Scandinavia is not really where you want to go in Europe for good intercity trains (its commuter rail is another story). The connection between Sweden and Norwa

Scandinavia is not really where you want to go in Europe for good intercity trains (its commuter rail is another story). The connection between Sweden and Norway is especially notorious for being ancient and slow, with plans to upgrade it being discussed for many years. The modern lines are the Great Belt route east-to-west across Denmark, and the triangle in southern Sweden connecting Malmö, Gothenburg, and Stockholm. And even those are not up to French, Spanish, or German standards. Some maps: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sweden_railways.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sweden_railways.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Danmark_maks._hastighed.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Danmark_maks._hastig...