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Malmbanan Stations

Welcome to the opening Malmbana Stations theme Page. The line has a number of interesting and unusual stations unlike you've seen elsewhere.

Picture above: Picture by Ilkka Siissalo.

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Kiruna - Narvik Line:
Kiruna - xxx - Bergfors - Torneträsk - xxx - Abisco Östra - xxx - Narvik

Kiruna to Gällivare Line: Kiruna -

Gällivare to Luleå Line:

Gällivare-Malmberget to Svappavaara Line:

Surroundings of Kiruna

Created for 4rail.net by John McKey and Ilkka Siissalo. Pictures by Ilkka Siissalo, Hannu Peltola, Andreas Ehnberg and John McKey.

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SBB RABe 514 number 054, Stadelhofen, Switzerland

Malmbana in the Norway's north is a major ore railroad with heaviest equipment in Europe.

SSRT Rc6 number 1335 with a regional at Riksgränsen, Sweden

Like with any busy mainline, also the Malmbanan sees a multitude of locomotive models, all equipped for tough winter conditions.

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Kiruna to Narvik line of Malmbana

Kiruna Station
	Kiruna station is of typical brick architecture of the area built to take any weather no matter how low the temperature drops. The station lies just below the hill where the city of Kiruna itself is built. Although well worth preserving, the future of the building looks brim, since the mine roof fracture is creeping right towards it several meters a year. The Malmbana line in Kiruna has already been aligned also to the new route, but for now the passenger services stop at Kiruna station and a couple of them is also overnighting there. Picture by John McKey.
	Just left of the station building is a wooden station hotel of a Swedish northern style. To be built of wood, the building is surprisingly large and has rooms in three stories. Most rooms have been renovated to moderns standards. Currently this building has a great hotel for any railfan or other tourist to stay. You can see the train coming and going right next to it, but you really can't hear them since the track is made so well. Next to hotel terrace you can see a large statue commemorating the building of the Malmbana railway so the riches of the earth in Kiruna could be exploited. Picture by John McKey.

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Northern Junction area of Kiruna

Krokvik station

Rautas station

Rensjö station

Bergfors Station
	Bergfors has a very modest wooden WW2 style building. This building style was very common till the end of 1050s. The red color is common place for the houses in the north, probabaly contrasting nicely in with the snow and looking warm and inviting in the semidarkness of the winter. Picture by John McKey.
	The Bergfors railyard / siding can be seen behind the VR-Track owned Y7 rail bus. The Y7 is used as a base and transportation for all kinds of minor repairs and inspections on Malmbana. Pictures by John McKey. Below the mountain rapids, which is the Bergfors' meaning in English. Note the sign saying that malmbana now uses 30 to axle weight with the help (on the financial side) from the European Union.

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Torneträsk Station
	Torneträsk is one of the huge buildings in the wilderness combining both station facilities and the power for the railway next to it. The station is situated on the side of the mountain overlooking its namesake lake: the Torneträsk. Picture by John McKey.
	Another angle shows the station and the line with a railyard at this location. Note the obvious fire damages to the building. Fortunately the losses are limited, at least seen from outside. Picture by John McKey.
	Here the Torneträsk station is seen in the background from the eastern end of the Torneträsk yard and the start of the heavy grade. Picture by John McKey.

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Unknown station near Stenbacklen

Siding 68.287239,19.298773

Stordalen (68.343912,19.068596)

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Abisco Östra Station
	Abisco östra is one of the largest stations on Malmbana. The station building hasa village around it and there is even a MOW depot at the other end of the yard. The architecture again is very typical to the line, and Sweden. Picture by John McKey.
	This angle again shows the stables for the power generators decades ago when the power needed to be provided at the place ofr the line. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo.
	Since we are in well developed Sweden, the safety considerations are taken into account. Here the underpass works are in progress in the spring of 2011. Picture by John McKey.

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Tunnel 68.393033,18.70064

Björkliden Station

Siding / station @ 68.42642,18.509077

Låktatjåkka station‎

Låktatjåkka snowshed

Låktatjåkka snowshed 2‎

Snowsheds and small tunnel @ 68.42562,18.276894

Vassijaure station

Vassijaure snow sheds

68.426634,18.201803

Katterjokk station

Riksgränsen (a border of sweden and Norway)

Bjørnfjell station and snow sheds

...several stations missing in between...

Straumsnes station

Narvik Station

Kiruna to Gällivare to Luleå line of Malmbana

Kiruna Station
	Kiruna station is of typical brick architecture of the area built to take any weather no matter how low the temperature drops. The station lies just below the hill where the city of Kiruna itself is built. Although well worth preserving, the future of the building looks brim, since the mine roof fracture is creeping right towards it several meters a year. The Malmbana line in Kiruna has already been aligned also to the new route, but for now the passenger services stop at Kiruna station and a couple of them is also overnighting there. Picture by John McKey.
	Just left of the station building is a wooden station hotel of a Swedish northern style. To be built of wood, the building is surprisingly large and has rooms in three stories. Most rooms have been renovated to moderns standards. Currently this building has a great hotel for any railfan or other tourist to stay. You can see the train coming and going right next to it, but you really can't hear them since the track is made so well. Next to hotel terrace you can see a large statue commemorating the building of the Malmbana railway so the riches of the earth in Kiruna could be exploited. Picture by John McKey.

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Small Depot South of Station

Southern Junction area of Kiruna

Kalixfors Bridges

Sjiska Station

Lappberg Station

Kaitum Station

Bridges over the Kaitum River

Fjällasen Station

Factory at 67.406490, 20.102266

Station at 67.25519, 20.240389

Sikträsk Station

Gällivare Station

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