Thy Line

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Thy Line
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The Thy Line
Overview
Native nameThybanen
Owner Banedanmark
Termini
Stations12
Service
Type Railway
System Danish railway
Operator(s) Arriva [1]
Danish State Railways
History
Opened20 April 1882
Technical
Line length73.6 kilometres (45.7 mi) [2]
Number of tracks Single
CharacterPassenger trains
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed75 km/h [2]
Route map
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Map of the Thy Line
Thy Line
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Struer
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Struer Havn
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Bremdal
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Humlum
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Oddesund South
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Oddesund North
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Uglev
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Hvidbjerg
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Lyngs
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Ydby
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Hurup Thy
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Bedsted Thy
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Hassing
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Hørdum
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Snedsted
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Todbøl
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Sjørring
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Thisted

The Thy Line (Danish : Thybanen) is a 73.6 km (45.7 mi) [2] long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs between Struer and Thisted through the historical region of Thy.

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The railway opened in 1882. It is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with passenger trains by Arriva and the Danish State Railways (DSB). [1] The Thy Line runs north from Struer, crossing the Limfjord on a 472 metres (1,549 ft) long bascule bridge, the Oddesund Bridge. From Oddesund the line cuts through the peninsula of Thyholm and continues through Thy to reach Thisted.

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Line information (TIB)" (PDF) (in Danish). Banedanmark . Retrieved 2015-06-30.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972[Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN   87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner[Railways of North Jutland] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN   87-11-03756-3.