Hirtshalsbanen

Hirtshalsbanen
An NJ Desiro DMU at the Herregårdsparken halt between Hjørring and Hirtshals
Overview
Type	Railway
System	Danish railways
Termini	Hjørring Hirtshals
Stations	13
Operation
Opened	1925
Owner	Nordjyske Jernbaner
Operator(s)	Nordjyske Jernbaner
Character	Regional rail
Rolling stock	Desiro
Technical
Line length	16 km (9.9 mi)
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	80 km/h (49,7 mph)

Hirtshalsbanen
Legend DSB & Nordjyske Jernbaner towards Skagen Hjørring Kvægtorvet - opened in 2004 Teglgårdsvej Herregårdsparken Vellinghøj Langholm - closed in 2003 Vidstrup Sønderby Tornby Raundrup - closed in 2003 Horne Emmersbæk Lilleheden Color Line - closed in 2008 Hirtshals

Hirtshalsbanen (Danish: The Hirtshals Railway) is a 16.1 km (10.0 mi) long railway in Denmark, going from Hjørring to Hirtshals. Hirtshalsbanen is a part of Nordjyske Jernbaner.

The railway links the harbour of Hirtshals with the Danish State Railways. Construction started in April 1924, and the railway was opened the following year. In 2005 the current Siemens Desiro trains, which have a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), were introduced.

Apart from local passenger traffic, there are transit freight trains linking Norway to the European continent. The freight cars are transferred on the railway ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand. An international passenger service from Hirtshals south to Hamburg, Nordpilen, ceased many years ago.

Stations

• Hjørring station
• Kvægtorvet halt
• Teglgårdsvej halt
• Herregårdsparken halt
• Vellingshøj station
• Vidstrup station
• Sønderby halt
• Tornby station
• Horne station
• Emmersbæk halt
• Lilleheden halt
• Hirtshals station

Previous stations

• Color Line halt - between Lilleheden halt and Hirtshals station
• Raundrup halt - between Horne station and Tornby station
• Langholm - between Vellingshøj station and Vidstrup station

See also

• Skagensbanen

External links

• (Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner
• (Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner