Odsherred Line

Odsherred Line
Overview
Native name	Odsherredsbanen
Status	15
Owner	Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
Termini	Holbæk 55.71557°N 11.7083°E / 55.71557; 11.7083 (Holbæk station) Nykøbing Sjælland 55.9219°N 11.6739°E / 55.9219; 11.6739 (Nykøbing Sjælland station)
Stations	19
Service
Type	Railway
System	Danish railways
Operator(s)	Lokaltog[1]
Rolling stock	LINT 41
History
Opened	1899[2]
Technical
Line length	49.4 km (30.7 mi)[2]
Character	Commuter trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	75 km/h

The Holbæk Line (Danish: Holbækbanen) is a 49.4 km (30.7 mi) long^[2] standard gauge single track local passenger railway line linking Holbæk with the town of Nykøbing Sjælland in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand some fifty km west of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name after the Odsherred peninsula. Train services on the Odsherred Line are operated by the railway company Lokaltog.^[1]

History

The railway line was built as a result of the Danish Railway Act of 1894. It was created to strengthen the economic development in Odsherred following the reclamation of Lammefjorden. The original intention was to build a station or halt in each of the civil parishes that contributed to its financing. Holbæk County Council was granted a Concession on the railway on 6 May 1896. Construction began the following year and it opened on 18 May 1899. The operator was Odsherreds Jernbane (OHJ).^[3]

OHJ operated the railway until May 2003 when it merged with Høng-Tølløse Jernbane under the name Vestsjællands Lokalbaner and with headquarters in Holbæk. From 1 January 2009, the operations were taken over by Regionstog A/S and on 1 January 2015 it was merged with Lokalbanen under the name Lokaltog.^[1]

Operations

Trains on the Odsherred Line are operated by the railway company Lokaltog.^[1]

Stations

• Holbæk
• Stenhus
• Ny Hagested
• Gislinge
• Svinninge
• Hørve
• Fårevejle
• Asnæs
• Grevinge
• Vig
• Nørre Asmindrup
• Sommerland Sjælland
• Højby Sjælland
• Nyled
• Nykøbing Sjælland

Several station buildings drawn by Heinrich Wenck

See also

• Northwest Line (Denmark)

References

1. "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
2. "Fakta om Lokaltogs strækninger". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
3. "Odsherred Jernbane (Odsherredsbanen)". jernbanen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2015.

External links

• (in Danish) Lokaltog
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark