Haparanda Line

Haparanda Line

towards Tornio, Finland 165 Haparanda 155 Bäverbäck 149 Kukkolaforsen 146 Lomkärr 139 Karungi 134 Karhuvaara 126 Kärrbäck 118 Lappträsk 105 Bodträsk 102 Vitvattnet 90 Östra Flakaträsk demolished line Räktjärv (abandoned) demolished line 78 Övermorjärv 123 Karlsborgsbruk (old) 121 Karlsborgsbruk 111 Kalix 110 Kalix industrial zone 93 Kosjärv 73 Morjärv 49 Avafors 40 Bjurå 38 Mjöträsk 32 Niemisel 26 Degerselet 16 Hundsjö to Iron Ore Line 4 Buddbyn to Boden avoiding line 0 Boden C

The Haparanda Line (Swedish: Haparandabanan) is a 165-kilometer (103 mi) long railway line between Boden and Haparanda in Sweden. There is a 3-kilometer (1.9 mi) long section from Haparanda to Torneå, which is on the Finnish side of the Finland–Sweden border. The line is the only Swedish railway to the Finnish border. The single track line is used exclusively by freight trains. Passengers must use buses from Luleå to the Haparanda bus station, where there are bus connections to Kemi in Finland. Interrail tickets are valid on these buses.

The line from Boden to Haparanda/Karlsborgsbruk is single track and not electrified, and there is no automatic train control system installed. Apart from Boden Central Station including Buddbyn Station, the only station equipped with centralized traffic control is the Avafors Station, which is controlled remotely from Luleå Central Station. Stations at Morjärv and Haparanda are manned locally when traffic so requires.

The railway from Boden to Haparanda was built in several sections over the course of 17 years. The first segment to be completed was Buddbyn to Niemisel in 1900, followed by the segment Niemisel to Morjärv in 1902. The railway did not reach Lappträsk until in 1910, and the Swedish–Finland border at Karungi on the west bank of Torne River was not reached until 1913.

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