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The Odder Line ( da, Odderbanen), also known formerly as the Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (HHJ), is a long
standard-gauge single-track light-rail line which connects the city of
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
to the town of
Odder in the
Central Denmark Region
The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish muni ...
. The Odder Line has its own route between
Rosenhøj and Odder, and parallels the mainline between Rosenhøj and Aarhus.
The line, first opened in 1884, was originally operated by the HHJ, which merged with the
Lemvigbane (VLTJ) in 2008 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 ...
.
From 2012 to 2016 services on the line were operated by
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as part of
Aarhus Nærbane
Aarhus Commuter Rail ( da, Aarhus Nærbane) was a commuter rail service in and near Aarhus, Denmark.
There was one line, from Odder to Grenaa, with 33 stations. This traffic concept started in 2012, when the traffic on the two local railways Odde ...
(Aarhus Commuter Rail).
The line was rebuilt in 2016–2018 to convert it into an electrified
Aarhus Letbane
The Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus light rail) is a light rail system in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. It is operated by the company Midttrafik. The first line opened in December 2017, but the system is under continuous development and expansion. Servic ...
(Aarhus Light Rail) route, operated by Midttrafik,
with new
tram-train
A tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle that meets the standards of a light rail system (usually an urban street running tramway), but which also meets national mainline standards permitting operation alongside mainline trains. This all ...
s entering service in August 2018.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
*
Official website
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1884 establishments in Denmark
Railway companies established in 1884
Railway lines in Denmark
Rail transport in the Central Denmark Region