Riksgränsen Station

Riksgränsen Station is a railway station located at near the Norway–Sweden border, 700 meters into Sweden. The station opened in 1902 as part of the Ofoten Line and Iron Ore Line, and was the location of the switching between Norwegian and Swedish operations.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: railway station in Norrbotten County, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Riksgraensen” and “Riksgränsen railway station”

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a ski resort 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, in municipality. Located right at the border with , the name literally means "The National Border".

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is a railway station in the village of in in county, . It is located along the Ofotbanen railway line, between and Riksgränsen Station. is situated 2 km west of Riksgränsen Station.

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is a of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the rural village of , just west of the border with . is situated 2½ km northwest of Riksgränsen Station.

Riksgränsen Station

Latitude
68.42662° or 68° 25′ 36″ north
Longitude
18.12072° or 18° 7′ 15″ east
Elevation
488 metres (1,601 feet)
Open location code
9FWWC4GC+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 381097479
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­halt
Geo­Names ID
10376709
Wiki­data ID
Q211486
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Urdu—“Riksgränsen Station” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Riksgränsen Holdeplads”
  • Dutch: “station Riksgränsen”
  • Dutch: “Station Riksgränsen”
  • Finnish: “Riksgränsenin seisake”
  • French: “gare de Riksgränsen”
  • French: “Gare de Riksgränsen”
  • French: “Riksgränsen”
  • German: “Bahnhof Riksgränsen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riksgränsen holdeplass”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riksgränsen stasjon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riksgränsen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Riksgränsen haldeplass”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Riksgränsen stasjon”
  • Norwegian: “Riksgränsen holdeplass”
  • Polish: “Riksgränsen”
  • Swedish: “Riksgränsens station”
  • Urdu: “رکس گرینسن اسٹیشن”
  • “Riksgränsen”

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