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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  • Railway stop
  • …lies at an elevation of 523 metres (1,716 feet)
  • Description: railway station in Norrbotten County, Sweden
  • Also known as
    “Riksgraensen”
    “Riksgränsen railway station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riksgränsen and Bjørnfjell Station.
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is a ski resort 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, in municipality.
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Railway station
is a railway station in the village… is situated 2 km west of Riksgränsen Station.
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Church
is a of the Church of Norway… is situated 2½ km northwest of Riksgränsen Station.

Riksgränsen Station

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Latitude
68.42664° or 68° 25′ 36″ north
Longitude
18.12079° or 18° 7′ 15″ east
Open location code
9FWWC4GC+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14258408483
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
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”
  • Finnish: “Riksgränsenin seisake”
  • 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”

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