Bjørnfjell Station

Bjørnfjell
An Oslo-Narvik Arctic Rail Express freight train passes Bjørnfjell Station
General information
Location	Narvik Municipality, Nordland county Norway
Coordinates	68°25′56″N 18°04′16″E / 68.4323°N 18.0712°E / 68.4323; 18.0712
Elevation	513.9 m (1,686 ft)
Owned by	Bane NOR
Operated by	Vy Tåg LKAB Malmtrafik
Line(s)	Ofoten Line
Distance	40.42 kilometres (25.12 mi)
Other information
Station code	BJF
History
Opened	1925 (1925)

Bjørnfjell Station (Norwegian: Bjørnfjell stasjon) is a railway station in the village of Bjørnfjell in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Ofotbanen railway line, between Søsterbekk Station and Riksgränsen Station (which is in Sweden). It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Narvik Station and 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the Swedish border.^[1][2]

The Swedish Iron Ore Line was extended to the town of Narvik in 1902. Increased traffic made a new station between Katterat Station (then Hundalen Station) and the Swedish border desirable, and the Old Bjørnfjell Station was opened in the fall of 1913. The present Bjørnfjell Station, located further east, was opened in 1925. The old station continued to exist as a stop until 1956.^[3] The elevation of the current station is 513.9 metres (1,686 ft).^[4]

Bjørnfjell, which means "Bear Mountain" in Norwegian, is also the name of the mountain (peak elevation 760 meters) near which the station is located. The European route E10 highway passes through the Bjørnfjell area.

Preceding station				Following station
Søsterbekk	Ofoten Line			Riksgränsen
Preceding station	Express trains			Following station
Søsterbekk	F8	Narvik–Luleå C		Riksgränsen
Narvik	F8	Narvik–Stockholm C

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