Haparanda Line

The Haparanda Line (Swedish: Haparandabanan) is a 165-kilometer (103 mi) long railway line between Boden and Haparanda in Sweden. There is a 3-kilometer (1.9 mi) long section from Haparanda to Torneå, which is on the Finnish side of the Finland–Sweden border. The line is the only Swedish railway to the Finnish border. The single track line is used exclusively by freight trains. Passengers must use buses from Luleå to the Haparanda bus station, where there are bus connections to Kemi in Finland. Interrail tickets are valid on these buses.
Route
The line from Boden to Haparanda/Karlsborgsbruk is single track and not electrified, and there is no automatic train control system installed. Apart from Boden Central Station including Buddbyn Station, the only station equipped with centralized traffic control is the Avafors Station, which is controlled remotely from Luleå Central Station. Stations at Morjärv and Haparanda are manned locally when traffic so...