Fredericia–Aarhus line

Fredericia–Aarhus Line
Fredericia–Aarhus Line
	Horsens station in 2011
Overview
Native name	Fredericia–Aarhus banen
Status	Active
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Fredericia station; Århus Central Station;
Stations	11
Service
Type	Main line
System	Danish railways
Operator(s)	DSB ; Arriva (Skanderborg–Århus)[1] ; Railion ; CFL Cargo[2]
History
Opened	4 October 1868
Technical
Line length	108.5 km (67.4 mi)[3]
Number of tracks	Double
Character	passenger and freight
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph); 180 km/h (110 mph) (certified multiple units only)[3]
Route map

The Fredericia–Aarhus Line (Danish: Fredericia–Aarhus banen) is a 108.5 km (67.4 mi) long[3] standard-gauge double-track railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Fredericia and Århus in East Jutland. It constitutes a section of the East Jutland Main Line, the through railway line through the Jutland Peninsula from Padborg to Frederikshavn.

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

Future

As part of plans for high-speed rail in Denmark, a new section of track between Hovedgård and Hasselager, bypassing Skanderborg, is planned.[4]

"Her kører Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
"Togselskaber på statens jernbanenet" (in Danish). Banedanmark. January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
"TIB (V)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
"Ny bane Hovedgård - Hasselager". Banedanmark (in Danish). Retrieved 9 November 2019.

(in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
(in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
(in Danish) Arriva – British multinational public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
(in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
Line information (TIB) from Banedanmark

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