Morjärv railway station

Morjärv
Location Morjärv, Kalix
Sweden
Coordinates 66°04′10″N 22°41′55″E / 66.06944°N 22.69861°E / 66.06944; 22.69861Coordinates: 66°04′10″N 22°41′55″E / 66.06944°N 22.69861°E / 66.06944; 22.69861
Elevation 37 m
Owned by Trafikverket
Operated by Green Cargo, TGOJ Trafik
Line(s) Haparandabanan
Morjärv-Karlborgsbruk railway
Distance 1217 km (Stockholm C)
Platforms 1 (disused)
History
Opened 1902

Morjärv Station (Morjärv järnvägsstation in Swedish, Morajärven rautatieasema in Finnish) is a railway station located on the Boden to Haparanda railway line in the village of Morjärv in northern Sweden. The railway was built in 1902,[1] and Morjärv became a railway junction in 1961 when the Morjärv to Karlsborgsbruk secondary line was completed. Today (written 2006) the Morjärv station is the only manned station between Boden and Haparanda. There is no passenger traffic, not since year 2000.

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