Kolari-Pajala- railway, Narvik connection

A rail between Kolari and Svappevaara gives a transport length of about 340 km to the port of Narvik. But the sailing distance for ships to Narvik is between 110 and 370 km shorter, depending on destination. We have calculated the investment cost for the line to Narvik on the basis of previous reports. The investment is less than half of The Western Arctic Railway. The cost of train operations will be somewhat larger, but easily justified by the shorter sailing distance. For the ore transport from Kolari / Pajala to the Atlantic Ocean, a rail to Narvik results in lower costs than The Western Arctic Railway.