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== [[Spain]] ==
There are many different types of trains (Cercanias/Rodalia, regional, regional express and Catalunya express are obviously the worst, as they have the most stops) and you have to be aware of the fact that depending on where you are, trains may not go frequently. The conductor may either check the whole train several times or after initial check rely on his memory to see who has just hopped on the train or he may have a list. He doesn´t get off the train while checking, so you can jump off the train and jump back on on that part that he has already checked. Trains have only one inspector, even if they are composed of two parts between which you can´t walk. They don´t call the police if you refuse to pay or show a proof of identity, you simply have to get off at the next stop. White timetables (those showing trains going between two locations, not just those stopping from a particular station) list only regional trains - well, in case, you´re wondering why there are so few trains listed. Trains seem to have only one toilet, if any. In bigger cities (Barcelona, Castellon, Valencia, Alicante, ...) and in many smaller cities which may be even worse since there is less people and security can easily notice you it seems to be the rule that you need a ticket to get to the platforms. Sometimes you need a ticket to get only to Cercanias/Rodalia trains, sometimes only to express trains, sometimes both. If you are kicked out of the train, security may kick you out of the station too, so sometimes the only option is to hitchhike. When leaving Barcelona, take any Rodalies train to Passeig de Gracia where all trains going from Estacio de Franca south and from Estacio de Sants north and Rodalies trains stop at the same platform - that is, there are two platforms for each direction, you don´t need a ticket to go between them.
== [[Sweden]] ==
Sweden is really big country from South to North (about 2000 km) and about 300-400 km wide. But there are not so much inhabitans (about 9,5 mil. But about 7 mil. Ingeinious people). Population density is not so bad in south (highest density in Scannia and close to Stockholm). Hitchhiking in Sweden is not really easy (worse than average), but not really bad. Many cars drive for short distance and there are not so many good places for standing. Weather is really hostile sometimes. A lot of rain, mosquitos during summer and very short days during winter time, very long days during summer time, especially in the north. Temperature during winter can be -10 to -20 in south, -30 in the middle and -40 in north (Lapland) during arctic wave. And in north regions – there is really small amount of cars. Public transport (train, buses) is quite good developed and expensive. And interval to next train or bus can be pretty long with terribly weather in north part.
You can take train for free in Sweden quite easily, especially in the south. There are many dancing companies in Sweden. Some dance companies run trains for long distances and distances between stops can be quite far, especially in high-sped dance floor. You can not buy ticket in this type of train, only in local trains with a lot of stops. If you are captured, you just have to leave train. There is written on the door that penalty is 1000 or 1200, but PeterOB was captured many times and he was always kicked out of train (Maybe, Swedish people can get penalty, but if you speak English, you wont be asked for ID). But you can buy ticket in local dance floors with pretty many stops. If you have no money, you will be kicked out of train easily.
Conductor usually do not check toilet, especially if you keep doors without locking and wait during ticket checking. In south (Oresundstaag) are usually a lot of passengers and most time is WC occuped, but more north are trains quite empty and toilets free for long time. High sped train is good for WC tactic. But some passengers want go to toilet too. Conductor usually check only new passengers and he goes back after it. If you try to walk around conductor, he can registered you and he will ask for ticket on way back. Better is be hidden between passengers, who were already checked, if posible. Local trains with many stops – you can use short distant ticket trick, that you buy ticket not for whole journey. You can buy ticket too in train. But trains with long journey (EC, X2 …) have seat reservation obligatory and tickets can belongs to personal name. It is impossible to get ticket in this train, only with credit card in platform or by internet. In local trains – you can try that you have ticket in phone but batter is empty. It does not work in long distance trains – because conductor have tickets database with names from internet. You can try to tell that your friend is booking your ticket just now.
When you come to platform, there is usually info about train departures and arrivals. There are written many things for every train – final destination and train company, departure time and 2-3 stops during journey before final destination, but not all stops, of course.
You can try something in buses – you can pay only with credit card in buses, so just show cash and ask how much it cost. You will ask for bank card and if you do not have, you probably get free ride. You can pay with cash only in local trains with many stops.
