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Norway launches panoramic glass roof train to see northern lights

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13 Feb 2026 • 1 min read
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Photo from the viral insta post

866000 likes on Instagram, but it is not true. NRK even put out a story about the fact that it is fake.

There is an Arctic Train to/from Narvik in winter time, but it is an old EMU.

Thanks Zugreiseblog for the suggestion to include this one.

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