Northern Norway Line
Template:Short description The Northern Norway Line (Template:Langx) is a proposed railway which would be built through Northern Norway. Several proposals have been launched: one is to connect from the Nordland Line at Fauske and continue onwards to Narvik, Tromsø, and Harstad. The Troms Line (Template:Langx) is a more limited proposal that calls for a line between Narvik and Tromsø, but would not connect to the rest of the railway network in Norway and instead connect with the Swedish railway network via the Ofoten Line.[1] During the Second World War, the German occupation forces started building the Polar Line between Fauske and Narvik, but the project was abandoned after the war.
2019 study
In 2019 the Norwegian Railway Directorate signed an agreement with Asplan Viak to study the development of a line from Fauske via Narvik to Tromsø.[2] The Fauske – Tromsø Line would be around Script error: No such module "convert". long, while the Bjerkvik – Harstad line would be just over Script error: No such module "convert". long. The study has two suggested routes, one with a lot of tunnels, and one with fewer tunnels. The former has a Script error: No such module "convert". long tunnel and the latter 9 bridges over Script error: No such module "convert". length. Both have suspension bridges with over Script error: No such module "convert". span, near world record for railway bridges. The analyses found the full scheme development would cost Template:NOK, while the line to Harstad would cost around Template:NOK. The analysis showed that it would cost more than Template:NOK ($US 11.6 billion). However, the Norwegian Railway Directorate says the line will not be economically viable, as calculations show a net loss for the state of between Template:NOK and Template:NOK.[3]
Proposed routes and details
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1520mm gauge routes
- Proposed routes: Kirkenes - Lakselv - Skibotn - Bjørnfjell - Fauske - Mo-i-Rana - Mosjøen - Levanger - Trondheim - Kongsvinger - Gothenburg, and Kolari - Skibotn - Tromsø
- Number of tracks: 1-2
- Electrification: 25kV 50Hz AC overhead lines
- Minimum overhead wiring height: 6.7m above top of rails
- Minimum track center spacing: 4.7m
- Minimum passing loop length: 1500m
- Platform height: 200mm above top of rails
1435mm gauge routes
- Proposed routes: Fauske - Bjørnfjell - Harstad
- Number of tracks: 1
- Electrification: 15kV 16<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />2⁄3Hz AC overhead lines
- Minimum overhead wiring height: 5.3m above top of rails
References
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