Thy Line

The Thy Line (Danish: Thybanen) is a 73.6 km (45.7 mi)[1] long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs between Struer and Thisted through the historical region of Thy.

Thy Line
The Thy Line
Overview
Native nameThybanen
TypeRailway
SystemDanish railway
TerminiStruer
Thisted
Stations12
Operation
Opened20 April 1882
OwnerBanedanmark
Operator(s)Arriva
Danish State Railways
CharacterPassenger trains
Technical
Line length73.6 kilometres (45.7 mi)[1]
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed75 km/h[1]
The Thy Line
to Holstebro
to Langå
Struer
Struer Havn
Bremdal
Humlum
Oddesund South
Oddesund North
Uglev
Hvidbjerg
Lyngs
Ydby
Hurup Thy
Bedsted Thy
Hassing
Hørdum
Snedsted
Todbøl
Sjørring
to Fjerritslev
Thisted

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). 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.

References

Notes

  1. "Line information (TIB)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
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