The Vejle–Holstebro railway line () is a long

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which runs through the central

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region between

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (''Municipalities of De ...

and

Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (''Municipalities of De ...

to Give opened in 1894, the section from Give to

Herning Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025)

in 1914 and the section from Herning to Struer in 1904. The line is owned and maintained by

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and served with

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s by the

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(DSB) and

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s by

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History

The section from

to Give opened on 2 August 1894 as the

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Vejle–Give (). In connection with the construction of the railway line between Give and

, the state took over ownership of VGJ on 1 April 1912. On 1 October 1914, the

(DSB) took over the operation of the line, which has since been operated as part of the Vejle–Holstebro railway line. The section from Give to

opened in 1914 and the section from Herning to Struer in 1904. In 2018, operation of the regional rail services on the Vejle–Holstebro line were transferred from DSB to the

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company

Operations

Regional trains

The

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runs frequent

services from Vejle station to Struer station.

InterCity service

The Danish State Railways (DSB) operates four daily

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connections between

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and Struer.

Stations

* (Vj) * (Vjs) * (Jl) * (Gw) * (Ty) * (Bb) * (Hr) * * (Id) * (Uu) * (Ho)

References

Notes

Bibliography

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External links

Banedanmark
–

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responsible for

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and

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of most of the Danish railway network
DSB
– largest Danish

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Arriva
– British multinational

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

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