List of railway lines in Denmark
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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...
has more than 2000 km of railway lines, of which most are under the control of Banedanmark
Banedanmark
Banedanmark is a Danish company responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network...
; a number of private railways run their own lines.
Banedanmark lines
- Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov
- Ringsted–Rødby Færge (part of Fugleflugtslinien)
- Nykøbing F–Gedser
- Roskilde–Køge–Næstved (Lille Syd)
- Roskilde–Kalundborg (Kalundborgbanen)
- Lersøen–Østerport
- The S-trainS-TrainThe S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934...
network - Copenhagen–HelsingørKystbanenThe Coast Line is a regional railway line between Helsingør and Copenhagen in Denmark. It was opened in 1897, and it is today the busiest railway line in Denmark...
(Kystbanen) - Copenhagen/Vigerslev–PeberholmOresund RailwayOresund Line is a railway between Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden via the Oresund Bridge. On the Swedish side the railway infrastructure is managed by Swedish Transport Administration, on the Danish side the railway infrastructure is managed by Banedanmark.The railway line continues from...
(the Oresund Railway) - Odense–SvendborgSvendborgbanenSvendborgbanen is the Danish railway line between Odense and Svendborg. The line was opened on 12 July 1876.- External links :* from Banedanmark...
(Svendborgbanen) - Fredericia–Århus
- Århus–Aalborg
- Aalborg–FrederikshavnAalborg–Frederikshavn LineThe 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 on 7 January 1879...
- Fredericia–Padborg
- Sønderborg–Tinglev
- Lunderskov–Esbjerg
- Bramming–Tønder
- Esbjerg–Struer
- Langå–Struer
- Holstebro–Vejle
- Struer–Thisted
- Skanderborg–Skjern
- Århus–Grenå (Grenåbanen)
Other
In addition to Banedanmark's network, 535 kilometres of railway are under the control of various other companies:Local lines around the capital
- Elsinore–GillelejeHornbækbanenHornbækbanen is a local passenger railway north of Copenhagen in Denmark, part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs along the coast of Øresund between Helsingør and Gilleleje, through an area with many holiday homes. The name Hornbækbanen refers to the town Hornbæk about halfway between Helsingør and...
- Hillerød–TisvildelejeGribskovbanenGribskovbanen is a local passenger railway north of Copenhagen in Denmark, now part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs north from Hillerød where transfers from the S-train system as well as other Lokalbanen lines are possible, and through the Grib Skov forest...
- Kagerup–GillelejeGribskovbanenGribskovbanen is a local passenger railway north of Copenhagen in Denmark, now part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs north from Hillerød where transfers from the S-train system as well as other Lokalbanen lines are possible, and through the Grib Skov forest...
- Hillerød–Hundested
- Hillerød–Snekkersten
- Jægersborg–NærumNærumbanenNærumbanen is a short railway in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, now part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs light trains that connect to the S-train system at Jægersborg and serve mainly local neighborhoods in Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality and Nærum in Rudersdal.-Stations:-Operations:Despite...
- Køge–Fakse Ladeplads
- Hårlev–Rødvig
Regional trains
- Holbæk–Nykøbing SjællandVestsjællands LokalbanerVestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S was a Danish railway company. A merger of Odsherreds Jernbane A/S and Høng-Tølløse Jernbane A/S , VL was established in May 2003 after several years of close cooperation between the two companies...
- Tølløse–SlagelseVestsjællands LokalbanerVestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S was a Danish railway company. A merger of Odsherreds Jernbane A/S and Høng-Tølløse Jernbane A/S , VL was established in May 2003 after several years of close cooperation between the two companies...
- Nykøbing Falster–NakskovLollandsbanenA/S Lollandsbanen is a Danish railway company operating the Nykøbing F–Nakskov line mostly on the island of Lolland. Established in 1954, it is based on the remains of Det Lolland-Falsterske Jernbane-Selskab...
Railways of northern Jutland
Metroselskabet (Copenhagen Metro)
- Vanløse–VestamagerM1 (Copenhagen)M1 of the Copenhagen Metro, colored green on the map, runs from Vanløse to Vestamager. It connects the Ørestad neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark, to the city center. The line is elevated while traveling through Øresund, while it runs in a tunnel below the city center...
- Christianshavn–LufthavnenM2 (Copenhagen)M2 is a line of the Copenhagen Metro, colored yellow on the map. It runs from Vanløse to Lufthavnen through the center of Copenhagen, sharing track with the M1 from Vanløse to Christianshavn. The line was built along with M1 as part of the redevelopment of Ørestad. The principle of the line was...
External links
- Line information (TIB) from Banedanmark
- Line information (LA) from Banedanmark