February 2019 - Project under planning stage; June 2018 - Norway's Minister of Transport has informed the European Commission about his support to include the railway line into EU's core railway corridor network; March 2015 - Study completed last year for the project has been concluded as economically viable and construction on first phase (35 km) between Peuravaara near Kiruna and Bergfors in Sweden could begin in 2019 if funding is secured and planning work completed