Northern Norway Line

The Northern Norway Line (Norwegian: Nord-Norgebanen) is a proposed railway which would be built through Northern Norway. Several proposals have been launched: one is to connect from the Nordland Line at Fauske and continue onwards to Narvik, Tromsø, and Harstad. The Troms Line (Norwegian: Tromsbanen) is a more limited proposal that calls for a line between Narvik and Tromsø, but would not connect to the rest of the railway network in Norway and instead connect with the Swedish railway network via the Ofoten Line. During the Second World War, the German occupation forces started building the Polar Line between Fauske and Narvik, but the project was abandoned after the war.