{"id":228,"date":"2025-06-23T14:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/en\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:20:37","slug":"arctic-test-arena-on-ofotbanen-and-malmbanan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/en\/innovation-on-the-railway\/arctic-test-arena-on-ofotbanen-and-malmbanan\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Test Arena on Ofotbanen and Malmbanan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Arctic Test Arena on Ofotbanen and Malmbanan<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"t2-ingress wp-block-t2-ingress\">Arctic Test Arena is an international test arena for developing railway technology under Arctic conditions on Ofotbanen and Malmbanan.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed dekode-gtm-iframe-preview alignwide is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Arctic Test Arena\" data-cookieconsent=\"marketing\" data-cookieblock-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1117056432?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t<div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-marketing dekode-gtm-cookie-consent-video-placeholder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dekode-gtm-cookie-consent is-block-core-embed is-provider-vimeo\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/2056874859-28d5e94f3e99fcfd39acbe2a90a43f3e6697fe72afb888f5d843c288cff6d4f0-d_295x166?region=us\" alt=\"vimeo\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cookie-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"iframe-preview-text\">Dette innholdet lastes fra en tredjeparts nettside, og Jernbanedirektoratet kan ikke garantere for hvilken informasjon som innhentes. Se gjerne v\u00e5r personvernserkl\u00e6ring for mer informasjon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-initiative-for-the-future\">An Initiative for the Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Arctic Test Arena is a Nordic collaboration for the development of railway technology \u2014 aiming to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>improve operational reliability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase resilience to extreme weather and climate change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promote innovation and collaboration between industry and research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>make testing accessible, relevant, and cost-effective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-full-scale-test-environment\">A Full-Scale Test Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The test arena stretches 473 km \u2014 from the ice-free port of Narvik to the industrial city of Lule\u00e5 \u2014 and operates year-round under extreme climatic conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-test-here\">Why test here?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The line handles some of the heaviest trains in Europe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The combination of snow, cold, and challenging topography offers unique testing conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross-border operations enable testing across different regulations and systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full-scale testing in real-world conditions ensures robust, reliable solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-the-focus-areas\">What are the Focus Areas?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>sensors and real-time data collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI-based monitoring and decision support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>infrastructure and track maintenance in harsh winter climates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rolling stock and heavy freight trains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>climate resilience and robustness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-want-to-test\">Do you want to test?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in testing new railway technologies or conducting research under Arctic conditions? To start the process, fill inn our digital request form:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"t2-link-list has-1-items has-auto-columns wp-block-t2-link-list\">\n\t<li class=\"t2-link-list-item wp-block-t2-link-list-item\">\n\t\t<a\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/en\/innovation-on-the-railway\/arctic-test-arena-on-ofotbanen-and-malmbanan\/how-to-test-and-conduct-research-at-the-arctic-test-arena\/\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"t2-link-list-item__link t2-link-list__icon--right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-link-list-item__icon\"><span class=\"t2-link-list-item__icon-box\"><\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-arrowforward\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M 20.78 12.531 L 14.03 19.281 C 13.89 19.421 13.699 19.5 13.5 19.5 C 13.301 19.5 13.11 19.421 12.969 19.281 C 12.828 19.14 12.749 18.949 12.749 18.75 C 12.749 18.551 12.828 18.36 12.969 18.219 L 18.439 12.75 L 3.75 12.75 C 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