| Fredericia–Padborg railway line | |||
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 The Fredericia–Padborg railway line nearVamdrup in 2022 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Fredericia-Padborg-banen | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Banedanmark | ||
| Line number | 26[1] | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 9 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | Danish railway | ||
| Operator(s) | Danish State Railways | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 October 1864 (1864-10-01) (Padborg–Vojens)[2] 1 November 1866 (1866-11-01) (Fredericia–Vamdrup)[3] 1 November 1866 (1866-11-01) (Vamdrup–Vojens)[2] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 110.6[1] km (68.7 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double track (Fredericia–Tinglev) Single track (Tinglev–Padborg)[1] | ||
| Character | Passenger trains Freight trains | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge[1] | ||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz | ||
| Operating speed | 160 km/h (Fredericia–Vojens) 180 km/h (Vojens–Tinglev) 120 km/h (Tinglev–Padborg)[1] | ||
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TheFredericia–Padborg railway line (Danish:Fredericia-Padborg-banen) is a 110.6 kilometres (68.7 mi) longrailway line inDenmark which runs through thehistorical region ofSouthern Jutland between the city ofFredericia and theGerman border atPadborg.[1] Being one of the main arteries of theDanish railway network, thestandard gauge and fullyelectrified railway line isdouble track except for the section betweenTinglev andPadborg which issingle track.[1]
The railway line constitutes the southernmost part of theEast Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish:Den Østjyske Længdebane), the through route along the east coast of theJutland Peninsula from the port city ofFrederikshavn inNorth Jutland to theGerman border atPadborg, where it connects to theFlensburg–Padborg railway line and theGerman railway network.[1]
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