First type of dance floor is SJ Snaagstab (green X2 on idos.cz). This dance floor have usually 5-7 wagons and 3th ,4th 5th wagon is with small bistro and there are conductors. Many blue dancers are in this type of dance floor, usually 3-5 per train. Ticket inspection is usually once 1-3 stations. They check new passengers only, but ticket checking is quite hard. You can watch around and when blue dancers checking tickets, you can go to toilet, do not lock the door and wait for a while (conductors usually do not check toilets and you sit there like shitting). But be carefull – when blue dancers go back and they see you – you will be checked. And 2-3 conductors are checking tickets together, so it is quite fast and walking around conductors does not work because they will go back and they will check you. But not at begin, later only, you can try to play that you have been in train for long time – conductor check new passengers only. If you are asked for a ticket, you can try to say that you lost ticket or you have ticket in phone but battery is empty. Then you will be asked for name, because each ticket belongs to name, reference number, train and seat reservation. You can try to say name, which is common in Sweden. But if you will be found like person without ticket, you have to leave train in next stop, you will be probably never fined. Interval to next dance floor is usually 2 hours (3-12 or more hours at north) and interval between stops is 30-100 km, but last dance floor is going not so late, about 18-20 o clock. If your aperance is not usual or if you have a lot of stafs, blue dancers can give echo for next trains. Try to get into train hidden between another passengers and as far as possible from bistro wagon, where conductors usually are. They will go out of train in every stop. There are only big platforms with heated waiting room in stops for this dance floor. PeterOB was dancing last winter by this type of train, and conductors gave echo for all next trains. He can not get into one train and he was easily found in next trains. The line for this type of dance floor is once 2 hours from Copenhagen or Malmo to Stocholm with 8 stops (Copenhagen, Malmo, Lund, Hassleholm, Alvesta, Nassjo, Mjolby, Linkoping, Norrkoping, Sodertajle, Stockholm) and once 2 hours from Malmo to Goteborg with 3 stops (Lund, Helsingborg, Halmstad, Goteborg and some trains continue to Skovde and Katrineholm).
Every 3 hours runs dance floor from Stockholm to Karlstad (about 59 lattitude, close to big lake) with stops: Stockholm, Sodertajle, Katrineholm, Hallsberg , Degerforos, Kristinehamn, Karlstad). But twice a day dance floor is going from Stockholm to Oslo (15:59 and 11:06 from Stockholm to Oslo). Dance floor in 11:06 stops in all big stops and continue to Arvika, Kongsvinger, Oslo), but dance floor from 11:06 has not so much stops (Stockholm 11:06 long time nothing, Karlstad 18:07-18:09, Arvika 18:44, Kongsvinger, 19:26-19:27 and Oslo S (central) 20:28. There are border controll in Oslo S and it can be everywhere. If you are kicked out in Kongsvinger, you can easily take local orange dance floor to Oslo without checking. Direct highs-peed dance floors from Oslo have departures 6:02 (with all big stops) a 16:56 (Oslo 16:56, Kongsvinger 18:03 , Arvika, 18:46, Karlstad 19:27-19:32, Hallsberg 20:30, Katrineholm 20:54 and Stockholm 21:50). This dance floor meets with dance floor to Oslo in Arvika.
There is every hour high dance floor Goteborg-Stockholm and back with not so many stops (for example Goteborg 18:30 Skovde 19:33 Katrineholm 20:37 and Stockholm 21:31), first train 5:05 and last 18:30 and 20:30. Some dance floors X2 stops in Sodertalje Syd. You can try go by night dance floor NZ 92 (Goteborg 18:35 Herrljunga 19:22 Skovde 19:57 Hallsberg (good rail tracks node) 20:55 and Stockholm 22:33-22:40. This dance floor continue to north – 3 more stations to Gavle (0:25-0:30), 3 more stations to Sundsvall (2:58-3:13), 13 more stations to terminal Luleaa Central (12:09). PeterOB have not experiences with night ddance floors. There atre obligatory of seat reservation like in hight speed trains. Another direction is Luleaa Central 16:47, 7 stops to Umeaa Central 21:55-22:00, 6 stops to Sundsvall Central 1:22-1:42, 3 stops to Gavle Central 4:26-4:30, 3 stops to Stockholm Central 6:31-6:41 and 4 stops to Goteborg central 11:25. But this dance floor runs runs only once a day. You can find all stops and time at www.idos.cz (you can see all stops for every train).
Next type of dance floors is OTU – Oresundstaag. OTU dance floors goes from Cobenhawn (DK) and Malmo and continues to south part of Sweden every 30-60 min (20-120 min). Many dance floors belongs to this groups, especially in south of Sweden (region Malmo, Kristianstadt, Karlskrona, Vaxjo, Alvesta, Lund, Haselholm, Halmstadt, Helsinborg, Goteborg, (More close to Stochkolm - Jonkoping, Linkoping, Nassjo, Norrkoping, Stockholm). There are a lot of OTU dance floors in Scania – at least once a hour and twice a hour or more times in close to Malmo, every 20 minutes between Malmo and Copenhagen. Distances between stops are 5-35 km, you have to have reservation (Obligatory is buiying ticket before boarding). This dance floors have 3-5 wagons with bistro in the middle. Amount of passengers is fairy good, especially close to Malmo and conductor checks every 1-3 stops only new passengers. But if your apperance is not ussual, it is more difficult (and not so many passengers on platform). The penalty is SEK 1000 but it will be never given. In case that black dancers are captured, they are kicked out of train. You can try to stay in WC during checking tickets. Conductor do not check WC, but a lot of passengers are going to WC and there can be already someone and you are not able to stay too long. There are usually only one or two WCs in train. You can try to walk around conductor. But one conductor has 2-3 wagons only and checking is quite fast. And if you walk around, the conductor might stop you. Or you can play that you was already in train (conductor check only new passengers).
