Thy Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Denmark}}
{{expand Danish|date=June 2023|topic=transp}}
{{Infobox rail line
|name = Thy Line
|native_name = Thybanen
|image = DK 2006 Thybanen.jpg
|caption = The Thy Line
|type = Railway
|system = Danish railway
|status =
|start = Struer
|end = Thisted
|stations = 12
|open = 20 April 1882
|close =
|owner = Banedanmark
|operator = Arriva
Danish State Railways
|character = Passenger trains
|stock =
|linelength = {{convert|73.6|km|mi}}
|tracklength =
|tracks = Single
|gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}}
|electrification =
|elevation =
}}
{{Thy Line}}
The Thy Line ({{langx|da|Thybanen}}) is a {{convert|73.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs between Struer and Thisted through the historical region of Thy.
The railway opened in 1882. It is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with passenger trains by Arriva and the Danish State Railways (DSB). The Thy Line runs north from Struer, crossing the Limfjord on a {{convert|472|m}} long bascule bridge, the Oddesund Bridge. From Oddesund the line cuts through the peninsula of Thyholm and continues through Thy to reach Thisted.
References
= Notes =
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{{cite web| url=http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/18879/TIBS_13072015.pdf|title=Line information (TIB)| language=Danish| publisher=Banedanmark| accessdate=2015-06-30}}{{cite web|url=https://arriva.dk/om-arriva/tog|title=Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark|publisher=Arriva|language=da|access-date=12 October 2021}}}}
= Bibliography =
- {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 | year=1972 | publisher=J. Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=Copenhagen | isbn=87-11-01765-1 | language=da }}
- {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Nordjyske jernbaner | year=1976 | publisher=J.Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=Copenhagen | isbn=87-11-03756-3 | language=da }}
External links
{{commons category|Thybanen}}
- {{in lang|da}} [http://www.banedanmark.dk Banedanmark] – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- {{in lang|da}} [http://www.dsb.dk DSB] – largest Danish train operating company
- {{in lang|da}} [http://www.arriva.dk Arriva] – multinational public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
- {{in lang|da}} [http://danskejernbaner.dk/ Danske Jernbaner] – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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Category:Railway lines in Denmark
Category:Railway lines opened in 1882
Category:1882 establishments in Denmark