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The Lemvig Line ( da, Lemvigbanen or ''Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane'' (''VLTJ'')) is a local railway line in Northwest Jutland,
The Lemvig Line ( da, Lemvigbanen or ''Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane'' (''VLTJ'')) is a local railway line in Northwest Jutland, Denmark
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. Established in 1879, the line extends from Vemb
Vemb is a little town in west Jutland, Denmark wtith a population of 1,276 (1 January 2022). ''Vemb Kirke''
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The first time the town was named, it was called ''Weæm''. The ending letter ''b'' emerged around the year 1600, disappe ...
via Lemvig to Thyborøn
Thyborøn is a fishing village in Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,890 (1 January 2022),Odderbanen's operating company to form
Midtjyske Jernbaner
Midtjyske Jernbaner A/S (abbreviated MJBA) is a Danish railway company operating in Region Midtjylland, Denmark.
The company was founded in 2008 as a merger of the operating companies Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane A/S and Hads-Ning Herreders J ...
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The railway was used to test a prototype hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, an ...
-powered train in 2010.
Popular culture
The railway achieved fame in Denmark, when the band in 1985 wrote the song "VLTJ" describing a trip with the railway. This song later achieved cult status. The song is based on the Irish folk song "Poor Paddy works on the Railway
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little ".
Official website
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Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in Denmark
Railway companies established in 1879 Railway lines in Denmark Railway lines opened in 1879 1879 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-transport-stub
See also
*Rail transport in Denmark
The rail transport system in Denmark consists of 2,633 km of railway lines, of which the Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg (at the German border), and the Lunderskov-Esbjerg line are electrified. Most t ...
* List of railway lines in Denmark
Denmark has more than of railway lines, of which most are under the control of Banedanmark; a number of private railways run their own lines.
Banedanmark lines
* Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov
* Copenhagen-Ringsted
* Ringsted–Rødby Fær ...
References
External links
Official website
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Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in Denmark
Photos
Railway companies established in 1879 Railway lines in Denmark Railway lines opened in 1879 1879 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-transport-stub