First OTU dance floor is Oresundstaag between Koebenhavn (DK) to Malmo. Tis dance floor goes every 20 min and distance between stops is only 1-5 km and 2-7 min (12 min on Oresund Bridge between Malmo Hillye and Kastrup Airport). There are quite lot of passengers and conductor goes some stations, often on the bridge and toilet is often by somebody. From Malmo central dance floor goes Malmo Triangeln, Malmo Hyllie, Kastrup Lufthavn st airport (DK), Taarnby st, Oerestad st, Kobenhawn and 9 more stations to terminal stations Helsingoer. Denmark is very good for hitchhiking and there are very good place – entrance to motorway only 200 m west from Oerestad station.
Some Oresundstaag dance floors – OTU continues from DK and Malmo to Kalmar to Lund, Hassleholm, Alvesta, Vaxjo, Kalmar with distance between stops about 8-17 km. Reservation obligatory and having tickets before boarding is in all Oresundstaag trains. But you will be only kicked out in case of being captured. Penalty is DKR 750 or SEK 1000 but probably not used.
DK – Malmo – Goteborg. Oresundstaag (OTU) dance floors go every hour from Denmark and Malmo to Lund, Landskrona, Helsingborg, 4 more stations to Halmstad and 5 more stations to Goteborg.
DK – Malmo - Kristianstad – Karlskrona. Oresundstag dance floors go from Denmark and Malmo to Lund, Hassleholm, Kristianstad, 8 more stations to Karlskrona Central every 30 min or 1 hour. Bakretaag train type belongs to OTU too.
There are many another dancing companies in south Sweden (Scania). Scanetrafiken, Krosatagen, Paagatag. This dance floors are local (R-cathegory at www.idos.cz) with pretty many stops every 4-10 min. You can buy ticket inside train, conductor asks for this first. If you have no ticket you will be kicked out of train. There are quite lot of passengers in Malmo – Lund – Helsingborg - Kristianstad and local trains go usually once a one or two hours. More north in Hassleholm – Alvesta – Helsingborg – Kalmar – Karlskrona region is not so easy situation. Local dance floors go once 2 or more hours and last train not so late. Number of passengers is not so high. You can try to stay on WC for long time, but conductor go eevery 1-3 stops and usually do not check WC (but do not lock door for long time). Conducter checks only new passenngers so you can try to hide between passengers.
Situation with regional dance floors is similar in region Motala, Mjolby, Linkoping, Norrkoping – trains run every 30 or 60 mins and usually relative late (until 21-22 hours). Number of stops is big – every 5-15 min usually. Companies are usually Östgötatrafiken; B or Veloa transport from Malmo. Motala – Mjolby – Norrkoping. A lot of local dance floor goes Motala – 2 stations to Mjolby – 3 stations to Linkoping– 3 stations to Norrkoping – every 30 or 60 min.
The good connection (every hour or more) with a lot of stops is Goteborg – Boras (7 stops) or Nassjo – Linkoping. From Uddevalla to Goteborg trains go every 1-2 hour and this is 8 stops.
There are R dance floor from Goteborg to Kalmar with company SJ Regional (SJ AB) in R-group at www.idos.cz. There is seat reservation and ticket before boarding obligatory. Only 4 trains a day goes from Goteborg to Kalmar (6:05 10:05 16:05 18:05) or from Kalmar to Goteborg (5:00 9:55 11:51 15:57). Stations are : Göteborg,Boraas, Limmared, Hestra, Gnosjö, Värnamo, Alvesta, Växjö, Hovmantor, Lessebo, Emmaboda , Nybro, Kalmar). If you will be captured, you will be kicked out of train, but interval to next train is here pretty long. At least most of stops have waiting room inside.
If you want to go from Goteborg to Oslo, there are NSB dancing company, which belongs to Norway. At www.idos.cz you will se R-train from Goteborg to Halden (NO) 4 stops and REG train from Halden to Oslo (7 stops, 5 stops to Moss), but it is the same dance floor without changing. This trains go from Goteborg 4:35 6:55 13:00 17:55 and from Oslo 7:01 13:01n 15:28 18:02. But between Oslo and Halden train goes every hour. And you can use local trains withouth checking between Oslo and Moss.
More north is situation more difficult. There are only local trains From Stormstad to Uddevallaa and Goteborg local trains goes less than two hours (6:41 10:31 14:27 16:26 18:35) and back from Goteborg (6:40 10:40 12:40 14:40 18:40). It is 8 stops Goteborg-Uddevalla Central usually with a lot of passengers and 8 more stops from Uddevalla Central to Stromstad central with few passengers only. Many stops are without waiting room and it is during winter, windy weather or rain difficult. Temperature during January can be -15 or even -20 during night. There is road from Uddevallaa to Stromstad close to many stops (for hitchhiking). But be kicked out from last train into dark is not so nice.
