Vestsjællands Lokalbaner
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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...
railway company. A merger of Odsherreds Jernbane A/S (OHJ) and Høng-Tølløse Jernbane A/S (HTJ), VL was established in May 2003 after several years of close cooperation between the two companies. The company operated the former OHJ and HTJ lines, that is, Holbæk
Holbæk
Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 27,055 . The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark....
–Nykøbing Sjælland
Nykøbing Sjælland
Nykøbing Sjælland is a town in Denmark, located in northern Odsherred on the island of Zealand. Located on the Isefjord, it has a population of 5,212 . It is located in Odsherred municipality which is part of Region Sjælland...
and Tølløse
Tølløse
Tølløse is a railroad town, with a population of 3,797 , at the railroad between Roskilde and Holbæk and the railroad from Tølløse to Slagelse operated by Vestsjællands Lokalbaner....
–Slagelse
Slagelse
Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 ....
, respectively. The company workshop and headquarters were located in Holbæk.
The company was merged with Lollandsbanen A/S
Lollandsbanen
A/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...
and Østbanen into a new company, Regionstog A/S
Regionstog
Regionstog A/S is a Danish railway company that took over the operation of the three private lines in Region Zealand, West Zealand Local Lanes, Østbanen and Lollandsbanen...
, on January 1, 2009.