Norrland
Norrbotten County
Jokkmokk Municipality

Porjus rastplats

Porjus rastplats is a rest area in , . Porjus rastplats is situated nearby to the fire station , as well as near the church .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station and Porjus kyrka.

Power station
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Porjus power station is one of the oldest and largest power plants in , situated near . It was built 1910-1915 and has a power of 480 MW. Besides three-phase AC, the plant originally also generated single phase 15 Hz AC for railway traction and hence, two single-phase 80 kV power lines ran along the Iron Ore Line Malmbanan where it was transformed down to 16 kV in substations. is situated 400 metres northwest of Porjus rastplats.

Church
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 280 metres southwest of Porjus rastplats.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Porjus rastplats.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porjus.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of at 499 meter height.

Porjus rastplats

Latitude
66.95674° or 66° 57′ 24″ north
Longitude
19.80835° or 19° 48′ 30″ east
Operator
trafikverket
Open location code
9FRXXR45+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128554838
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­rest_area
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Porjus brandförsvar and Porjus gamla kraftstation.

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