The Fredericia–Aarhus railway line () is a long

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in Denmark which runs between the cities of

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...

and

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

in East Jutland. It constitutes a section of the East Jutland longitudinal railway line (), the through route along the east coast of the

Jutland Peninsula Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

from the German border at

Padborg Padborg () is a southern Danish border town with a population of 4,318 (1 January 2025)Frederikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast on the North Jutlandic Island in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The ...

in North Jutland. The railway opened in 1868. The line is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with passenger trains by the

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DSB and

Arriva Arriva Ltd. is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England. The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles, it relaunched shortl ...

Future

As part of plans for

high-speed rail in Denmark The first high-speed railway in Denmark was the Copenhagen–Ringsted Line, completed in late 2018 and opened in 2019. Further high-speed lines are currently under planning. Since HSR in Denmark reaches no more than 200 km/h, it can also be des ...

, a new section of track between

Hovedgård Hovedgård is a town in East Jutland with a population of 2,355 (2025), located in the Central Jutland Region, part of Horsens Kommune, Horsens Municipality. The town is located in :da:Ørridslev Sogn, Ørridslev Parish. Previously, Hovedgård wa ...

and

Hasselager Hasselager is a small suburban area in the south-western part of Aarhus in Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known ...

, bypassing

Skanderborg Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj S ...

, is planned.

References

External links

Banedanmark
–

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responsible for

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and

traffic control Traffic management is a key branch within logistics. It concerns the planning, control and purchasing of transport services needed to physically move vehicles (for example aircraft, road vehicles, rolling stock and watercraft) and freight. Traff ...

of most of the Danish railway network
DSB
– largest Danish

train operating company In the railway system of Great Britain, a train operating company (TOC) is a railway undertaking operating passenger trains under the collective National Rail brand. TOCs have existed since the privatisation of the network under the Railways ...

Arriva
– British multinational

public transport Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whic ...

company operating bus and train services in Denmark
Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on

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in Denmark
Line information (TIB)
from

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