Narvik Station

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Narvik is a railway station located in Narvik Municipality in Nordland, Norway on the Ofoten Line. The station is located about from the end of the line at the Port of Narvik.

It is served by two daily passenger trains, one to Stockholm (an overnight train, see below) and one to Luleå, both go via Kiruna and Boden, all these destinations are in Sweden. In 2024 these passenger services are operated by Vy Tåg, a subsidiary of the former Norwegian State Railways which won the operating contract, but SJ, a state-owned passenger train operator in Sweden, has won back the contract from 15 December 2024 onwards.

Since 2020 a local summer seasonal passenger service, called 'The Arctic Train' has been operated between Narvik and Bjørnfjell and back. Tickets are sold to general public but cruise ship passengers are a target group.

The station is the northernmost station in the Schengen Area and the northernmost standard-gauge railway station in the world.

It is the northern terminus for one of Europe's most celebrated night trains, the which leaves Stockholm around six every afternoon, reaches Lappmarken by early the following morning, and then traverses the mountains that delimit the modern frontier between Sweden and Norway to reach the Ofotfjord, on the south shore of which lies the port of Narvik, where it arrives early afternoon. It is a journey which has been praised as "surely one of the most engaging adventures by train in all Europe".

Onward journey is by bus only. Narvik is a bus hub, the bus station is located about south-west of the railway station at Sleggesvingen (), popular routes include:
*South to Fauske, Bodø and the Norwegian rail network
*West to Svolvær/Lofoten, Sortland/Vesterålen and Harstad.
*North to Tromsø, with connections to Finnsnes and Senja.

History

Original 1902 built station at the official opening of the line in 1903
Prior to the line opening the station was known as ''Taraldsvik station'', it was constructed in 1900/1901. The station opened for passengers in 1902 along with Ofoten Line, to the Swedish border, and its continuation, the Iron Ore Line, in Sweden.

The station was officially opened and renamed as ''Narvik'' by King Oscar II on 14 July 1903.

The building was designed by Paul Armin Due, the ground floor was built of cut granite and fitted with arched windows, while the first floor was constructed of wood in the Swiss style.

In 1914 the station had one long-distance sleeper service to and from Boden Central Station. By 1939 there were two sleeper services that ran through to Stockholm.

The station was badly damaged during World War II and was rebuilt afterwards, reopening in 1951. The new station was described as "small, modern and convenient".

See also

* Night trains of Norway
*Night trains of Sweden

References

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{{Commons category, Narvik stasjon
Narvik station information at Bane Nor (in Norwegian)Narvik station information at the Norwegian Railway Club's station database (in Norwegian)

Railway stations in Narvik
Railway stations on the Ofoten Line
Railway stations in Norway opened in 1902