Katterjåkk

Katterjåkk is a railway stop in Jukkasjärvi socken, Jukkasjärvi, Norrbotten County.

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Type: Railway stop
Description: railway station in Norrbotten County, Sweden
Also known as: “Katterjakk”, “Katterjåkk railway station”, and “Katterjåkk station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riksgränsen and Riksgränsen Station.

Riksgränsen

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

Riksgränsen Station

Railway stop

Riksgränsen Station

Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.

Riksgränsen Station is a railway station located at Riksgränsen 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. Riksgränsen Station is situated 2 km northwest of Katterjåkk.

Bjørnfjell Station

Railway station

Bjørnfjell Station

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Bjørnfjell Station is a railway station in the village of Bjørnfjell in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Ofotbanen railway line, between Søsterbekk Station and Riksgränsen Station. Bjørnfjell Station is situated 4 km west of Katterjåkk.

Katterjåkk

Categories: railway station, transport stop, and transportation
Location: Jukkasjärvi socken, Jukkasjärvi, Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

68.41975° or 68° 25′ 11″ north

Longitude

18.16132° or 18° 9′ 41″ east

Elevation

513 metres (1,683 feet)

Open location code

9FWWC596+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=halt

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Katterjåkk” goes by many names.

French: “gare de Katterjåkk”
French: “Katterjåkk”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Katterjåkk holdeplass”
Norwegian: “Katterjåkk holdeplass”
Swedish: “Katterjåkk”
Swedish: “Katterjåkks station”

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