The Ofoten Line (Norwegian: Ofotbanen) is a 43-kilometre (27 mi) railway line in Narvik, Norway. It runs from the Port of Narvik to Riksgränsen on the Norway–Sweden border, where the line continues as the Ore Line via Kiruna and Gällivare to Luleå. The Ofoten Line is single track, electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC and has seven stations. The line only connects to the rest of the Norwegian railway network via Sweden. The main traffic is up to 12 daily freight trains operated by Malmtrafik that haul iron ore from Sweden to Narvik. In addition, CargoNet operates container trains, branded as the Arctic Rail Express (ARE), and Vy Tåg operates passenger trains, including a night train to Stockholm.
Construction of the Ofoten Line started in 1898 along with the Ore Line from Riksgränsen to Kiruna. They were completed in 1902, allowing LKAB to haul ore from their mines in Kiruna to the ice-free Port of Narvik. Operation and ownership of the line was held by the Norwegian State Railways. The line was electrified in 1915 and Norwegian State Railways (NSB) started using El 3 and El 4 locomotives. During World War II, the ore traffic stopped because of the Battles of Narvik and the bombing of the town. In the following decades, NSB introduced El 12 and El 15 locomotives. In 1996, operation of the ore trains was taken over by Malmtrafik, which was controlled by and now is a subsidiary of the mining company LKAB. The same year, ownership of the railway line was transferred to the newly created Norwegian National Rail Administration. The line has been upgraded to 30 tonnes (30 long tons; 33 short tons) axle loads, allowing the new Iore locomotives to haul 8,600 tonnes (8,500 long tons; 9,500 short tons) trains.
The OfotenLine (Norwegian: Ofotbanen) is a 43-kilometre (27 mi) railway line in Narvik, Norway. It runs from the Port of Narvik to Riksgränsen on the...
colloquially used to also include the OfotenLine, from Riksgränsen to Narvik in Norway, and the northernmost part of the Main Line Through Upper Norrland from...
powerful locomotives and haul iron ore freight trains on the Iron Ore Line and OfotenLine in Sweden and Norway, respectively. The 8,600-tonne (8,500-long-ton;...
the lines north of Mjøsa, with the sole exception of the Dovre Line and the OfotenLine. On non-electrified sections diesel locomotives are used. All of...
company which operates the iron ore freight trains on the Iron Ore Line and the OfotenLine. MTAB is a wholly owned subsidiary of the mining company Luossavaara–Kiirunavaara...
Narvik electrified railway, known as Malmbanan on the Swedish side and OfotenLine on the Norwegian, carries iron ore on the steeply-graded route from the...
i Kiruna (MTAS) for pulling iron ore trains on the Iron Ore Line in Sweden and OfotenLine in Norway. A total of 39 double-locomotives (Dm) were delivered...
railway network via the OfotenLine. During the Second World War, the German occupation forces started building the Polar Line between Fauske and Narvik...
across the railway line near Ongarue, just north of Taumarunui. 17 passengers die and 28 others are injured. July 11 – The OfotenLine in Norway takes electric...
Railways (NSB) in 1967 to replace the NSB El 3 and NSB El 4 engines on OfotenLine. The main task there is to pull heavy iron ore freight trains, and the...
the Ofotfjorden. The municipality is part of the traditional district of Ofoten of Northern Norway, inside the Arctic Circle. The municipality of Narvik...
consist of smaller and bigger islands with a huge variation in landscape. Ofoten, further inland, is a fjord landscape with high mountains, the highest is...
and 1994, and FATC was first implemented on the OfotenLine in 1993. The high-speed Gardermoen Line has had FATC since its opening in 1998. After the...
are not electrified are the lines north of Miøsa (except the Dovre and OfotenLine). Diesel locomotives run the non-electrified sections. All of the urban...
Nordland county, Norway. The station is located along the Ofotbanen railway line, between Rombak Station and Søsterbekk Station. The station was built in...
Nordland, Norway on the OfotenLine. The station is located in the town of Narvik, about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) from the line terminus at the Port of...
Rabcewicz recommended a mountain line, but chose to build it to intersect with the OfotenLine at Bjørnfjell, and use that line as a branch to reach Narvik...
ore on the OfotenLine. Five twin-locomotive sets were in service from 1925 to 1967. The Swedish part of the ore line, the Iron Ore Line, was electrified...
passenger stock (multiple units) Russian SA3 couplers on unit ore trains (OfotenLine) English couplers on freight and passenger stock Scharfenberg couplers...
transport iron ore on the OfotenLine. NSB had a total of five triple-locomotive sets. In 1923, OfotenLine and the Swedish Iron Ore Line were electrified and...
2001, three units were taken over by the Ofotbanen for operation on the OfotenLine. Wikimedia Commons has media related to NSB type 68. Entry at the Norwegian...
In 1993, SJ T44 276 was sold to the NSB for use as a shunter on the OfotenLine, and given the designation NSB Di 7, and numbered 634. This engine was...
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