Narvik Station
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Narvik is a railway station located in Narvik Municipality in Nordland, Norway on the Ofoten Line. The station is located about Script error: No such module "convert". from the end of the line at the Port of Narvik.
It is served by two daily passenger trains, one to Stockholm (an overnight train, see below) and one to Luleå, both go via Kiruna and Boden, all these destinations are in Sweden.[1] In 2024 these passenger services are operated by Vy Tåg, a subsidiary of the former Norwegian State Railways which won the operating contract, but SJ, a state-owned passenger train operator in Sweden, has won back the contract from 15 December 2024 onwards.[2]
Since 2020 a local summer seasonal passenger service, called 'The Arctic Train' has been operated between Narvik and Bjørnfjell and back. Tickets are sold to general public but cruise ship passengers are a target group.[3][4]
The station is the northernmost station in the Schengen Area and the northernmost standard-gauge railway station in the world.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
It is the northern terminus for one of Europe's most celebrated night trains, the Script error: No such module "Lang". which leaves Stockholm around six every afternoon, reaches Lappmarken by early the following morning, and then traverses the mountains that delimit the modern frontier between Sweden and Norway to reach the Ofotfjord, on the south shore of which lies the port of Narvik, where it arrives early afternoon. It is a journey which has been praised as "surely one of the most engaging adventures by train in all Europe".[5]
Onward journey is by bus only. Narvik is a bus hub, the bus station is located about Script error: No such module "convert". south-west of the railway station at Sleggesvingen (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), popular routes include:
- South to Fauske, Bodø and the Norwegian rail network
- West to Svolvær/Lofoten, Sortland/Vesterålen and Harstad.
- North to Tromsø, with connections to Finnsnes and Senja.[6]
History
Prior to the line opening the station was known as Taraldsvik station, it was constructed in 1900/1901. The station opened for passengers in 1902 along with Ofoten Line, to the Swedish border, and its continuation, the Iron Ore Line, in Sweden.[7]
The station was officially opened and renamed as Narvik by King Oscar II on 14 July 1903.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The building was designed by Paul Armin Due, the ground floor was built of cut granite and fitted with arched windows, while the first floor was constructed of wood in the Swiss style.[8]
In 1914 the station had one long-distance sleeper service to and from Boden Central Station.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". By 1939 there were two sleeper services that ran through to Stockholm.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The station was badly damaged during World War II and was rebuilt afterwards, reopening in 1951. The new station was described as "small, modern and convenient".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
| Preceding station | File:Bane NOR logo.svg | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narvik Port | Ofoten Line | Straumsnes | ||
| Preceding station | Express trains | Following station | ||
| Terminus | <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />F8 | Narvik–Luleå C | Rombak | |
| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />F8 | Narvik–Stockholm C | Bjørnfjell | ||
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See also
References
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