Take the train into the world of fairytales and stories
Get on The Story Train and dive straight into the magical world between the pages of books. You’ll meet Madicken, Emil, Karlsson and the others on an enchanting journey between the Swedish summer of fairytales and stories and the roaring Karma Falls. Fabulous, exciting and a little sad – exactly as it should be.
The Story Train was the last text that Astrid Lindgren wrote and, if you listen to the Swedish version, it is Astrid herself you’ll hear from the loudspeakers. Building up the magical world of dolls, settings, lights and sounds was a fantastic and challenging task that took over two years to complete.
The illustrator Marit Törnqvist was accorded the privilege and created the settings working closely with Astrid. The figures you see on Katthult flagpole and in the narrow streets of Thorn Rose Valley are Marit’s. The book “The Storybook Journey” has Astrid’s irresistible text and all the drawings on which our journey is based.
Departs every minute
The Story Train departs every minute, and the ride takes approximately 15 minutes and for it to be the most fun for everyone, children and adults take it together. It can be comforting to have a hand to hold sometimes! The feisty mouse in Simon Small and Katla, the dragon, are two figures that can be a bit frightening.
Choose from 15 different languages
The Story Train is translated into 15 different languages. During your journey, you can choose to listen in English, Finnish, Russian, German, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Estonian, Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, or Polish. If you choose Swedish, you will hear Astrid Lindgren herself speaking.
One ticket included
One Story Train ticket is always included in your entrance ticket, and you can obtain the ticket at the entrance. If you wish to take additional rides, you can purchase them (subject to availability) for 20 SEK per person at the ticket counter. During high season, queues may occur, and we distribute entrance tickets with specific time slots. This time slot indicates when you can earliest get on The Story Train that day.
The Story Train closes 15 minutes before the regular closing time.
