The Grenaa Line ( da, Grenaabanen) is a long standard gauge

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which runs between

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwes ...

and

Grenaa Grenaa (or Grenå) is a Danish town and seaport on the east coast of the Jutlandic peninsula. Tourism, education and commerce are important sectors in the economy of Grenaa. It is the only larger town on Djursland. Grenaa is the municipal seat, a ...

through the

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Djursland Djursland () is a 44 km × 33 km hilly lowland peninsula in Denmark at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe. Djursland protrudes into the Kattegat sea, as part of the larger peninsula of Jutland, ...

. The railway opened in 1876–1877. It is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with

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s by the Danish State Railways (DSB). It now functions as a

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service in the Aarhus area and carries 1 million passengers annually.

History

The section from

Ryomgård Ryomgård is a Danish country town with a population of 2,498 (1 January 2022) located 29 kilometers north east of to the country’s second largest city Aarhus. As such Ryomgård is in part a pendler town to Aarhus. Ryomgård lies in the middl ...

was opened in 1876 together with the Randers-Ryomgaard Line. The section from Aarhus to Ryomgaard was opened in 1877. The two railways were operated by the joint operating company Østjyske Jernbane (ØJJ). Both lines were taken over by the Danish State Railways in 1885. Passenger traffic on the Randers-Ryomgaard Line ceased in 1971. The Grenaa Line was around 2006 upgraded to support higher speeds. In 2012, eight new

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diesel trains started operation here and on the

Odder Line The Odder Line ( da, Odderbanen), also known formerly as the Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (HHJ), is a long standard-gauge single-track light-rail line which connects the city of Aarhus to the town of Odder in the Central Denmark Region. The ...

, under the brand name Aarhus Commuter Rail ( da, Aarhus Nærbane).

Stations

* Grenaa station * Trustrup station * Kolind station * Ryomgård station * Mørke station * Hornslet station * Løgten station *

Skødstrup station Skødstrup station is a railway station serving the railway town and suburb of Skødstrup north of Aarhus on the peninsula of Djursland in Jutland, Denmark. The station is located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened i ...

Hjortshøj station Hjortshøj station is a railway station serving the railway town and suburb of Hjortshøj north of Aarhus on the peninsula of Djursland in Jutland, Denmark. The station is located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened ...

Hovmarken railway halt Hovmarken railway halt is a railway halt serving the eastern part of the railway town and suburb of Lystrup north of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark. The halt is located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened in ...

Lystrup station Lystrup station is a railway station serving the railway town and suburb of Lystrup north of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark. The station is located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened in 1877 with the opening ...

* Torsøvej station *

Vestre Strandallé railway halt Vestre Strandallé railway halt is a railway halt serving the district of Risskov in the northern part of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark. The station is located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. Since 2019, the stati ...

* Østbanetorvet station *

Skolebakken railway halt Skolebakken railway halt is a railway halt serving the central part of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark. The station is located on the Grenaa Line between Aarhus and Grenaa. In 2016, the station was temporarily closed along with the Grenaa ...

Aarhus Central Station Aarhus Central Station ( da, Aarhus Hovedbanegård, abbreviated Aarhus H) is the main railway station serving the city of Aarhus, Denmark. Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Aarhus and the rest of Denmark, the station is ...

Previous stations

* Ålsø railway halt * Homå railway halt *

Hallendrup railway halt Hallendrup is a small village in Favrskov Municipality in Denmark. There's a small village of the same name 36 km to the east in Norddjurs Municipality. In 2020, the city council of Hallendrup voted in favor of building six large wind turbines. ...

* Koed railway halt *

Thorsager station Thorsager station is a railway station serving the railway town of Thorsager on the peninsula of Djursland in Jutland, Denmark. The station is located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened in 1877 with the opening ...

Risskov station Risskov is the name of both a neighbourhood and a district in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The district of Risskov is sometimes referred to as Vejlby-Risskov, as it is a merger of the neighbourhood of Risskov and the neighbourhood of Vejlby. The ...

* Den Permanente railway halt * Europaplads railway halt

Future propositions

The line is currently being adapted for the

Aarhus Light Rail The Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus light rail) is a light rail system in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. It is operated by the company Midttrafik. The first line opened in December 2017, but the system is under continuous development and expansion. Service ...

( da, Aarhus Letbane), an electric

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service scheduled for opening in 2017, but the Grenaa Line in 2018.

References

External links

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