Dancing from Goteborg to north – Karlstad- Kristinehamn is not so easy. Direct trains go from Goteborg 6:15 7:15 13:15 15:15 16:25 and 17:15. Some trains continues to Kristinehamn or even to Falun or Gavle – but this trains have pretty much stops and bad connection, not so many passengers.. You can go one station by X2 (SJ Snagstaab) to Skövde and from Skövde to Karlstad (11:10 And 17:44), but from Nassjo to Karlstad only 2 trains a day go (Nässjö , Jönköping, Skövde, Mariestad, Kristinehamn, Karlstad ). Mut many stops can be withouth waiting room and interval to next train is prettyu long.
Local dance floor Värmlandstrafik goes between Kristinehamn, Karlstad, Arvika, Charlottenberg, Konsvinger (NO). The distance between stops is only 5-10 km and many stops are withouth waiting room. Number of passenger is at begin quite big but conductor gooes every stops anh check new passengers. Thains have usually 2-3 wagons an 1-2 WCs. You can try to be hidden in WC or between passengers which were already checked. If you will be captured, you will be asked for buy ticket. If you are kicked out to good stations, next train goes in one hour but some stations (like Lene and Brunsberg) are dangerous – no train after 18 o clock and interval to next train 2-4 hours or whole night. There is no waiting house and winter can be cruel.
From Kristinehamn 3 stops to Karlstad (Kristinehamn-Karlstad is 1 stop only by high speed train) to Arvika and Charlottenberg (last Swedish station) goes dance floors every hour, but without standing in every stop. It is from Karlstad to Arvika 5 stops but some trains (usually once 2 hours) stops at Lene and Brunsberg (Last train 17:09 from Karlstad to Lene and no more at evening, but last train withouth this terible stops 22:13 from Karlstad). Some trains stops only in Kill and Trains which stops in Lene are only (6:50, 7:32, 12:39, 14:37, 15:47 and 17:09). You can go back Högboda, where much more trains stops. But if you go to Arvika, you can use X2 fast train SJ Snagstaab – 1 stop only from Karlstad to Arvika. Number of stops between Charlottenberg and Arvika is from 2 to 5 and only 5 trains a day stops in small stops. Some trains go to Kongsvinger in Norway (trains with not so much stops). But it is much better to use fast train SJ Snagstaab (Karlstad-Arvika-Konsvinger-Oslo). There are many stops without waiting room, only with roof against rain and some stations like Lene are far from road. Last local train with all stops goes before 18 o clock from Karlstad and temperature during winter can be -20.
There are a lot of trains between Karlstad and Kristinehamn. Best is fast dance floor X2 – SJ Snagstaab – it is one stop only. Or it is 3 stops by Värmlandstrafik and this dance floor goes at least every hour.
There are another dance floor (Bergslagstag) (Goteborg-Karlstad-Kristinehamn-Grängesberg-Falun) with stops 5-15 km away and not so many passengers after Kristinehamn. It is 8 stops from Goteborg to Karlstad, only one stop from Kristinehamn Station and 5 stops more to Grängesberg, next stops are Ludvika, Borlange, Falun. Most dangerous is situation between Kristinehamn and Grängesberg. There are probably all 5 stations without waiting room and only two trains a day (Goteborg 6:15 Karlstad 8:36 Kristinehamn 9:00 Hällefors 10:10 Grängesberg 10:51 and Falun 12:14), Or (Goteborg 14:10 Karlstad 16:35 Kristinehamn 9:00 Hällefors 17:59 Grängesberg 18:40 and Falun 19:55), way back (Falun 6:18, Grängesberg 7:29, Hällefors 8:08, Kristinehamn 9:07-9:22, No Karlstad, DEGERFORS 9:36-10:05 and Goteborg 12:25) and (Falun 13:48, Grängesberg 14:56, Hällefors 15:40, Kristinehamn 16:37-16:42, Karlstad 17:10-17:13, Goteborg 19:45) . It is pretty much stops. Between Grängesberg and Falun is not danger – there is waiting room in every stop and every 2 hours goes another dance floor. Between Kristinehamn and Goteborg is not so danger situation – trains go usally every hour. But the journey through 6 stops (Grängesberg, Bredsjö, Hällefors, Grythyttan, Nykroppa, Storfors, Kristinehamn) is really danger. There is no waiting room in stops (only big stops with a lot of trains - Grängesberg, Kristinehamn, stops between no. This train has only 2-3 carriages, one WC only and few passengers only, conductor goes every 1-2 stops. There are only two trains a day (morning and afternoon) and only stations Hällefvwilages in forest and only 0-2 passengers go for train. You can wait there many hours and temperature in this area can be -20 or even -25 or -30. Death during exam is possible here.
