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Vendsyssel Line
Railway line in North Jutland, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vendsyssel railway line (Danish: Vendsysselbanen) is a 80.7 km (50.1 mi) long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs through the historical region of Vendsyssel between Aalborg and Frederikshavn in North Jutland.[3] It constitutes the northernmost part of the East Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Østjyske Længdebane), the through route along the east coast of the Jutland Peninsula from the German border at Padborg to Frederikshavn.
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Native name | Vendsysselbanen |
Owner | Banedanmark |
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Stations | 10 |
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Type | Railway |
System | Danish railway |
Operator(s) | Danish State Railways Nordjyske Jernbaner[1] |
History | |
Opened | 15 August 1871[2] |
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Line length | 80.7 kilometres (50.1 mi)[3] |
Number of tracks | Single[3] |
Character | Passenger trains Freight trains |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[3] |
Operating speed | 120 km/h[3] |
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The section from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn opened in 1871.[2] In 1879 the route was continued from Nørresundby to Aalborg across the Limfjord as the Limfjord Railway Bridge was inaugurated, thus connecting the Vendsyssel railway line with the Randers–Aalborg railway line as well as the rest of the Danish railway network.[4]
The Vendsyssel railawy line runs north from Aalborg to Hjørring and turns east from there to Frederikshavn, making the rail distance about 80 km, where the road distance is about 60 km (37 mi). The line is owned and maintained by the railway infrastructure manager Rail Net Denmark and served with passenger trains by the national railway company Danish State Railways (DSB) and local and freight trains by the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[1] The southernmost section from Aalborg to Lindholm is also served by the commuter rail service Aalborg Commuter Rail.[5]
The line has three remaining branch lines: from Nørresundby the Aalborg Airport railway line branches west to Aalborg Airport, from Hjørring the Hirtshals railway line branches north to the town and ferry port of Hirtshals, and from Frederikshavn Skagen railway line branches north to the town and fishing port of Skagen.[6]