Norwegian NRK broadcaster and filmmaker Eirik Solheim created a series of entrancing videos based on trips on Norway’s Nordlandsbanen, the nation’s northernmost railway. This 800km-long railway, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, links the fabulous city of Trondheim with Bodø in the far north.

The goal of the project was to create one video that seamlessly overlapped and synched to incorporate all four seasons. The short version of the final video, titled Nordlandsbanen: Minute by Minute, Season by Season, is hypnotizing.

If you’ve got the time to spare, there’s a 55 minute version on the NRK TV website. And here’s another slice of the project: