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Tunnshello (Tunnshellefossen) Waterfall

Tunnshello, also named Tunnshellefossen or Tunneshelle, is an unnofficial name of a huge waterfall near train station Berkevam along the famous Flåmbanen. Berekvam is part of the municipality Aurland in the region Sogn og Fjordane. It is also possible to drive to the Tunnshello: from Flåm take the Flåmdalsvegen to the south, following the train track for 10 kilometers. The road is closed for cars after station Berkevam.

Tunnshello is a waterfall in the river Tunnshelloelvi with a total height of 445 meters, maybe even more. The waterfall and river is named after the farm in front of the waterfall. Best visit the waterfall early summer or in the summer when warm weather melts snow from the mountain plateau above Tunnshelo.

The Flåmbanen is a popular tourist attraction where a train brings you from Flåm to Myrdal. The height difference is 865 meters which has to be done in 20 kilometers, the second steepest railway in the world. On the way you can enjoy several waterfalls, named and unnamed. Be sure to make a reservation in the high season. Sept. 15, 2019
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Tunnshellefossen Waterfall, Flam Railway. Norway. Sept 15, 2019
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Tunnshellefossen Waterfall, Flam Railway. Norway. Sept 15, 2019

Tunnshellefossen Waterfall named after the name of the Tunnshell Farms here.
This was a very tall 122m waterfall that thinly cascaded down in multiple tiers, which seemed to drop at angles from each other.The Flam Railway is one of the world's steepest railway tracks on normal track. This 12 mile line has a height difference of 2841ft Construction started in 1924, 20 tunnels totaling 18,675ft and 18 of these were by hand. The Railway was ready to operate in 1940. Sept, 15, 2019

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  • Tunnshellefossen Waterfall, Flam Railway. Norway. Sept 15, 2019
  • Tunnshellefossen Waterfall, Flam Railway. Norway. Sept 15, 2019
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