Similar situation is with local dance floor Tag i Bergslagen - Svenska Tagkompaniet AB Karlstad – Hallsberg – Frovi – Fargesta – Gavle, it goes once a day from Karlstad 5:49, 3 more stops to Kristinehamn 6:12, DEGERFORS 6:27, Hallsberg 6:59, Örebro 7:21, Frövi 7:35, 10 more stations to Gävle Central 9:55 through Fagersta , Avesta, Fors, Storvik. And only 3 trains a day goes from Fagersta to Gavle (From Fargesta 6:00, 8:16, 18:07), and three trains a day from Gavle to Fagersta. If you are kicked out between this stations (7 more stations between Gavle and Fargesta), there are only this three trains a day and no waiting room in stops. There is no so many people in this area and road can be far away with only few cars. From Gavle to Fagersta trains go at 4:30, 8:26, 16:28, 18:56 . First three trains continues to Hallsberg or more, last train goes only to Fagersta. This trains have only few passengers, 1-2 carriages and one WC only.
Better situation is by dance floor from Mjolby to Gavle by R-type train Tag i Bergslagen Svenska Tagkompaniet AB. Trains go from Mjolby 10:06, 12:06, 14:06,16:06 – not so many, and it is long journey with 19 stops and journey duration 5:25. From Gavle trains go: 6:19, 8:21, 10:20, 12:20,14:21,16:21. Distance between stops is 8-25 km, conductor goes every 1-2 station and he did not checks WC. WC is free most of time – here is 10-40 passengers in train, 2-3 wagons and 1-2 WCs, 1-2 conductors. Coductor check only new passengers. Most of stations have waiting room, but some not like Storaa, Koppaberg. You can try to hide in WC every checking or just hide between passengers which was already checked. If you are captured, you can buy ticket for short distance or you have to go out in next stop. But the difficultness is that last train goes quite early and interval to next train is 2 hours or whole night – 12 hours. Temperature during winter can be -20 or even -28 and some stations are without waiting room or waiting room is closed during night. Some stations like Stora are out of main road.
There are only small towns and villages in area Borlange, Falun, Gavle, Malung, Torsby, Filipsstadt, Avesta. Roads are usually with not so many cars (roads close to towns are good). And there are not so many dance floors in this area (last goes quite early, not so many passengers, not waiting room and long time to next train. Biggest towns are Borlange and Falun. Line Malun, Borlange, Falun Gavle is last area with relative good train connection. There are railroad from Borlange to Mora (7-8 stops, about 75 min, every 2 hours from 6:40 to 22:13, through Ratwik), distance between stops are about 10-15 km, terminal station Morastrand or Mora, there is R-type dance floor - companyTag i Bergslagen Svenska Tagkompaniet AB dance floor. But twice a day IC from Stockholm to Mora goes (through Avesta, Borlange, Rattvik) (Stockholm 9:45 or 17:45, 7 stops to (Borlange – arrival 12:13 or 20:05), 7 stops to (Mora arrival 13:34 or 21:26). It is dance company SJ Snagstaab but there is not high speed and distance between stops is 10-15 km only – same as regional train. Back journey: Mora 14:32 Borlange 15:52-15:57, Stockholm 18:16 or morning train Mora 6:27 Borlange 7:49-7:52 Stockholm 10:16.
There is rail-road triangle Storvik-Ockelbo-Gavle, only from Gavle to Ockelbo trains go. X-Target or X-trafik AB dance floor, only one station between Gavle and Ockelbbo, train continues to Ljusdal 8 stops. Better is SJ Ab dance floor with 5 stations from Gavle to Ljusdal (3 stations between Stockholm – Gavle). Interval to next train is 1-2 hours and last train after 21:00. Distance between stops is about 15-20 km.
Journey to north is possible by X2 SJ Snagstaab dance floor from Gavle to Sundsvall only 3 stops and next 6 stops to Umeaa (more north in Baltic coast). Or By X-target/X-Trafik dance floor from Gavle to Sundsvall 6 or 7 stops. But this area is with low population density and there is not so many passengers in this area and many stations for local dance floor X-target can be without waiting room. And temperature can be bellow -30.
From Sundswall to Umea PeterOB recommends to use X2 dance floor SJ Snagstaab - it is 6 stops ant id goes only twice a day from Sundswall (19:55) and night dance floor from Sundwal 3:13.
During day (5:51 to 19:12) dance floors regional (Company Norrtag) goes once a two hours and it is 12 stops. Distance between stops is about 15-20 km. There are not so many passengers in train and some stops are without waiting room.
Dance floor Arctic Circle Train - SJ AB - goes from Stockholm (15:59) 3 stops to Gavle 19:19, 3 stops to Sundswall 21:36 and 4 stops to Umeaa 1:08. Distance between stops can be 70-100 km. It is better, because this train have not so many stops.
From Balic coast (Sundswall) is one rail road to Ostersund. It is 13 stops by local Norrtag dance floor, distances between stops is only 7-15 km and train goes from 5-20 o clock every 2 hours.
