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Vendsyssel Line

Overview
Native name	Vendsysselbanen
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Aalborg Frederikshavn
Stations	10
Service
Type	Railway
System	Danish railway
Operator(s)	Danish State Railways Nordjyske Jernbaner
History
Opened	15 August 1871
Technical
Line length	80.7 kilometres (50.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Passenger trains Freight trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	120 km/h

Vendsyssel line

Legend

Fjerritslev–Frederikshavn line [da]

Ferry port

333.3

Frederikshavn

Port of Frederikshavn

Skagen line

Elling

323.8

Kvissel

317.4

Tolne

310.2

Sindal

Sønderskov

297.8

Hjørring East

296.6

Hjørring

Hirtshals line

Hæstrup [da]

Gunderup

284.7

274.8

263.4

Hvorupgaard

Fjerritslev–Frederikshavn line [da]
to Fjerritslev

Aalborg Airport line
to Aalborg Airport

251.0

Lindholm

Nørresundby

Fjerritslev–Frederikshavn line [da]
to Frederikshavn

250.2

Limfjord Railway Bridge

249.6

Aalborg Vestby

248.4

Aalborg

Randers–Aalborg line
to Aarhus

The Vendsyssel railway line (Danish: Vendsysselbanen) is a 80.7 km (50.1 mi) long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs through the historical region of Vendsyssel between Aalborg and Frederikshavn in North Jutland. It constitutes the northernmost part of the East Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Østjyske Længdebane), the through route along the east coast of the Jutland Peninsula from the German border at Padborg to Frederikshavn.

The section from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn opened in 1871. In 1879 the route was continued from Nørresundby to Aalborg across the Limfjord as the Limfjord Railway Bridge was inaugurated, thus connecting the Vendsyssel railway line with the Randers–Aalborg railway line as well as the rest of the Danish railway network.

The Vendsyssel railway line runs north from Aalborg to Hjørring and turns east from there to Frederikshavn, making the rail distance about 80 km, where the road distance is about 60 km (37 mi). The line is owned and maintained by the railway infrastructure manager Rail Net Denmark and served with passenger trains by the national railway company Danish State Railways (DSB) and local and freight trains by the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner. The southernmost section from Aalborg to Lindholm is also served by the commuter rail service Aalborg Commuter Rail.

The line has three remaining branch lines: from Nørresundby the Aalborg Airport railway line branches west to Aalborg Airport, from Hjørring the Hirtshals railway line branches north to the town and ferry port of Hirtshals, and from Frederikshavn Skagen railway line branches north to the town and fishing port of Skagen.

History

Work on the section from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn started in May 1869. It was opened on 16 August 1871 in the presence of King Christian IX. Passengers crossing the Limfjord, a shallow sound separating the North Jutlandic Island from the rest of the Jutland Peninsula, between Nørresundby station and Aalborg station had two opportunities: a ferry or crossing the pontoon bridge located further east on foot.

On 7 January 1879 the route was continued from Nørresundby to Aalborg as the Limfjord Railway Bridge spanning the Limfjord was inaugurated, and the Vendsyssel railway line was connected with the Randers–Aalborg railway line as well as the rest of the Danish railway network. In 1938, the original railway bridge was replaced by the current Limfjord Railway Bridge which was inaugurated on 23 April 1938.

In 1972, several stations (including Nørresundby, Sulsted and Tylstrup) were closed. In 2003, however, two new stations Aalborg Vestby (in Aalborg, south of the Limfjord) and Lindholm (in Nørresundby, about 300 metres (980 ft) north of the old station) were opened as part of Aalborg Commuter Rail. In 2021, a new station Hjørring East was opened in the eastern part of Hjørring.

On 28 March 2012 the Limfjord railway bridge was hit by a ship and severely damaged so it was unusable for trains. For more than a year, there was no train service, only bus service, between Nørresundby and Aalborg until the bridge had been repaired and opened again for traffic on 29 April 2013. In 2017, the regional rail services on the Vendsyssel railway line were transferred from the national railway company DSB to the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.

Route

The Vendsyssel line runs north from Aalborg, crossing the Limfjord on a 403 metres (1,322 ft) long bascule bridge, the Limfjord Railway Bridge, to Nørresundby. From Nørresundby, the Aalborg Airport railway line branches west to Aalborg Airport. The main line passes west of Lindholm Høje and Hammer hills and continues north to Brønderslev and Hjørring. From Hjørring, the Hirtshals Line branches north to the town and ferry port of Hirtshals. The main line continues east, passing through Tolne hills to its terminus at Frederikshavn, located on the east coast of Vendsyssel. From Frederikshavn, the Skagen Line branches north to the town and fishing port of Skagen.

Operations

NJ train calling at Brønderslev in 2018.

The line is owned and maintained by the railway infrastructure manager Rail Net Denmark, a government agency under the Danish Ministry of Transport. It is served with InterCity and regional trains by the national railway company Danish State Railways (DSB) and local and freight trains by the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ). Since 2003, the commuter rail service Aalborg Commuter Rail, operated by DSB, has also served the southernmost section from Aalborg to Lindholm.

Stations

Station	Distance from Aalborg (km)	Distance from Frederikshavn (km)
Aalborg	0	84.9
Aalborg Vestby	1.2	83.7
Lindholm	3.0	81.9
Brønderslev	26.4	54.1
Vrå	36.3	48.6
Hjørring	48.2	36.7
Sindal	61.8	23.1
Tolne	69.0	15.9
Kvissel	75.4	9.5
Frederikshavn	84.9	0

References

Citations

^ "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ Jensen 1976, p. 15.
^ "Line information (TIB)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
^ Jensen 1976, p. 20.
^ "Aalborg Nærbane" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Ny bane til Aalborg Lufthavn" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
^ Jensen 1976, p. 16.
"Åbning af Hjørring Øst Station" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Trafikselskab. 1 March 2021.
"Historien bag Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
Jensen 1976, p. 15–18.
"Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

Bibliography

Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
Mogensen, Ole Edvard (2021). Vendsysselbanen gennem 150 år (in Danish). Historisk Samfund for Vendsyssel. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

(in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
(in Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner – Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
(in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
(in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland
(in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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