 In 1969 , ridership increased by 10 percent and by 12 percent the following year . In 1971 and 1972 , it saw a 20 @-@ percent increase — the latter representing the first year with InterRail tickets . By then the annual ridership had reached 175 @,@ 000 . In 1970 , an additional train was stationed at Flåm , which made it possible to travel a round trip between Flåm and Bergen in a day . Between 1975 and 1982 , NSB started running direct trains between Ål and Flåm . In 1978 , the morning express trains on the Bergen Line started stopping at Myrdal , allowing better access for tourists to the Flåm Line . Traffic increased further until 1980 , when it hit 200 @,@ 000 , and then remained stable through the decade . 