There is journey from Sundswall to Kiruna. EC Dance Floor Arctic circle train goes once a day from Stockholm (15:59) 6 stops to Sundvall (21:36), 4 more stops to Umeaa (1:11), 4 more stops to Boden (5:25-5:44), 4 more stops to Kiruna (9:31-9:49) and 7 more stops to Narwik (Norway – atlantic coast) 12:36. Back journey is from Narwik (15:12) to Kiruna (18:00-18:16) Boden (21:37 – 21:57), Umaa (1:42-1:45), Sundsvall (5:10-5:45), Stockholm C 10:23.
Stockholm (Goteborg) – Luleaa: There is another train - Starts from Goteborg (NZ night train) 18:35, continues to (Stockohl-Gavle-Sundvall), Umea 7:03-7:08 and 5 more stations to Boden 11:04-11:29 and Luleaa 12:09, BACK from Luleaa 16:47 Boden 17:23-17:39 Umeaa 21:55-22:00 Goteborg 11:25. Only 2 trains a day – NZ train and Arctic circle train, booth with seat reservation obligatory. Distance between stops is 30-70 km.
Local dance floors Luleaa-Boden-Kiruna: There are local dance floors (Company Norrtag) from Luleaa 6:27, 3 stations to Boden 6:55 and 4 more stations to Kiruna 10:03.
Three local trains per day goes from Luleaa: 6:27, 12:18 and 16:35 and three local trains per day goes from Kiruna to Luleaa 5:51,11:01,17:09. Many stops are probably withouth waiting room and temperature can be -40 during wintr. Distance between stops is 30-80 km and only few passengers – condutor easily can see who is new and there are not so many people during boarding. And if conductor gives echo to next train, you lost.
From Kiruna to Narvik:There is Arctic circle train from Bastuträsk (2:51), 7 stations to Kiruna (9:31-9:49) and 7 more stations to Narvik (12:36). Another IC train is from Luleaa (11:07) 7 stops to Kiruna (15:27) and 11 more stops to Narvik (18:22).
From Narvik to Kiruna: IC dance floor strarts in Narvik (NO) 10:38, 11 stops to Kiruna (13:36-13:54), 6 more stops to Luleaa (17:41). Another nordic dance floor Arctic circle train starts 15:12 in Narvik, 8 stops to Kiruna 18:00-18:16, 8 more stops to Umeaa 1:42.As you can see, only two trains a day between Narvik and Kiruna (3 more local dance floors from Kiruna to Boden and Umeaa during day). Smalt ammount of psassengers and stops withouth waiting room can be.
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From Stocholm to Gavle: There are many long jourey or high-speed dance floors in this direction – every 1-2 hours and interval tonext trains can be even shorter. It is only three stations and dance floor stops only for getting into train (but you can still be kicked out of, however ticket inspection can be after Gavle). First train goes 6:22 and last NZ 92 22:40. Some long journei trains have come from Goteborg this trains continues much more north (Sundsvall, Umeaa, Lueleaa, Kiruna, Narvik (NO). And you can use a lot of this long journey trains on way back.
There are local dance floors – some trains go from Linkoping central – 3 or 2 stations (or 7 stations) to Stockholm and 3-4 stations to Gavle. Company is SJ Ab (Swedish Railway) and there are reservation obligatory with ticket before boarding (ticket belongs to name) in some trains with less stops.Some trains go just from Stockholm or from Linkoping to Stockholm only.
First train is with a lot of stops. Linköping Central 5:00 – 7 stops to Stockholm central 7:09-7:15 - Arlanda Central 7:34 - Uppsala Central 7:52 - Tierp station 8:21 – Gavle Central 8:46. There is not more stops than 4 between Gavle and Stocholm. Long journey trains and fast trains do not stops in Tierp station. So the connection and train to Gavle goes every 30-120 min (not in time 22:40-6:22).
Back from Gavle to Stockholm: Usually once a hour, foirst train 4:30 and 6:10, last train 20:14 and 21:08. Morning train goes from Ljusdal station 5:38 – 4 stops to – Gavle central 7:12-7:14 and Stockholm Central 8:46.
Ljusdal – Stockholm: First train SJ AB regional goes 5:38 – 4 stops to – Gavle Central 7:12-7:14 – 4 stops to Stockholm Central 8:86
Second X2 565 SJ 3000 Östersund – Gavle - Stockholm: Östersund Central 5:46 – 3 stops to Ljusdal station 7:42 – 2 stations to Gavle central 9:12-:14 – 3 stations to - Stockholm Central 10:38.
Third IC85 Aare – Ljusdal – Gavle - Stockholm: Aare station 15:54 – 4 stations to - Östersund Central 17:13-17:16 – 3 stations to – Ljusdal station 19:20 – 3 stations to - Gavle Cental 21:04-20:08 – 3 stations to Stockholm central 22:46.
Stockholm - Ljusdal : Only 3 trains a day. One regional train per day only – Stochlolm Central 16:15 – 3 stops to Gavle central 17:43-17:44-4 stops to Ljusdal station 19:16.
