After arriving by ferry in the town of Flam on the Sognefjord we needed to get to Oslo. The Flam Line or Flåmsbana connects Flam with the Bergen Oslo line in the town of Myrdal. The Flam Line is one of the most scenic train trips in the world, it is also one of the steepest non-cog railaways with a gradient of 5.5%. It runs through the Flåmsdalen valley, climbs from sea level to 2,662 feet (811 meters). The trip takes about an hour, passes numerous waterfalls and goes through 20 tunnels. Construction started in 1924, with the line opening in 1940. It has been in continuous operation since then.