Global InformationHirtshalsbanen information
| Hirtshals line | |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Hirtshalsbanen |
| Owner | Nordjyske Jernbaner[1] |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 13 |
| Service | |
| Type | Railway |
| System | Danish railways |
| Operator(s) | Nordjyske Jernbaner[1] |
| Rolling stock | Siemens Desiro |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 December 1925[2] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 17.7 km (11.0 mi)[3] |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Character | Local railway |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | No |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) (Hjørring–Tornby) 75 km/h (47 mph) (Tornby–Hirtshals)[3] |
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The Hirtshals railway line (Danish: Hirtshalsbanen) is a 17.7 km (11.0 mi) long standard gauge single track railway line between Hjørring and Hirtshals, Denmark.[3] The railway links the fishing and ferry port of Hirtshals with the Danish rail network.
The railway line opened in 1925.[2] It is currently owned and operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) which runs frequent local train services from Hirtshals station to Hjørring station with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[1]
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