Flytoget

Flytoget (Airport Express Train) is a high-speed train service operated by the company Flytoget AS, running on the Gardermobanen line and connecting the central station in Oslo, Norway (Oslo S) with Oslo Airport, in the suburb of Gardermoen. The train speed is 210 km/h, which corresponds to a trip from Oslo to the airport taking 19 minutes. During the day there is one departure every ten minutes. This service started in 1998 when the new Oslo International Airport was opened. Flytoget AS is owned by the Norwegian government. The brand Flytoget is one of the strongest brands in Norway, although foreign visitors frequently complain about the price of a ticket to Oslo (between 120-190 NOK = 15-24 €). The service is operating a market share of 33% of all airport passengers, which is the highest in the world. The fleet consists of 16 BM71 electric multiple units. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2294x1564, 1352 KB) ( Oslo, National theatre station, July 05 © 2005 by Bjørn Erik Pedersen ) File links The following pages link to this file: Flytoget ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2294x1564, 1352 KB) ( Oslo, National theatre station, July 05 © 2005 by Bjørn Erik Pedersen ) File links The following pages link to this file: Flytoget ... TGV R seau class, Marseille St-Charles station This page is about high speed rail in general. ... Gardermobanen is a high speed railway line between Oslo and Eidsvoll which runs past Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. ... Oslo Sentralstasjon (Oslo Central Station), frequently abbreviated Oslo S, is the main railway station in Oslo. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Oslo Airport is located in Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 50 km north of Oslo, and is a modern, international airport with two runways. ... A BM71 at Nationaltheateret station The BM71 is a type of electric multiple unit used by Flytoget for airport express trains on the Gardermobanen line in Norway. ...

Measured by km per ticket price, Flytoget is one of the cheapest train airport express links.

External links

• Official WWW pages