Aarhus–Randers line

Aarhus–Randers Line
Aarhus–Randers Line
Overview
Native name	Aarhus–Randers banen
Status	Active
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Aarhus Central Station; Randers station
Stations	5
Service
Type	Main line
System	Danish railways
Operator(s)	DSB; Arriva
History
Opened	2 September 1862
Technical
Line length	59.2 kilometres (36.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Character	Passenger trains; Freight trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map of the Aarhus–Randers–Aalborg Line

The Aarhus–Randers line or the Aarhus–Randers railway (Danish: Aarhus-Randers Jernbane) is a 59.2 km (36.8 mi)^[1] long standard gauge, double track railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Aarhus and Randers in East Jutland. It constitutes a section of , the railway line through the Jutland Peninsula from Padborg to Frederikshavn.

The railway opened in 1862.^[3] The line is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with passenger trains by the Danish State Railways (DSB) and Arriva.

References[]

Citations[]

^ ^a ^b "Line information (TIB)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Hastighed på Banedanmarks jernbanenet" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark, 27 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^ Jensen 1972, p. 17-19.

Bibliography[]

Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.

Coordinates: 56°27′20″N 10°02′04″E / 56.4556°N 10.0345°E / 56.4556; 10.0345

External links[]

(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

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[TIB-1] "Line information (TIB)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[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.

[FOOTNOTEJensen197217-19-3] Jensen 1972, p. 17-19.

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