Thy Line
The Thy Line (Danish: Thybanen) is a 73.6 km (45.7 mi)[2] long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs between Struer and Thisted through the historical region of Thy.
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| Native name | Thybanen |
| Owner | Banedanmark |
| Termini | Struer Thisted |
| Stations | 12 |
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| Type | Railway |
| System | Danish railway |
| Operator(s) | Arriva[1] Danish State Railways |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 April 1882 |
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| Line length | 73.6 kilometres (45.7 mi)[2] |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Character | Passenger trains |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 75 km/h[2] |
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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).[1] The Thy Line runs north from Struer, crossing the Limfjord on a 472 metres (1,549 ft) long bascule bridge, the Oddesund Bridge. From Oddesund the line cuts through the peninsula of Thyholm and continues through Thy to reach Thisted.
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thybanen. |
- (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) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
References
Notes
- "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "Line information (TIB)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
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.
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