Vatnahalsen station sits at 811 metres, one stop before Myrdal. There's no road access - the only way in is by train or on foot.
The Vatnahalsen Hotel has stood here since 1896, originally built as a sanatorium that never opened for that purpose. After the Bergen Railway opened in 1909 it became a mountain resort, nicknamed "the Nordic St. Moritz" in the 1930s when British, German and Dutch skiers discovered it. The Germans occupied it during the war and burned it down during a party in 1943. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1954.
This is the starting point for the Flåm Zipline, the longest in the Nordic region at 1,381 metres. It descends at speeds up to 100 kilometres per hour down to the Kårdal summer farm. Booking in advance is essential.
From here the Rallarvegen cycling route also passes through, heading down to Flåm.