
Regionstog A/S was a
Danish
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railway company
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responsible for train operation on three private
railway lines
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in
Region Zealand
Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...
: the
Tølløse Line
The Tølløse Line ( da, Tølløsebanen) (previously Høng-Tølløse Jernbane (HTJ) is a long standard gauge single track local passenger railway line between Tølløse and Slagelse in the western part of the island of Zealand, Denmark. It runs ...
, the
East Line and the
Lolland Line. It was established in 2009 when
Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S,
Østbanen and
Lollandsbanen A/S where merged. It merged with
Lokalbanen
Lokalbanen A/S (''The Local Railway'', abbreviated LB) was a Danish railway company responsible for train operation and related passenger services on five local railways north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was formed in 2001, and merged with ...
A/S in 2015 to form the railway company
Lokaltog A/S. Regionstog had administrative offices in
Maribo
Maribo is a town in Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Maribo Municipality, until 1 January 2007, and then it became the seat of the current Lolland Mun ...
and
Holbæk
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).[Lollandsbanen
A/S Lollandsbanen was a Danish railway company operating the Nykøbing F–Nakskov line mostly on the island of Lolland. Established in 1954, it was based on the remains of Det Lolland-Falsterske Jernbane-Selskab (LFJS). The company received fund ...]
(Nakskov-Nykøbing F.), which is 50.2 km long, was opened in 1874 and transports approx. 875,000 passengers.
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Østbanen (Køge-Faxe Ladeplads / Køge-Rødvig), which is 46.2 km. long, was opened in 1879, and transports approx. 900,000 passengers.
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Tølløsebanen (Holbæk)-Tølløse-Slagelse, which is 50.8 km. long, was opened in 1901, and transports approx. 555,000 passengers.
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Odsherredsbanen
The Holbæk Line ( Danish: Holbækbanen) is a long standard gauge single track local passenger railway line linking Holbæk with the town of Nykøbing Sjælland in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand some fifty km west of Copenhagen, ...
(Holbæk-Nykøbing Sj), which is 49.4 km. long, was opened in 1899, and transports approx. 1.1 million. passengers.
See also
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Lokalbanen
Lokalbanen A/S (''The Local Railway'', abbreviated LB) was a Danish railway company responsible for train operation and related passenger services on five local railways north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was formed in 2001, and merged with ...
*
DSB (railway company)
DSB, an abbreviation of ''Danske Statsbaner'' (, ''Danish State Railways''), is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, go ...
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S-train
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*
Rail transport in Denmark
The rail transport system in Denmark consists of 2,633 km of railway lines, of which the Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør- Copenhagen- Padborg (at the German border), and the Lunderskov-Esbjerg line are electrified. M ...
References
http://www.regionstog.dk/om-regionstog
2009 establishments in Denmark
2015 disestablishments in Denmark
Companies based in Holbæk Municipality
Defunct railway companies of Denmark
Railway companies established in 2009
Railway companies disestablished in 2015
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