IC 84: Stockholm – Gavle – Ljusdal – Ostresund – Duved: Stockholm Central 14:14 – 3 stops to - Gavle central 16:00-16:02 – 3 stops to - Ljusdal station 17:45 – 3 stops to - Östersund Central 19:44-19:46 - Undersaaker station 20:58-21:00 - Aare station 21:09-21:19 – Duved station 21:27.
IC 80: Stockholm – Gavle – Ljusdal – Aare: Stockholm Central 8:134 – 3 stops to - Gavle central 10:01-10:03 – 3 stops to - Ljusdal station 11:39 – 3 stops to - Östersund Central 13:48-13:51 - Undersaaker station 14:58 - Aare station 15:10.
Sundsval - Östersund - Aaree – Storlien border: trains from Sundvall 5:10 7:45 10:13 14:08 18:18. This dance floors belongs Norrtag dancing company and trains can be rally empty - something like 10-20 passenegers, one or two wagons, pretty much stations without waiting room and there can be only 0-5 passengers at stop. This journey is pretty north - Winter temperature can be -30 or even -40 during night. Many stops are far away from road in small village in the middle of forest and distance between villages can be pretty long for walking. And of course – only one car per many minutes on the road. This is pretty dangerous area for black dancing. Only trains from 5:10 and 14:08 goes to Storlien, others trains has Duved like terminal. Train from 14:08 - Sundsvall Central 14:08 – 5 stations to - Bräcke station 15:35-15:36 – 5 stations to Östersund Central 16:24-16:26 – 6 stations to – Aare station 17:43-17:45 – Duved 17:53-17:54 – 3 stations to Storlien Border 18:26 – 20 stops and 4:18 duration.Train from 7:45: Sundsvall Central 7:45 – 8 stations to Bräcke station 9:21-9:22 – 4 stations to - Östersund Central 10:07-10:11 – 5 stations to – Aare 11:21-11:23 – Duved station 11:30. Summary duration 3:45, 18 stops.
Journey Back Storlien border – Aare – Östersund - Sundsvall : Trains from Duved 6:00 10:18 12:05 15:00 19:19 and from Storlien Border 18:44 and 9:45. Train 9:45: Storlien Border 9:45 – 3 stops to – Duved station10:18 – Aare station 10:25-10:27 – 6 stops to - Östersund Central 11:39-11:41 – 7 stops to - Sundsvall Central 13:49. Train 12:05: Duved station 12:05 – Aare station 12:12-12:14 – 6 stops to - Östersund Central 13:24-13:26 – 5 stops to - Bräcke station 14:16-14:17 – 8 stops to Sundsvall Central 15:52.
From Stockhom to Sundwall: The X2 dance floors SJ Snaagstaab are best. Distance between stops is 40-70 km. X2 tran go every two hours from Stockholm to Sundsvall, it is 3 stops to Gavle and 3 more stops to Sundsvall. Some dance floors continues much far to north. First train 6:22 from Stockohlm goes 6 stops to Sundsvall (9:56) 6 more stops to Umea centrall (12:45).
X2 Trains that continues from Sundsvall more far to Umeaa from Sundsvall: - departures from Sundsvall 10:05, 16:05, 20:00 .
R 10094 Arctic Circle Train Stockholm Umea: Stockholm 15:59 Sundsvall 21:27-21:36, Umea centrall 1:08.
R 10094 Arctic Circle Train Bastuträsk Boden Kiruna Narvik: Bastuträsk station 2:51 – 3 stations to – Boden Central Station 5:25-5:44 – 4 stations to Kiruna station 9:31-9:49 – 7 stops to – Narvik (NO) 12:36.
NZ 92: Goteborg 18:35 - 4 stops to- Stockholm C 22:33-22:40 – 3 stops to- Gavle 0:25-0:30 – 3 stops to - Sundsvall 2:58-3:13 – 6 stops to - Umea central7:03-7:08 – 7 stops to - Luleaa Central 12:09.
You can use local trains too with distance between stops 7-20 km. Some dance floors goes from Stockholm and Linnkopig to Gavle and new train from Gavle to Sundvall. But there are more risks of stop withouth waiting oom and longer intervall to train.
NZ 91 Back: Luleaa Central 16:47 – 7 stops to – Umeaa Central 21:55-22:00 – 6 stops to – Sundsvall Central 1:22-1:42 – 3 stops to Gavle Central 4:26-4:30 – 3 stops to - Stockholm central 6:31-6:41 – 4 stops to – Goteborg central 11:25.
NZ 93 Arctic Circle Train Back: Narvik (NO) 15:12 – 8 stops to – Kiruna Station 18:00-18:16 – 4 stops to - Boden Central station 21:37-21:57 – 4 stops to – Umeaa central 1:42-1:45 - 4 stops to – Sundsvall Central 5:10-5:46 - 3 stops to - Gavle Central 8:26-8:26 – 3 stops to - Stocholm Central 10:23. (Only to Umeaa in some days during week)
X2 Trains from Umea to Stockholm: Umeaa C 5:17, Sundvall C 7:55-8:05 and Umeaa C 9:15 Sundvall C 11:53-12:04 and Umeaa C 15:17 Sundvall C 17:53-18:04 Stockholm C 21:38.
