Arctic Railway

Arctic Railway
Proposed rail routes into Lapland.
Existing or disused routes are shown as grey dotted lines.
Overview
LocaleLapland, Finland
Finnmark, Norway
Termini
Service
ServicesRovaniemi - Vuojärvi - Sodankylä -
Petkula - Vuotso - Saariselkä -
Nellim - Rayakoski - Nikel - Kirkenes
Technical
Line length526 km (327 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines
Arctic Railway
to Oulu
Rovaniemi
Vuojärvi
to Kemijärvi
Sodankylä
to Kolari
Petkula
Vuotso
Saariselkä
to Lakselv via Inari and Utsjoki
Nellim
Rayakoski
Nikel
Murmansk-Nikel Railway
to Murmansk
Russia
Norway
border
to Murmansk via Pechenga
Kirkenes
to Skibotn via Lakselv

The Arctic Railway (also Arctic Ocean Railway) is a planned railway line linking the Norwegian Arctic port of Kirkenes with the Finnish railway network.