Bodø
Bodø has a railway station with communication further south towards Oslo.
Narvik
The railway station in Narvik is the terminus of the Ofoten Line, which connects Narvik to the Swedish railways.
More about Ofotbanen/Narvik:
The railway between Narvik and the Swedish border is called Ofotbanen, and is 41.9 kilometers long. From the national border to Kiruna, the continuation of the line is called Malmbanen. This part of the line is 170.2 kilometers long and is connected to the rest of Sweden’s rail network.
The Ofoten Line was built to transport iron ore from Kiruna in Sweden to Narvik where the iron ore was shipped out. The Ofoten Line was opened on 15. November 1902. The line was electrified in 1923.
The history of the Ofoten Line ranges from the romanticized but rock-hard rallar life, to today’s high-tech railway. This railway line is considered Norway’s most modern railway line. The acts of war during the Second World War in Narvik and the surrounding areas are considered the hardest on Norwegian soil. The acts of war were rooted in the strategic importance of the Ofoten Railway.
The line is used daily by a large number of ore trains as well as traditional peron transportation to/from Kiruna, Luleå, Stockholm and Gothenburg. Traditional freight transport has also become an important user of the line, with daily freight trains ARE (Arctic Rail Ekspress) to/from Oslo.
Photo top image: NSB
