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The Polar Line ((ノルウェー語:Polarbanen), (ドイツ語:Polarbahn)) is an incomplete and abandoned railway line which had run northwards from Fauske, Norway, to Narvik and, if finished, ultimately would have run to Kirkenes. The railway was constructed by the ''Wehrmacht'' in occupied Norway during the Second World War as part of ''Festung Norwegen''. At Fauske, the line would connect with the Nordland Line, with construction stretching as far north as Drag, Tysfjord. After the war, the plans were abandoned by Norwegian authorities, although they were from the 1970s revitalized as part of the proposed Northern Norway Line. Some tunnels and bridges remain, and part of the route has been used to build European Road E6. ==Route== Organizationally, the construction of the Polar Line started at Finneid. It ran through the Bratthaugen Tunnel before reaching Fauske, where Fauske Station was planned. At the time of German capitulation on 8 May 1945, most of the right-of-way through Fauske was completed. The line continued northwards, crossed Svartosen on a bridge and continued to the lake of Vallvatnet, where a passing loop station was planned.〔Ellingsve: 54〕 The line continued to Straumen, where a station was planned north of the village. A power station was built at Røyrvatnet. The line continued past the lake of Hellandsjøen. On the section from Hellandsjøen to Buvik, five tunnels were planned and a station was planned at Hellbukta.〔Ellingsve: 56〕 At Megården, from Fauske, of Megården Tunnel were built.〔 A Trengsel, from Fauske, the Trengsel Bridge was planned.〔Ellingsve: 57〕 After passing Torkildseng, from Fauske, the line was to run through two short tunnels. Stations were planned Løktehaugen and Kvarv, from Fauske, respectively. Between the two stations there was planned 18 tunnels. A power station was built at Kvarv. The line was planned to run through the Espenes Tunnel before reaching the next station at Kalvik, from Fauske.〔Ellingsve: 59〕 The next station was planned at Sommerset, from Fauske, followed by a station at Lappstorvik and then reached Sørfjord.〔Ellingsve: 60〕 The next two stations were planned at Kobbvatnet and Gjerdalen, after which the line would have run through the Basis Tunnel and the Sildhopfjell Tunnel, the latter from Fauske. It then would have continued through the Tennvatn Tunnel,〔Ellingsve: 62〕 the Tennvatn Tunnel and the Falkelva Tunnel. Stations would have been built at Kråkmo and Sandnes, from Fauske, respectively. The line would then run through the Hellarvik Tunnel just before reaching at station at Tømmernes, from Fauske.〔Ellingsve: 64〕 At from Fauske lay the Trollpollhaugen Tunnel after which the station reached Drag, from Fauske.〔Ellingsve: 68〕 From Bjørnfjell, the line would have hug the Norway–Sweden border into the county of Troms, before running down the valley of Salangsdalen. It would pass through the villages of Setermoen and Andselv before running west of the lake of Takvatnet. It would then have reached Balsfjorden, which is would have hugged until reaching Nordkjosbotn. It would cross across Balsfjordeidet to Storfjorden, which is would follow on the east shore of. There it would have passed through the village of Skibotn and run around the Kåfjorden and through Kåfjordbotn. It would then have run along Rotsundet and reach Nordreisa,〔Ellingsve: 79〕 which would have been located form Bjørnfjell.〔Ellingsve: 80〕 The line would have continued down the valley of Reisadalen, following the river of Reisaelva for about , at which it would make a large S-bend around the lake of Ráisjávri. It would then run to from Nordreisa to Kautokeino, from where it would run north-eastwards. It would then have crossed the plateau of Finnmarksvidda and reach Karasjok, from Nordreisa. The line would then have run northwards, running along the Finland–Norway border and the river of Tanaelva until reaching Skiippagurra, from Nordreisa. From there, it would have run along the south shore of Varangerfjorden and around Kjøfjorden until reaching Kirkenes.〔Ellingsve: 81〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Polar Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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