Bjørnfjell Station

Bjørnfjell
Old Bjørnfjell Station (in 1930)
Location	Nordland county, Norway, Narvik Norway
Coordinates	68°25′56″N 18°04′16″E / 68.4323°N 18.0712°ECoordinates: 68°25′56″N 18°04′16″E / 68.4323°N 18.0712°E
Elevation	513.9 m (1,686 ft)
Owned by	Jernbaneverket
Operated by	SJ; Malmtrafik
Line(s)	Ofoten Line
Distance	40.42 kilometres (25.12 mi)
History
Opened	1925

Bjørnfjell Station (Norwegian: Bjørnfjell stasjon) is a railway station in the village of Bjørnfjell in the municipality of Narvik 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.

References

1. "Bjørnfjell stasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
2. "Bjørnfjell Station". Norges Statsbaner. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
3. Rolf Sten (October 6, 2003). "Ofotbanen, Narvik - Riksgränsen". historiskt.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
4. "Bjørnfjell" (in Norwegian). Jernbaneverket. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

Preceding station	Line			Following station
Søsterbekk	Ofotbanen			Riksgränsen