Vejle–Holstebro railway 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[1] DSB
History
Opened	Vejle–Give: 21 July 1863 (1863-07-21) Give–Herning: 1 October 1914 (1914-10-01) Herning–Struer: 11 October 1904 (1904-10-11)[2]
Technical
Line length	114.0 kilometres (70.8 mi)[3]
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[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)

See also

• List of railway lines in Denmark

References

Notes

1. "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
2. Jensen 1979, p. 77–79.
3. "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

• (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