Border Crossings: Finland - Sweden
Tornio/Torneå VR - Haparanda TRV
[DE] Freight only. A single Swedish 1435mm gauge track extends to Tornio and a Finnish 1524mm gauge track to Haparanda. The two lines are interlaced across the border bridge. Broad gauge trains to Haparanda yard are mainly vans whose contents are transhipped to standard gauge vans. Although no official messages have been seen, all transshipment takes place in Haparanda since autumn 2012. The certificate for the transshipment crane (70 tons gantry crane) in the Tornio yard is said to have expired at the end of 2012. Thus, there are no longer any Swedish freight trains in Tornio, the only standard gauge activity expected in Tornio(by one of the Swedish drivers) is the occasional transfer (very few times a year) of track machines (which are re-gauged). A Finnish diesel shunts in Haparanda normally once or twice every Mon-Fri. The upgrading of Boden - Morjärv - Kalix and building of a new line Kalix - Haparanda and electrification of both is completed. The last train Morjärv - Karungi - Haparanda operated 8 December 2012. The old line is now isolated and the track will be removed when the wheather permits.
Turku/Åbo VR - Stockholm Värtan TRV
[D] Freight only. Train Ferry (Sea Wind Line). Opened 13 June 1989. Closed 31 December 2011. Equipment for bogie replacement in Turku.
