Vejle–Holstebro railway line

{{Infobox rail line

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| name = Vejle–Holstebro line

| native_name = Vejle-Holstebro-banen

| image = DK 2006 Vejle-Holstebro-banen.jpg

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| type = Railway

| system = Danish railway

| start = Vejle station

| end = Holstebro station

| stations = 11

| open = Vejle–Give: {{start date|df=y|1863|7|21}}
Give–Herning: {{start date|df=y|1914|10|01}}
Herning–Struer: {{start date|df=y|1904|10|11}}{{sfn|Jensen|1979|p=77–79}}

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| owner = Banedanmark

| operator = Arriva
DSB

| character = Passenger trains
Freight trains

| stock =

| linelength = {{convert|114.0|km|mi}}

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| tracks = Single

| gauge = {{track gauge|sg}}

| electrification = None

| speed = 120 km/h

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The Vejle–Holstebro railway line ({{langx|da|Vejle-Holstebro banen}}) is a {{convert|114.0 |km|mi|abbr=on}} long standard-gauge single-track railway line in Denmark which runs through the central Jutland region between Vejle and Holstebro.

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.{{sfn|Jensen|1979|p=77–79}}

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

History

File:Dsb-ein-zug-bestehend-aus-644333.jpg 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 ({{langx|da|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.{{sfn|Jensen|1979|p=77–79}} The section from Give to Herning opened in 1914 and the section from Herning to Struer in 1904.{{sfn|Jensen|1979|p=77–79}}

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

Operations

= Regional trains =

The railway company Arriva runs frequent regional train services from Vejle station to Struer station.

= InterCity service =

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

Stations

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

References

= Notes =

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite web| url=https://www.banedanmark.dk/Jernbanevirksomhed/LA-Straekningsinformation |title=Strækningsinformation | language=Danish| publisher=Banedanmark| accessdate=21 September 2022}}

{{cite web|url=https://arriva.dk/om-arriva/tog|title=Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark|publisher=Arriva|language=da|access-date=21 September 2022}}

}}

= 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 | first=Niels | last=Jensen | year=1979 | title=Midtjyske jernbaner | publisher=J.Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=Copenhagen | language=da | isbn=87-11-03904-3 }}

External links

{{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] – British 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

Category:Railway lines in Denmark

Category:Railway lines opened in 1894

Category:Railway lines opened in 1904

Category:Railway lines opened in 1914

Category:Rail transport in the Central Denmark Region

Category:Rail transport in the Region of Southern Denmark