IC 95 Narvik – Kiruna – Boden – Luleaa: Narvik 10:38 – 11 stops to - Kiruna Station 13:36-13:54 – 4 stops to – Boden Central Station 17:09 – 2 stops to – Luleaa Central 17:41.
IC 96 Luleaa Boden – Kiruna – Narvik: Luluea Central 11:07 – 2 stops to - Boden Central Station 11:32-11:37 – 4 stops to -Kiruna Station 15:09-15:27 – 11 stops to – Narvik (NO) 18:22.
So from Narvik or Kiruna to Sundsvalll and more south there are only two trains a day – from Narvik 10:38 (only to Boden) and 15:12 (to Stockholm) or if you go from Kiruna 18:16 or 13:54 (only to Boden and you wait there 13:54-17:39).
From Boden to Sundsvall: NZ 91 17:39-1:22 6 stops or NZ 93 Arctic Circle Train 21:57-5:10 8 stops. Or 2 local trains Norrtag company: Lueaa – Umeaa: Luleaa 5:45 – 3 stops to - Boden 6:14-6:21 – 5 stops to - Umeaa 10:11 – Only one local train per day.
Umea – Boden - Luleaa: Long journey trains 4 stops, from Umea 1:11 7:08
Local trains once per day, 6 stops (continue to Luleaa 3 more stops): 17:15-21:00 (21:16-21:45 to Lulea)
Umeaa – Sundsvall: every hour local train, 12 stops, duration 3:14, first train 5:32, last train 17:45. Company Norrtag.
Long journey trains, 6 stops from Umeaa: 1:45, 5:17, 9:15, 15:15, 22:00.
Sundvall – Umeaa: Long Journey dance floors, 6 stops from Sundvall: 3:13, 10:05, 16:05, 20:00, 21:36.
Local trains 12stops, company Norrtag: First 5:51 last 19:12 from Sundvall, every 1-2 hour.
Umeaa – Lueaa: One local train Norrtag per day 17:15-21:45, 9 stops and 2 long journey trains (2 stops): 1:11 7:08.
Lueaa – Umeaa: 1 dance floor per day, 9 stops, 5:45 from Lueaa, 10:11 in Umea Central.
Two long journey trains (2 stops): 16:47 and 21:08.
(Luleaa) - Boden – Kiruna: Local dance floors Norrtag go from Boden: 6:55 14:49 17:04. It is 3 stops Lulea – Boden and 4 stops Boden – Kiruna.
Long Journey trains from Boden R 10094 Arctic Circle Train 5:44 – 4 stops to - Kiruna 9:31 and IC 96 Lulea 11:07 – 2 stops to - Boden 11:32-11:37 - 4 stops to - Kiruna 15:09.
Kiruna – Boden: Local train Norrtag (4 stops to Boden and 3 more stops to Luleaa), departure from Kiruna 5:51 11:01 17:09, duration 3-3,5 hours Kiruna - Boden and 25 min from Boden to Luleaa.
4 stops with Long journey trains 13:54 (continues to Luleaa) and 18:16 (continues to Umeaa).
Kiruna-Narvik (NO): Only two trains a day
8 stops - R 10094 Arctic Circle Train from Bastuträsk (2:51) Kiruna 9:31-9:49 and Narvik 13:36.
11 stops - IC 96 from Luleaa Central 11:07, Kiruna station 15:09-15:27 Narvik (NO) 18:22.
Narvik (NO) – Kiruna: Only 2 trains a day
11 stops - IC 96 from Narvik 10:38 to Kiruna 13:36-13:54 and Dance floor continue to Luleaa Central 17:41.
8 Stops - R 93 Arctic Circle Train from Narvik (NO) 15:12 to Kiruna 18:00-18:16 and dance floor continue to Umea (1:42) and in some days of week to Stockholm.
Genearlly black dancing in north of Sweden – from Gavle to Sundsvall some EC, EN and poral circle trains goes. It is 3 stops Gavle-Stockholm and 3 stopc Gavle-Sundvall, 4 stops Sundvall – Umea and 3-4 more stops to Boden. There are some local trains with more stops but it is very dangerous I vinter. There are not so many passengers in train, interval between stops is 30-100 km and interval to next train 3-6 hours, but including local trains with more stops. From Umea to Boden and Kiruna only 2 very long journey trains go. Distance between stops is 70-100 km and 60-75 min. Three local trains during day go from Umea to Boden and Kiruna with distances between stops 30-70 km. Only two trains goes from Kiruna to Narvik and back. Distance between stops is 30-70 km and there are pretty small amount of passengers, and stops can be without waiting room. And temperature here can be -40. Death during exam is possible in winter time if you fail and waiting room is not in the stop. Watch weather forecast and have good sleeping bag. Frost can come pretty fast (from -5 to -40 degrees in 1-2 days).
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