Aarhus Commuter Rail () was a
commuter rail
Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...
service in and near
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
, Denmark.
There was one line, from
Odder
Odder is a town in Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of Odder municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. It is located 20 km south of Aarhus and 16 km south-east of Skanderborg.
Odder is part of Business Region Aar ...
to
Grenaa, with 33 stations. This traffic concept started in 2012, when the traffic on the two local railways
Odderbanen and
Grenaabanen was combined into one line, with new rolling stock. The rolling stock was
Siemens Desiro
The Siemens Desiro (, , ) is a family of Diesel multiple unit, diesel or electric multiple unit passenger trains developed by Siemens Mobility, a division of the German Siemens, Siemens AG conglomerate. The main variants are the Desiro Classic, ...
diesel multiple units.
The line closed in August 2016 for electrification and conversion to light rail service.
On 21 December 2017, the railway was finished repurposing for light rail service. It opened with one line running from
Aarhus Central Station to
Skejby University Hospital. This is now called the
Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus light rail).
See also
*
List of commuter rail systems
References
External links
BanedanmarkDSB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aarhus Naerbane
Regional rail in Denmark
2012 establishments in Denmark
Railway services introduced in 2012
Infrastructure in Aarhus
Rail transport in Aarhus