Aalborg–Frederikshavn Line
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The Aalborg - Frederikshavn Line is a Danish
railway line between Aalborg
and Frederikshavn
. The branch from Nørre Sundby to Frederikshavn was opened on 16 August 1871, the branch from Aalborg to Nørre Sundby (Limfjordsbroen) on 7 January 1879. The line runs north from Ålborg to Hjørring and turns east from there to Fredriskhavn, making the rail distance about 80 km, where the highway distance is about 60 km. From Hjørring there is a railway line further north to the town and ferry port Hirtshals.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
railway line between Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
and Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn
This article is about a Danish town. For the German town, see Friedrichshafen, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to...
. The branch from Nørre Sundby to Frederikshavn was opened on 16 August 1871, the branch from Aalborg to Nørre Sundby (Limfjordsbroen) on 7 January 1879. The line runs north from Ålborg to Hjørring and turns east from there to Fredriskhavn, making the rail distance about 80 km, where the highway distance is about 60 km. From Hjørring there is a railway line further north to the town and ferry port Hirtshals.