Skanderborg–Skjern line

Skanderborg–Skjern railway line
Overview
Native name Skanderborg–Skjern banen
Type Main line
System Danish railways
Status Active
Termini Skanderborg station
Skjern station
Stations 18
Operation
Opened 2 May 1871 (1871-05-02) (Skanderborg–Silkeborg)
28 August 1877 (1877-08-28) (Silkeborg–Herning)
1 October 1881 (1881-10-01) (Herning–Skjern)
Owner Banedanmark
Operator(s) Arriva
Character Passenger trains
Freight trains
Technical
Line length 111.9 kilometres (69.5 mi)[1]
Number of tracks Single
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification None
Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph) (Skanderborg–Silkeborg)
100 km/h (62 mph) (Silkeborg–Skjern)[2]
Route map of the Skanderborg–Herning–Skjern Line

The Skanderborg–Skjern railway line (Danish: Skanderborg–Skjern–banen) is a 111.9 km (69.5 mi)[1] long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Skanderborg and Skjern in Central Jutland, Denmark.

The railway opened in sections. The section from Skanderborg to Silkeborg opened in 1871, the section from Silkeborg to Herning in 1877, and the section from Herning to Skjern in 1881. The line is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with passenger trains by the railway company Arriva.

Stations

Skanderborg station
Silkeborg station
Herning station
Skjern station
  • Skanderborg
  • Alken
  • Ry
  • Laven
  • Svejbæk
  • Silkeborg
  • Engesvang
  • Bording
  • Ikast
  • Hammerum
  • Birk Centerpark
  • Herning
  • Herning Messecenter
  • Studsgård
  • Kibæk
  • Troldhede
  • Borris
  • Skjern

References

  1. 1 2 "Line information (TIB)" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hastighed på Banedanmarks jernbanenet" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark, 27 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

Coordinates: 56°9′13.7″N 9°22′40.8″E / 56.153806°N 9.378000°E / 56.153806; 9.378000

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