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Beyond Bjerkaker the road traverses the Soknednl and follows
the course of the Igla, and afterwards that of the Stavilla and
Hauka, the united waters of which take the name of Sokna and
fall into the Gula at Støren. The vegetation becomes richer, and
the traveller might imagine he was approaching a more southern
region instead of so high a latitude.
12 Kil. Garli (1355 ft.; good station) lies on a height to the
left. The road descends through a picturesque ravine with
waterfalls and mills. Beyond the church of Soknedalen we reach —
10 Kil. Prästhus (TOO ft.; poor station).
14 Kil. Støren or Engen i Støren (210 ft.; Hotel <$• Restaurant,
adjoining the railway-station). Travellers arriving here and
intending to start again by train should drive direct to the
railway-station. — From Støren to Throndhjem (13/4-2* 2 hrs. by
train), see p. 215.
26. From Christiania to Throndhjem.
562 Kil. (345bEngl. 31.). Eaiway (Nordbanerne). In summer a
through-train runs daily, stopping at 14 only out of 75 stations and accomplishing
the whole distance in 17l/4 hrs. (fares 50 kr. 60, 42 kr. 40 0., 24 kr. ;
sleeping-berth 5 kr. extra). Other trains stop for the night at (11-13 hrs.) Tønsæt,
arriving in Throndhjem the following afternoon (fares 29 kr. 70, 17 kr.
5S 0.). Tickets for the slow trains cannot in any way be made available
for the through express. It is advisable to write or telegraph to a hotel
at Tønsæt in order to secure a comfortable room. — There are 11
railway-restaurants on the line. Dinners are provided for travellers going X.
at Hamar and Støren (1 kr. 25 ø.), notice being given to the guard;
travellers going S. dine at Singsaas or Hamar. But these arrangements are
liable to change.
With the exception of Lake 3Ijøsen there is almost nothing on this
route to induce the traveller to make any stoppage or detour. The best
views between Hamar and Rena are to the right, thence to Throndhjem,
to the left. This last portion of the journey, especially after Røros, is
the most beautiful. The scenery is monotonous, and the extensive forests
on the E. frontier present attractions only to sportsmen and anglers. Of
the numerous lakes in the district traversed by the railway the largest
is the Fæmund-Sjø (ca. 2300 ft.; steamer), which may be visited bv carriole
from Røros (new road, 35 Kil.; scarcely worth while).
From Christiania to (68 Kil. or 42 Engl. M.) Eidsvold (410 ft),
see p. 118. — The railway journey from Eidsvold to Hamar
presents little variety of scenery, but is preferable to the longer
steamboat journey. To the left we have a view nearly the whole
way of the Mjøsen (p. 118), the Skreiafjeld (p. 118), and the
Helgeø (p. 119); to the right, in the distance, are the mountains
of the Hsterdal. The train follows the right (W.) bank of the
pretty Vormen to its efflux from the Mjøsen (405 ft.), near —
75 Kil. (40f/2 Engl. M.) Minne (465 ft.). At the Minnesund
it crosses the river by an iron bridge, 65 ft. high and 1180 ft. long,
and then skirts the E. bank of the Mjøsen.
84 Kil. (52 M.) Øivin (420 ft.), commanding a fine view of
the Bay of Feiring, on the opposite side of the lake. The train
now enters the Hedenmrkens Amt. 97 Kil. Espen (425 ft.), situated
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