Haparanda Line

The Haparanda Line (Swedish: Haparandabanan) is a 165-kilometer (103 mi) long railway line between Boden and Haparanda in Sweden. A 45-kilometer (28 mi) long branch from Morjärv to Kalix is also considered part of the line, as is the 3-kilometer (1.9 mi) long section from Haparanda to Torneå, which is on the Finnish side of the Finland–Sweden border. The line is the only Swedish railway to the Finnish border. The single track line is used exclusively by freight trains. Passengers must use buses from Luleå to the Haparanda bus station, where there are bus connections to Kemi. Interrail tickets are valid on these buses.

Since 2007, the Swedish Transport Administration, which owns the line, is upgrading the line from Buddbyn to Morjärv and Kalix, and building an alternate route from Kalix to Haparanda, to be finished in 2012. The upgrade will involve electrification; Boden-Kalix is expected to be electrified by November 2011, and electrification will reach Haparanda by February 2012. The line connects with the Main Line Through Upper Norrland at Boden Central Station.

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