Iron Ore Line

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The Iron Ore Line is a major Swedish railway route in northern Scandinavia primarily used to transport iron ore from inland mines to coastal ports for export.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Iron Ore Line canonical 6
Iron Ore Line railway 1
Iron Ore Line system 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
alsoKnownAs Malmbanan
climate subarctic conditions
connectsMine Kiruna mine
linked to: Kiruna Mine

Malmberget mine
linked to: Malmberget

Svappavaara area mines
connectsPort Port of Luleå
Port of Narvik
connectsTo Luleå
Narvik
country Sweden
crosses Swedish–Norwegian border
electrification electrified railway
gauge standard gauge
hasBorderStation Riksgränsen
hasCargo iron ore fines
iron ore pellets
hasEconomicRole supports Swedish iron ore exports
hasInfrastructureFeature passing loops
snow sheds and winter protection structures
hasRollingStockType heavy freight locomotives
ore wagons
hasSection Kiruna–Narvik
Luleå–Kiruna
hasTrackCount single track (most sections)
hasTrafficType international freight traffic
isKeyRouteFor LKAB Malmtrafik
knownFor heavy axle-load freight trains
year-round iron ore export
languageOfName Swedish
locatedIn Scandinavia
northern Sweden
opened early 20th century
operator Trafikverket
owner Trafikverket
partOf Swedish railway network
passesNear Arctic Circle
passesThrough Gällivare
Kiruna
primaryUse iron ore transport
railwayElectrificationSystem 15 kV AC 16.7 Hz
region Norrbotten County
strategicImportance major export route for Swedish mining industry
terminus Luleå
Narvik
usedBy LKAB
usedFor freight transport
limited passenger services

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swedish railway network includesLine Iron Ore Line
Ofoten Line connectsTo Iron Ore Line
Kiruna hasRailConnection Iron Ore Line
Gällivare railConnection Iron Ore Line
LKAB railConnection Iron Ore Line
Kiruna Mine railConnection Iron Ore Line
Malmbanan partOf Iron Ore Line system
linked to: Iron Ore Line
Lake Torneträsk hasNearbyInfrastructure Iron Ore Line railway
linked to: Iron Ore Line