4K | Historisk tur med BM73 på Meråkerbanen! | Norway to Sweden on SJ's Tilting High-Speed Train!

This video has subtitles! Turn them on for extra information. Recorded: 13 May 2026 🇪🇳 The Meråker Line runs from Hell, just east of Trondheim, to the Swedish border at Storlien. Opened in 1881, it serves as a cross-border link between Norway and Sweden. While the Swedish side had been electrified for decades, the Norwegian side remained diesel-operated until now. After years of waiting, the line has finally been electrified, creating a continuous electric railway connection from Trondheim toward Sweden. In May 2026, SJ used available Type 73 capacity in Trondheim for selected runs, being the first time this trainset ran north of Trondheim. In this video, I travel from Trondheim to Storlien on board SJ Norge’s flagship long-distance electric train, which normally runs on the Oslo to Trondheim route. Seeing a high-speed electric BM73A trainset running north of Trondheim and across the border is a huge symbolic upgrade, even though these services were only temporary. 🇳🇴 Meråkerbanen går fra Hell, like øst for Trondheim, til svenskegrensa ved Storlien. Banen åpnet i 1881 og har lenge vært en viktig grensekryssende forbindelse mellom Norge og Sverige. Mens den svenske siden har vært elektrifisert siden urtiden, har den norske siden vært dieseldrevet frem til nå. I mai 2026 brukte SJ ledig kapasitet på Type 73-togene som vanligvis står over natta til å kjøre denne strekningen. Dette er første gang BM73A kjører nord for Trondheim, og det er en stor symbolsk oppgradering, selv om disse turene bare var midlertidige. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Train details: Operator: SJ Norge Train type: Norske Tog Type 73A / BM73A Route: Trondheim S (main station) to Storlien station Service: R71 1303 Line: Meråkerbanen Distance: 106 km Journey time: 1h 58m Average speed: 53.90 km/h Ticket price: 287 NOK Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:12 Trondheim main station (Trondheim S) 01:31 BM73A.07 at the platform! 03:04 Route overview 03:38 Door closure and departure 04:10 Some information about Storlien 04:40 Running through commuter stations out of Trondheim 05:30 Suburban area around Trondheim 05:45 Train tour! (At least the part we had access to) 06:30 Running along the Trondheim fjord 06:43 Stop for oncoming commuter train 07:48 More fjord 08:01 Hommelvik station and more commuter trains 08:42 Gevingåsen tunnel towards Airport 08:53 Seat tour 09:39 Running through Hell 09:50 Views of Trondheim Airport 10:00 Beginning the 600-meter climb 10:11 Explaining the BM73 tilting system 10:50 The (empty) cafe car 12:01 Landslides! 12:33 Time for toilets! 13:15 Premium class 13:50 Rapidly climbing to Storlien 13:55 Arriving at Meråker stasjon 14:21 Premium class seat 14:45 Kopperå stasjon 14:57 Crossing the Swedish border at high elevation 15:30 Arrival in Storlien 17:20 Stepping out in Sweden 17:59 Norrtåg arrival from Sundsvall C 18:57 Norrtåg 42 7507 departure to Sundsvall C 19:21 Outro #meråkerbanen #trondheim #storlien #norway #sweden #sverige #norge #sjnorge #type73 #bm73 #dovrebanen #trønderbanen #nordlandsbanen #norwegiantrains #trainspotting #railfan #railway #railways #trains #trainvideo #trainvideos #tripreport #passengertrain #longdistancetrain #regionaltrain #electrictrain #electrification #railwayelectrification #scandinavianrail #europeantrains #trondheimsentralstasjon #hellstation #jernbane #tog #togvideo #reisevideo #travelvideo #transport #transportgeek #4k #uhd #hdr #djiosmopocket3 #norrtåg #alstom #x62 #norwaytraintravel #trainsnorway #norwaytrip #sjnord