Introducing: Surtoget.no

Welcome to what is, most likely, the most niche project I've ever undertaken: surtoget.no. What is it about? It is about my dissatisfaction with this one train line in Norway. The one called Sørlandsbanen, aka Sørtoget, aka Surtoget.

Why am I dissatisfied? Because it is late every time I try to visit my family, or my family wants to see me. There's always something that goes wrong, often resulting in lengthy delays.

This is not just my opinion. According to BaneNor, it seems to be one of the least reliable lines in Norway. This line alone makes it harder for me to visit my family with my children, and it makes it more of a hassle for my family to visit me, which is why I built surtoget.no - to let off some steam and hopefully get a conversation going.

This post is not about my frustration with sørlandsbanen, though. Instead, it is a technical write-up on the components behind the site and its architecture. Luckily, you don't need to take my word for it, because the entire thing is open source and available on Github!

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