Hirtshals Line

Hirtshals Line
Overview
Native nameHirtshalsbanen
OwnerNordjyske Jernbaner[1]
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeRailway
SystemDanish railways
Operator(s)Nordjyske Jernbaner[1]
Rolling stockSiemens Desiro
History
Opened18 December 1925[2]
Technical
Line length17.7 km (11.0 mi)[3]
Number of tracks1
CharacterLocal railway
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph) (Hjørring–Tornby)
75 km/h (47 mph) (Tornby–Hirtshals)[3]
Hirtshalsbanen
km
closed
0.0
Hjørring
0.5
Kvægtorvet
1.6
Teglgårdsvej
3.2
Herregårdsparken
4.0
Vellingshøj
Langholm
2003
6.9
Vidstrup
Sønderby
2019
10.4
Tornby
Raundrup
2003
13.6
Horne
15.1
Emmersbæk
16.6
Lilleheden
Color Line
2008
17.8
Hirtshals ferry/water interchange

The Hirtshals railway line (Danish: Hirtshalsbanen) is a 17.7 km (11.0 mi) long standard gauge single track railway line between Hjørring and Hirtshals, Denmark.[3] The railway links the fishing and ferry port of Hirtshals with the Danish rail network.

The railway line opened in 1925.[2] It is currently owned and operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) which runs frequent local train services from Hirtshals station to Hjørring station with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[1]

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