 The Flåm Line runs from Myrdal on the Bergen Line to Flåm . Myrdal Station is located in a mountain pass at 863 @.@ 6 meters ( 2 @,@ 833 ft ) above mean sea level ( AMSL ) , while Flåm is located at 2 @.@ 0 meters ( 6 ft 7 in ) AMSL . The line 's maximum gradient is 5 @.@ 5 percent , and 16 @.@ 1 kilometers ( 10 @.@ 0 mi ) of the line 's 20 @.@ 20 kilometers ( 12 @.@ 55 mi ) have at least 2 @.@ 8 percent gradient . The line has standard gauge and a minimum curve radius of 130 meters ( 430 ft ) , and is the steepest standard @-@ gauge railway in Europe . Maximum permitted speed upwards is 40 km / h ( 25 mph ) , while it is 30 km / h ( 19 mph ) downhill . The line has eight stops , twenty tunnels and one bridge . The line is electrified at 15 kV 16 2 ⁄ 3 Hz AC using overhead wire , and is equipped with Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway ( GSM @-@ R ) , but lacks centralized traffic control ( CTC ) . The infrastructure is owned and operated by the Norwegian National Rail Administration . 
