Vejle–Holstebro railway line

Vejle–Holstebro line
Vejle–Holstebro line
Overview
Native name	Vejle-Holstebro-banen
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Vejle station; Holstebro station;
Stations	11
Service
Type	Railway
System	Danish railway
Operator(s)	Arriva; DSB
History
Opened	Vejle–Give: 21 July 1863; Give–Herning: 1 October 1914; Herning–Struer: 11 October 1904
Technical
Line length	114.0 kilometres (70.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Passenger trains; Freight trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	120 km/h
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Esbjerg–Struer line
	← Esbjerg│Struer →
	Skanderborg–Skjern line
	to Skjern
	Skanderborg–Skjern line
	to Skanderborg
	Langå–Bramming line
	to Silkeborg
	Langå–Bramming line
	to Bramming
	Horsens Vestbaner
	to Horsens
	Fredericia–Aarhus line
	← Fredericia│Aarhus →
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The Vejle–Holstebro railway line (Danish: Vejle-Holstebro banen) is a 114.0 km (70.8 mi) long standard-gauge single-track railway line in Denmark which runs through the central Jutland region between Vejle and Holstebro.^[3]

The section from Vejle to Give opened in 1894, the section from Give to Herning in 1914 and the section from Herning to Struer in 1904.^[2]

The line is owned and maintained by Banedanmark and served with intercity trains by the Danish State Railways (DSB) and regional trains by Arriva.^[1]

History

DSB train on the Vejle–Holstebro line calling at Tvis station in 1979

The section from Vejle to Give opened on 2 August 1894 as the private railway Vejle–Give (Danish: Vejle-Give Jernbane (VGJ)). In connection with the construction of the railway line between Give and Herning, the state took over ownership of VGJ on 1 April 1912. On 1 October 1914, the Danish State Railways (DSB) took over the operation of the line, which has since been operated as part of the Vejle–Holstebro railway line.^[2] The section from Give to Herning opened in 1914 and the section from Herning to Struer in 1904.^[2]

In 2018, operation of the regional rail services on the Vejle–Holstebro line were transferred from DSB to the public transport company Arriva.^[1]

Operations

Regional trains

The railway company Arriva runs frequent regional train services from Vejle station to Struer station.^[1]

InterCity service

The Danish State Railways (DSB) operates four daily InterCity connections between Copenhagen and Struer.

Stations

Vejle (Vj)
Vejle Sygehus (Vjs)
Jelling (Jl)
Give (Gw)
Thyregod (Ty)
Brande (Bb)
Herning (Hr)
Gødstrup
Vildbjerg (Id)
Aulum (Uu)
Holstebro (Ho)

References

Citations

1 2 3 4 "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
1 2 3 4 Jensen 1979, p. 77–79.
1 2 3 "Strækningsinformation" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

Bibliography

Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 [Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner [Railways of Central Jutland] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.

External links

(in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
(in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
(in Danish) Arriva – British multinational public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
(in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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[HistorienomArriva-1] 1 2 3 4 "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[FOOTNOTEJensen197977–79-2] 1 2 3 4 Jensen 1979, p. 77–79.

[TIB-3] 1 2 3 "Strækningsinformation" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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