Kiruna Central Station
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Kiruna Central Station is a railway station located on the Iron Ore Line
in Kiruna
, Sweden
. The station is served by up to three daily services northwards on the Iron Ore Line to Narvik Station
in Norway. Southwards, the station is served by two daily services to Luleå Central Station
and Stockholm Central Station
. All trains are operated by SJ
.
The station is located between LKAB
's mines and the city center, and is 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) from Vänorstorget in the city center, and 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) southest from the bus station. The station itself is served by Länstrafiken i Norrbotten's lines 92 and 506. The city buses do not serve the station, however lines 1, 2 and 3 stop at Polisstationen, 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) from the central station.
Malmbanan
The Iron Ore Line is a long railway line between Riksgränsen and Boden in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The line contains two branches, from Kiruna to Svappavaara and from Gällivare to Koskullskulle. The term is often colloquially used to also include the Ofoten Line, from Riksgränsen to Narvik in...
in Kiruna
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The station is served by up to three daily services northwards on the Iron Ore Line to Narvik Station
Narvik Station
Narvik is a railway station located in Narvik in Nordland, Norway on the Ofotbanen. The station is located 3.70 km from the line terminus at Narvik Port and is served by three daily passenger trains from, respectively, Kiruna, Luleå and Stockholm in Sweden. These passenger services are...
in Norway. Southwards, the station is served by two daily services to Luleå Central Station
Luleå Central Station
Luleå Central Station or Luleå C is a railway station located on the Main Line Through Upper Norrland in Luleå, Sweden. The station is owned by Jernhusen and is the terminal of the line....
and Stockholm Central Station
Stockholm Central Station
Stockholm Central Station is the largest railway station in Sweden. The station is situated in the district of Norrmalm at Vasagatan/Central Plan. Opened July 18, 1871, the station is the largest in Sweden, with over 200,000 visitors daily...
. All trains are operated by SJ
SJ AB
SJ is a government-owned passenger train operator in Sweden. SJ was created in 2000, out of the public transport division of Statens Järnvägar, when the former government agency was divided into six separate government-owned limited companies.-Overview:SJ's operations fall broadly into subsidised...
.
The station is located between LKAB
LKAB
LKAB is a Swedish mining company. The company mines iron ore at Kiruna and at Malmberget in northern Sweden. The company was established in 1890, and has been 100% state-owned since the 1950s...
's mines and the city center, and is 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) from Vänorstorget in the city center, and 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) southest from the bus station. The station itself is served by Länstrafiken i Norrbotten's lines 92 and 506. The city buses do not serve the station, however lines 1, 2 and 3 stop at Polisstationen, 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) from the central station.