Langå–Struer railway line

The Langå–Struer railway line (Danish: Langå-Struer banen) is a 102.4 km (63.6 mi) long standard-gauge single-track railway line in Denmark which runs through the central Jutland region between Langå and Struer.

Langå–Struer Line
An Arriva LINT train near Viborg station
Overview
Native nameLangå-Struer-banen
OwnerBanedanmark
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeRailway
SystemDanish railway
Operator(s)Arriva
DSB
History
OpenedLangå-Viborg: 21 July 1863 (1863-07-21)
Viborg-Skive: 17 October 1864 (1864-10-17)
Skive-Struer: 17 November 1865 (1865-11-17)
Technical
Line length102.4 kilometres (63.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterPassenger trains
Freight trains
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed120 km/h
Route map

Langå
Aarhus-Randers Line
← Randers│Aarhus
Åbro
Ulstrup
Bjerringbro
Tange
Rødkærsbro
Silkeborg-Kjellerup-
Rødkjærsbro Line
to Silkeborg
Rindsholm
Herning-Viborg Line
to Herning
Mariager-Faarup-Viborg Line
to Mariager
Viborg
Himmerlandsbanerne
to Aalestrup
Ravnstrup
Sparkær
Stoholm
Søby
Højslev
Skive
Salling Line
to Glyngøre
&
Vestsalling Line
to Spøttrup
Estvad siding
Rønbjerg
Hvidemose
Vinderup
Handbjerg
West Jutland Line
to Holstebro
Struer
Thy Line to Thisted

The section from Langå to Viborg opened in 1863, the section from Viborg to Skive in 1864 and the section from Skive to Struer in 1865. The line is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with intercity trains by the Danish State Railways (DSB) and regional trains by Arriva.

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