Blå tåget) travels from Gothenburg to Uppsala and vice versa. It can also be chartered if travelling in a group. They also offer a package deal which includes an overnight stay in a hotel in Stockholm. For more details about the fare and timetable just head on to the Blå tåget website.

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Willie says

    17 August 2013 at 13:57

    Hi,
    The train looks clean and comfy. Did you ordered any thing to eat? Because I didn’t see any food. Ahaks!

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      18 August 2013 at 12:38

      We had breakfast and lunch on the way and dinner on our way back home. Hahaa, I always write another post for food as I have a category travel food.

      Reply
      • Willie says

        23 August 2013 at 17:57

        No wonder…

        Reply
  2. Willie says

    17 August 2013 at 13:58

    The fastest way to get around is of course, by a train. So far, the Eastern part of Malaysia has no train. It’s due to the hilly terrain that makes it difficult to build a railway track.

    However, when I was studying in West Malaysia, I used the train a lot to commute from my campus to the city.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      18 August 2013 at 12:41

      I agree and I like traveling on trains.
      Yes, it might be difficult to build railways on mountainous lands.

      Reply

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