Katterat Station

Railway station in Narvik Municipality, Norway

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Line(s)Ofoten LineDistance29.73 kilometres (18.47 mi)Other informationStation codeKATHistoryOpened1902

Katterat Station (Norwegian: Katterat stasjon) is a railway station in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. The station is located along the Ofotbanen railway line, between Rombak Station and Søsterbekk Station.

History

The station was built in 1902 and it was originally called Hundalen. In 1951, the station was renamed Katterat which is based on Northern Sami: Gátterčohkka. There is no road to Katterat station, the only arrival is by train or by foot. Until the operation of the track was remotely controlled in the 1960s, there was a small, permanent settlement on site. Today the area is popular for hiking providing cabins and several hiking trails starting at Katterat Station.^[1]^[2]

Preceding station			Following station
Rombak	Ofoten Line		Søsterbekk
Preceding station	Express trains		Following station
Rombak	F8	Narvik–Luleå C	Søsterbekk

References

^ "Katterat stasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
^ "Katterat" (in Norwegian). Jernbaneverket. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-06-04.