| Skagen Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Skagensbanen | ||
| Owner | Nordjyske Jernbaner[1] | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 10 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Railway | ||
| System | Danish railways | ||
| Operator(s) | Nordjyske Jernbaner[1] | ||
| Rolling stock | Siemens Desiro | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 24 July 1890 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 39.7 km (24.7 mi)[2] | ||
| 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)(Frederikshavn–Hulsig) 120 km/h (75 mph)(Hulsig–Skagen)[2] | ||
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TheSkagen railway line (Danish:Skagensbanen) is a 39.7 km (24.7 mi) longstandard gaugesingle trackrailway line betweenSkagen andFrederikshavn inVendsyssel,Denmark.[2] The railway links thefishing port andseaside resort of Skagen with the Danish rail network.
The railway line opened as anarrow gauge railway in 1890 and wasconverted tostandard gauge in 1924. It is currently owned and operated by therailway companyNordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) which runs frequentlocal train services fromSkagen station toFrederikshavn station with onward connections from Frederikshavn to the rest of Denmark.[1]
Work on the railway line started on 26 July 1889, and was completed on 16 March 1890.[3] It was opened on 24 July 1890 in the presence ofKing Christian IX,Crown Prince Frederik, and theInterior MinisterHans Peter Ingerslev.[4] Operations on the line commenced the following day with two trains daily in each direction.[5]
Until 1924 it was anarrow gauge railway, with a maximum speed of 30 km/h (19 mph).[6] In 1924 the railway line wasconverted tostandard gauge to avoid the need to transfer cargoes of fish in Frederikshavn. As a consequence of the conversion, the layout of Skagen station was extensively changed. As part of the conversion, theright-of-way between Frederikshavn andRimmen halt was changed so the railway line passed by the coastal town ofStrandby instead of the inland village ofElling.[7]
In 2001, the operating company Skagensbanen A/S (SB) merged withHjørring Privatbaner A/S (HP) to form the railway companyNordjyske Jernbaner (NJ).[8][9] With headquarters inHjørring, the company is now responsible for running theHjørring–Hirtshals and Frederikshavn–Skagen lines.[1]
In 2005 the currentSiemens Desiro was introduced. The maximum speed is 100 km/h (62 mph) between Frederikshavn and Hulsig and between Skagen and Hulsig the maximum speed is 120 km/h (75 mph).[2]
The Skagen line runs north from Frederikshavn, following the tracks of theVendsyssel Line out of the city. As the Vendsyssel Line branches west towardsHjørring, the Skagen Line continues north following the curve of the coast line of theÅlbæk Bay, serving the towns ofStrandby,Jerup andÅlbæk. From Ålbæk the line continues north, passing throughBunken Plantation,Hulsig Heath andSkagen Plantation before passing through the western part of Skagen to reach itsterminus in central Skagen.
Therailway companyNordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) operating in theNorth Jutland Region runs frequentlocal train services fromSkagen station toFrederikshavn station with onward connections fromFrederikshavn toAalborg and the rest of Denmark.[1]
For a period in the 1990s there were directInterCity connections betweenCopenhagen and Skagen, operated byDSB.
In 2005, NJ replaced the bus connections between Skagen and Frederikshavn with more frequent train connections.
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| Station | Distance from Frederikshavn (km) | Distance from Skagen (km) | Remarks | |
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 | Skagen | 38.8 | 0 | |
 | Frederikshavnsvej | 38.0 | 0.8 | opened in 1992 |
 | Hulsig | 28.0 | 10.8 | |
 | Bunken | 24.5 | 14.3 | |
 | Ålbæk | 19.8 | 19.0 | |
 | Napstjært | 15.6 | 23.2 | |
 | Jerup | 13.0 | 25.8 | |
 | Rimmen | 9.5 | 29.3 | |
 | Strandby | 6.3 | 32.5 | |
 | Frederikshavn | 0 | 38.8 |
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