Classic route
Norrtåg
Umeå → Luleå · Sweden
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A rare passenger run through Norrland’s forests joining two northern university cities near the head of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Stations
- 0 kmUmeå Central
- 65 kmVindeln
- 141 kmBastuträsk
- 172 kmJörn
- 267 kmÄlvsbyn
- 312 kmBoden C
- 332 kmSunderby sjukhus
- 343 kmNotviken
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1474285 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 32 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 8 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 7104
- 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 Norrtåg?
The Norrtåg runs 352 km from Umeå to Luleå.
How long does the Norrtåg take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 55 min for the 352 km. That is an average of 90 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 180 km/h.
Who runs the Norrtåg?
Norrtåg, with Bombardier Regina (X52).
How old is the Norrtåg?
The line has been in service since 2012. 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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