Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Polar Line (Norwegian: Polarbanen, German: Polarbahn) is an incomplete and abandoned railway line which had run northwards from Fauske, Norway, to Narvik and, if finished, ultimately would have run 1,215 kilometers (755 mi) 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.. }
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- Polar_Line abstract "The Polar Line (Norwegian: Polarbanen, German: Polarbahn) is an incomplete and abandoned railway line which had run northwards from Fauske, Norway, to Narvik and, if finished, ultimately would have run 1,215 kilometers (755 mi) 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.".