Norway to study new railway to the Arctic Circle

[John Ashworth]

Norway to study new railway to the Arctic Circle

NORWAY’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has commissioned the Norwegian Railway Directorate to carry out a study into the construction of a new rail link to Tromsø in the Arctic Circle. The directorate says it will start work immediately on the study with the aim of sending a report to the ministry by mid-2023. The study will look at route options for an approximately 375km long line from Fauske on the existing Trondheim – Bodø line to Tromsø via Narvik with a possible 80km branch to Harstad...