Classic route
Haparanda Line
Haparanda → Boden · Sweden
Sweden's only railway to the Finnish border, and freight-only from 1992 until passengers came back in 2021.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 12990982 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 7183
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Haparanda Line?
The Haparanda Line runs 158 km from Haparanda to Boden.
How long does the Haparanda Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 31 min for the 158 km. That is an average of 104 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Haparanda Line?
Norrtåg.
How old is the Haparanda Line?
The line has been in service since 1915. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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