Border geo-coordinates: 68.430149, 18.106003 [Open on OpenStreetMap, OpenRailwayMap]

Status: Operational

#CrossBorderRail assessment: Active passenger line - visited by 🚆

Date(s) visited during #CrossBorderRail project: 18/06/2025

Core Data

Track gauge: 1435 mm
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Max speed: km/h
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Number of tracks: 1
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Electrification: 15 kV/16 2/3 Hz~
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Train control system: EBICAB 700
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European Commission Political Assessment

Importance to border region: Low

Importance to countries concerned: Low

Importance to TEN-T network: Low

TEN-T corridor: Core Network

European Commission Administrative Data

Infrastructure manager: Trafikverket [SE]; Bane NOR [NO]

Language of operation: ?

Competent authorities for PSO passenger services: Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten [SE]; Samferdsledepartementet [NO]

Railway undertaking(s): SJ , Malmtrafik i Kiruna [SE]; NSB [NO]

Ministry of transport: Infrastrukturministern [SE]; Samferdsledepartementet [NO]

European Commission Historical Data

Inauguration: 1903

Closure: -

Passenger services: 14 / 14 / 0 / -

Length of cross border section: 2,5 km

Average speed of cross border section: 30 km/h

Daily passenger flow: Not available

Background

Photos from Riksgränsen 🇸🇪 – Bjørnfell 🇳🇴

There are no photos of this border on Flickr from the #CrossBorderRail project. Please see the main description above.