Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik Reviews 

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Smalspåret från Växjö till Västervik blev känt under 1980-talet som det sista smalspåret i Sverige med persontrafik, i SJ:s regi. SVT var på plats längs banan och dokumenterade det folkliga engagemanget mot nedläggningen. Resultatet blev en stor ökning av resenärer och extra vagnar fick sättas in, men den 19 augusti var sagan slut och SJ lade ner trafiken. Ur intresset att rädda smalspåret föddes vår förening, med samma namn. När järnvägen var räddad i museibaneregi ett par år senare, så bytte föreningen namn till dagens namn, Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik. Vi är en ideell opolitisk förening, med över 1000 medlemmar, som arbetar för att järnvägen i sin nuvarande sträckning bevaras och utvecklas så att den kan trafikeras i sin helhet på lämpligt sätt.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience, booked full day to be able to take it easy, two adult and children age 5 and 7. Brought own picknic... Very nice picnicareas along the way.

1 July 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great activity

We're definitely recommending this activity. It was fabulous for the whole family (baby including). The service was nice, the track was cool, although it was shortened. Moreover, you have many opportunities to take a brake during the drive.

27 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super fun to do with the family

Super fun to do with the family. Customer Service like it has to be.

13 July 2025
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Thank you for the kind words and welcome back! :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice track

The service was great. Bikes were both full working and safely. The track is so nice, we will drive it again next time. We also saw an Elk who passed the woods beside the rails.

16 July 2024
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Reply from Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik

Thank you for the nice comment and review! :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good

Very good , no problem best regreds from germany

22 April 2024
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Reply from Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik

Thank you for your nice review and welcome back to us. :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect day, what an adventure!

We took the route Hultsfred-Målilla. Signup one day before was easy and quick online. The staff helped us on our way quickly and we enjoyed a perfect day on the rails. Be prepared to have food and at least a liter of water for each person with you. On a moderately warm day it’s gonna be hot from cycling. The rest area by the lake is amazing - in the middle of nature and not accessible without the cycle draisines.

The restroom here is just an organic toilet and a bit high up - so short people may have trouble going to the bathroom here. But it’s possible to take a dip in the lake and rest for an hour before going back within the 4-hour window. The way back is going to be easier and faster as there are a lot of downhill stretches.

Absolutely recommend!

13 August 2023
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Thank you for your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great family day out!

What a super nice family activity to do and explore Swedens beautiful nature! The trolleys are very steady and well maintained. We had so much fun on the trolleys. The scenery is very beautiful as you cycle along lakes, forrests and nice village's where you can picknick along the trail. There are more places in Sweden where you can ride a trolley, but we think this is the best place to do it!
Beware that the start from Virserum is a bit steep and it might take some energy to ride the trolley. But the way back you will be rewarded with an easy ride back to the old station of Virserum!

4 August 2023
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Thank you for your kind words and nice review. :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rail trolley cycling from Virserum…put this on your bucket list.

Rail trolley cycling from Virserum should be on everyone's bucket list. It was such a wonderful experience. The scenery along the rail line was exquisitely beautiful, and passed through lush forest and over lakes. We, 4 older adults with no experience, were very much impressed. The trolleys rolled along easily. Thank you to all the volunteers who keep them going so well. You gave us a gift we will talk about for many years to come.

17 August 2022
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Reply from Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik

Thank you Trish for the kind words and that you all enjoyed it and got some great memories from it. I will forward it to all the perons involved in making the trip possible. :)

Regards Olaf, smalspåret

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We were lucky to get the dressincycle…

We were lucky to get the dressincycle when we were there. We booked 2 bicycles, and got 2. Other families were not so lucky. In total 4 families had booked 2 dressincycles, but there were only 5 there. The person that hosted the dressins did not have a clear overview, and did not know who had how many dressins booked. They were clearly overbooked (something wrong with the website), and the host did not have a good overview. We were lucky, and had a great ride. One familie rode with 3 on one dressin. And one familiy arrived 15 minutes late, and had to wait 1.5 hours for the first to come back.

15 August 2022
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Reply from Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik

Hi Patrick. Thank you for the review and sorry to hear that it was a bit chaotic at the starting point. The reservations are always in the system and as a customer you receive a confirmation by email (and/or optional sms).

Sometimes people can come on drop in, but that is by chance, or have mistaken the location that they reserved the bikes for, but overbooking is probably not the case even if it might have seemed like it at the time.

We will take an extra look into the cirumcstances that Day and check with the staff working that Day in that location, to make sure that we find out what happened to prevent it in the future.

Kind regards Olaf, smalspåret

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Moose crossing

It was my second time to ride a dressin together with my wife in Virserum. As always it was a great experience out in the beautiful Swedish nature to cycle through the woods and along picturesque lakes! We even saw a moose crossing the rails some 50m before us. A memory I surely won't forget.

12 August 2022
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Reply from Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik

Thank you for the super kind words and that you enjoyed the trip. The moose experience is really special when you see them roaming in the free. They are quite big. :) Regards Olaf

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