Sulitjelma Line

The Sulitjelma Line (Norwegian: Sulitjelmabanen) was a railway line that ran between Finneid in the town of Fauske to the village of Sulitjelma near the border with Sweden. The railway line was entirely inside the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. The line was built in 1891, over time it was lengthened until 1958 when it was connected to the Nordland Line (having a different rail gauge) and the sea port at Finneid. It existed as a branch of the Nordland Line from 1958 until 1972 when the line was closed and removed. The railway line followed the path of the present-day Norwegian County Road 830.

Sulitjelma Line
The former station at Sjønstå

Maffei locomotive No 4366 named TYR, 1950
Overview
Native nameSulitjelmabanen
StatusAbandoned
OwnerNorwegian State Railways
Termini
  • Finneid
  • Fagerli
Stations11
Service
TypeRailway
SystemNorwegian railway
Operator(s)Norwegian State Railways
History
Opened1892
Closed1972
Technical
Line length35.8 km (22.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterFreight and passenger
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNo
Route map
0 km
 Finneid Station
1956
 Grønnlifjell Tunnel
(2811 m)
9.10 km
 Solvik Station
1956
 Hårskolten Tunnel
(2425 m)
 Sjønståfjell Tunnel
(2827 m)
15.8 km
 Ågifjellet Station
1956
16.4 km
 Tveråmo Station
1923
 Stokkviknakken Tunnel
1962 (568 m)
21.2 km
 Sjønstådalen Station
1892
 Fossen Station
1892
 Hellarmo (Old) Station
1893
26.1 km
 Hellarmo (New) Station
1915
30.1 km
 Rupsi Station
1915
33.4 km
 Sulitjelma Station
1915
34.4 km
 Langvatnet (Charlotta) Station
1950
35.7 km
 Lomi Station
1915
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