Vejle–Holstebro railway line

Railway line in Jutland, Denmark

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)ElectrificationNoneOperating speed120 km/h^[3]

Route map

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 Rail Net Denmark 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

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jensen 1979, p. 77–79.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Strækningsinformation" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

Bibliography

Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vejl–Holstebro railway line.

(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