I have never seen so many skis on public transit as I did in Oslo, and it’s because public transit in Oslo is designed for all trips, not just for commuting.
I visited Oslo recently, and I have never
seen so many skis on public transit. On the subway. In the train station. And on the bus. And that’s because Oslo has great public transit
that lets you access most places in the region. You can get to the local ski
hill by taking the metro. With some nice views on the way up the hill. Or go to larger out-of-town ski resorts by train. In other cities, transit projects are
often talked about only in terms of commuting. Usually for getting people from
suburbs to a central business district. But public transit in Oslo is for
all kinds of trips. And with such regular frequencies that you don’t
even need to look at a schedule. This is true transportation freedom, but it can’t happen if your city only
thinks of transit as a way to get to work. Because there’s so much more
to life than just commuting.
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This makes me homesick ❤ never knew what I gave up when I left Norway, can’t wait to move back home soon
In the alpine regions of germany, austria and switzerland you will sometimes find an extra ski section in the train
People forget that although America is technically a newer counter Europe went through some shit and had massive public infrastructure revamps just like here in Norway
Tbh, I've lived in Oslo so long that I find it surprising that people find this surprising.
Cool! But as a Nordic skier I must point out most of these are cross country skis so they are not heading to the slopes. 😂
That's me
as a osloegian, i thought that this is normal
Could you imagine if Colorado had a rail line that connected all the resorts to Denver………
I believe that the line 1 trains should be full length, but instead detach the two paired sets at MajorStuen station. then the two trains can fit the platform separately, and give more frequency and capacity to the line 1
But it's not as good as it should be. The metro is just one stop to short to reach the ski resort.
But Oslo is far from being the only city where public transport is used to reach the local ski resorts. You have to visit us here in Innsbruck, we have a frequent busline connecting the two small resorts in the town right through the city center, multiple buslines to the surrounding resorts and even direct rail connections to a few resorts. For most of the bigger resorts you have to take the train and change to a bus and it takes quite a while to reach them, but at least most connections are running frequently.
And you can reach us easiely by the daily direct night train from the Netherlands.
I always takte public transport to skiing, since I don't own a car.
So train along the I-70 corridor in Colorado with stops for all the ski resorts?
This is what has annoyed me about most cities transit networks. Why on weekends or holidays, when people will want to go shopping or enjoy public spaces, is there less service.
It's the opposite in my city, back then the bus just go to tourism & hospitality point 😅
There are ski racks in most swiss trains.
Thank you so much for taking Norway in your videos
Norway's a lot bigger than Oslo and in the Summer on a sunny warm day everyone will be on the beach or out in the sun <someplace>. Mountain bikes are popular in the Summer as well. No shortage of mountain trails.
Thank you! Please make more videos about Norway
Come back to Switzerland in the winter. I love that there is a special area for skis on the trains and sometimes finding a gondola steps away from the train station.
You can go skiing right outside of Oslo? Damn ….have to go there
I have a friend who is a nordic skier and he would ski to school if he could. Unfortunately, it would take school being closed to have enough snow for that.
It’s like this all over Scandinavia
As far as i know at least
There’s nothing more to life than commute.
Can you please explain this?
The great thing about Public Transport in Europe is that it isn’t just for the poor. America has a lot to learn.
The same can be said here in Grenoble ! A city close to the mountains, theres a ton of bus transits dedicated to go to ski stations.
Not having to look at the schedule is for me THE hallmark if a functioning public transportation system.
This is true freedom!
utah needs a better public transit the skis would be the same
fun fact. you need a ski bag to transport skis inside a bus in some parts of Europe. but many have racks outside