Bjørnfjell station
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We can now welcome you to the border station of Bjørnfjell which was opened in 1925. Previously, there were on this site two old stations ‘Old Bjørnfjell’ and ‘Riksgränsen’ which were closed down. Many quickly realised that the new location would become a hub for outdoor activities. Therefore, in 1938 Bjørnfjell tourist station was built. The building is inscribed with «Bjørnfjell Turiststasjon» and was for many years run by the state-owned company that ran restaurant carriages on the trains and restaurants at the stations, which today goes by the name of Narvesen. It is now under private ownership. In the glory years it was popular to take a ‘big beer tour’, they would ski from Sweden to the tourist station and afterwards take the train back to the Riksgrensen ski area. It is conceivable that the train was very merry at that time! The Rallar road also passes through the vicinity of the station, and it is popular to walk from Bjørnfjell station to Rombaksbotn. Here you can also hike across Norway right to where Rombaksbotn flows into the Atlantic. In the station area there are many buildings that were used by railway personnel before the running of the Ofoten line was completely automized. There are also ruins and foundations from the different eras of the running of the railway and in addition many memories from the Second World War.