Esbjerg–Struer railway line

Esbjerg–Struer railway line
Esbjerg–Struer railway line
Overview
Native name	Esbjerg–Struer Jernbane
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Esbjerg; Struer;
Stations	23
Service
Type	Railway
System	Danish railway
Operator(s)	DSB; Arriva; Midtjyske Jernbaner
History
Opened	Struer–Holstebro: 1 November 1866; Esbjerg–Varde: 3 October 1874; Holstebro–Ringkøbing: 31 March 1875; Varde–Ringkøbing: 8 August 1875;
Technical
Line length	146.6 kilometres (91.1 mi)
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 (Struer-Holstebro og Esbjerg-Varde); 100 km/h (Varde-Holstebro)
Route map
Route map

The Esbjerg–Struer railway line (Danish: Esbjerg–Struer banen), also known as the West Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Vestjyske Længdebane)^[a], is a 146.6 kilometres (91.1 mi) long standard gauge single track^[4] railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Esbjerg and Struer in West Jutland, Denmark.^[4]

The railway opened in sections from 1866 to 1875: the Struer–Holstebro section opened in 1866, the Esbjerg–Varde section opened in 1874, the Holstebro–Ringkøbing section opened in March 1875, and finally the Varde–Ringkøbing section opened in August 1875.^[3] The line is owned and maintained by Banedanmark and served with intercity, regional and local trains operated by the railway companies DSB, Arriva^[1] and Midtjyske Jernbaner.^[2]

Notes

^ Although the Bramming–Tønder railway line and the Thy railway line are sometimes also considered part of the West Jutland longitudinal railway line

^ ^a ^b "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Esbjerg-Struer-Banen (Den vestjyske længdebane) (DSB)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Line information (TIB)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ "Hastighed på Banedanmarks jernbanenet" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark, 27 November 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-14.

Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.

(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) Midtjyske Jernbaner – Danish regional railway company operating in Central Denmark Region
(in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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