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The ''Aurora Borealis Express'' is an overnight express train operating between 
The train consists of seven to ten sleeping cars, two open seating cars and one restaurant car. The sleeper cars are a mix of old blue cars and new intercity double decker cars. The restaurant car and coach class car are modern intercity cars,with the restaurant being a single decker car and the coach car a double decker one. The service is the last one that uses blue sleeper cars outside of the peak season making the cars quite rare. A few car carrier wagons are added at the end of the train to transport cars. On the last distance from Oulu to Kolari the electric locomotive is switched out for a diesel locomotive since the railway line to Kolari isn't electrified.
The train travels northbound and southbound on varying days of the week, depending upon the time of year. Passenger demand is variable, and somewhat seasonal.
File:Helsingfors järnvägsstation perronger 2010.jpg, Helsinki ''Helsingfors''
File:Tripla Pasila 2.jpg, Pasila ''Böle''
File:Tikkurilan rautatieasema.jpg, Tikkurila ''Dickursby''
File:Riihimäki Railway H4527 C.jpg, Riihimäki
File:Hämeenlinna railway station at night.jpg, Hämeenlinna ''Tavastehus''
File:Tampereen rautatieasema - panoramio.jpg, Tampere ''Tammerfors''
File:Seinäjoen rautatieasema.JPG, Seinäjoki
File:Bennäs järnvägsstation.JPG, Pännäinen ''Bennäs''
File:Kokkola railway station 2.jpg, Kokkola ''Karleby''
File:Ylivieskan rautatieasema.JPG, Ylivieska
File:Oulu railway station 20180325 01.jpg, Oulu ''Uleåborg''
File:Kemi station1.JPG, Kemi
File:Tornio-Itäinen (Tri) 2.jpg, Tornio-Itäinen ''Torneå Östra''
File:Express train 270 at Ylitornio station 2009-04-10.jpg, Ylitornio ''Övertorneå''
File:Pello VR station.JPG, Pello
File:Kolari VR station.JPG, Kolari
RailFan Europe: Pictures of the train
Named passenger trains of Finland Night trains
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
and Kolari
Kolari is a municipality of Finland at the Swedish border, which follows the Torne River, the longest free-flowing river in Europe.
It is located in the region of Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of w ...
in Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. The train travels via many major cities and towns in Finland, and stops at most of them. The total distance is a little under 1000 kilometers, and lasts for 14½ hours to 16 hours depending on direction and season. The service is bi-directional, with a corresponding train operating southwards over the same route.
The train consists of seven to ten sleeping cars, two open seating cars and one restaurant car. The sleeper cars are a mix of old blue cars and new intercity double decker cars. The restaurant car and coach class car are modern intercity cars,with the restaurant being a single decker car and the coach car a double decker one. The service is the last one that uses blue sleeper cars outside of the peak season making the cars quite rare. A few car carrier wagons are added at the end of the train to transport cars. On the last distance from Oulu to Kolari the electric locomotive is switched out for a diesel locomotive since the railway line to Kolari isn't electrified.
The train travels northbound and southbound on varying days of the week, depending upon the time of year. Passenger demand is variable, and somewhat seasonal.
Stops
See also
*List of named passenger trains of Europe
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References
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RailFan Europe: Pictures of the train
Named passenger trains of Finland Night trains