Autumn on the Swedish Railway part 36 - Trains in Riksgränsen

Filmed on October 2 and 3, 2026, in Riksgränsen, Norrbotten County. It is the last stop along the Iron Ore Line (Malmbanan) before the Norwegian border, which lies just a few hundred meters away. Across the border, the line continues as the Ofotbanen to Narvik in Nordland County, Norway. Riksgränsen is a stunningly beautiful location surrounded by the rugged mountains of upper Lapland. The track sits quite high up on the slopes of Mount Gátternjunni, home to the area's popular ski slopes. From here, there are beautiful views of the mountain landscape to the north, the village of Riksgränsen, and Lake Vássejávri. What makes the Riksgränsen stop unique is that it is largely situated within a snow shed—an artificial tunnel built to protect the railway from avalanches. At the western end of the platform stands the kilometer marker with the highest number on the entire Swedish railway network: 1,542 km. At the eastern approach to Riksgränsen, there is a Norwegian railway signal—another unusual feature. It serves as the distant signal for Bjørnfjell, the first station across the border. While we were filming the video, the stop was at times enveloped in a thick cloud; once it cleared, the company operating the ski resort began using a helicopter to transport materials right next to the Iron Ore Line. The trains featured in the video include LKAB’s iron ore trains powered by IORE locomotives (the world’s most powerful electric locomotives, delivering 15,000 horsepower per pair), Kaunis Iron ore trains (slightly shorter trains operated by Railcare using triple 482 Traxx locomotives), CargoNet freight trains (Arctic Rail Express), and SJ InterCity trains hauled by Rc6 locomotives. Recording equipment Camera: Nikon Z6ii & Nikkor 24-200 mm Microphone: RØDE VideoMic Pro + Trains in the video: 00:22 TRVF Rc6 1333 01:37 The snow shed and the adjacent mountain 02:42 MTAB IORE 133 (Kopparåsen) & MTAB IORE 123 (Riksgränsen) 03:58 Rpool 185 714 05:00 Surroundings 07:49 MTAB IORE 134 (Notviken) & MTAB IORE 115 (Stenbacken) 09:30 MTAB IORE 129 (Nattavaara) & MTAB IORE 126 (Sandskär) 11:52 View over Lake Vássejávri 12:01 Norwegian distant signal for Bjørnfjell 12:14 Helicopter transporting materials 12:51 Announcement regarding SJ InterCity delay 13:13 TRVF Rc6 1333 15:01 Surroundings 16:03 MTAB IORE 131 (Straumsnes) & MTAB IORE 124 (Maitum) 19:00 RCT 482 045, RCT 482 & RCT 482 21:27 The snow shed from the outside 21:42 Ruins of the old locomotive depot in Riksgränsen 22:28 MTAB IORE & MTAB IORE (Ore train towards Kiruna in the distance, with the "gold wagon"!) 23:36 The border between Sweden and Norway 23:50 View of Riksgränsen on October 3rd 24:15 TRVF Rc6 1332 #ironoretrain #Lapland #Norrland #IronOreLine #LKAB #railway #sweden #norway #ironoretrain #arcticcircletrain