The Grenaa Line () is a long

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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, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

and

Grenaa Grenaa (or Grenå) is a Danish town and seaport on the east coast of the Jutland 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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. 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

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(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 2,743 (1 January 2025) 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

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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, under the brand name Aarhus Commuter Rail ().

Stations

* Grenaa station * Trustrup station * Kolind station * Ryomgård station *

Mørke station Mørke is a town located in East Jutland, on the southwestern part of the Djursland peninsula, Denmark. It is a commuter town of the city of Aarhus, which lies approximately 26 kilometers to the southwest, and a railway town at Grenaabanen, ...

* Hornslet station *

Løgten station Løgten is a town in Aarhus Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. Løgten is close to the motorway ''Djurslandsmotorvejen'' between Skødstrup and Lisbjerg, the railway between Aarhus and Randers and is a station on the light rail syst ...

Skødstrup station Skødstrup is a suburb located north-east of Aarhus in Denmark. The suburb is also a railway town at Grenaabanen, the railroad between the cities of Aarhus and Grenaa. Today Skødstrup has grown together with the adjoining railway town of Løgten ...

Hjortshøj station Hjortshøj is a small railway town in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. The town is located about 14 kilometres north of Aarhus, and has a population of 3,586 (1 January 2025).

* Hovmarken railway halt * Lystrup station * 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 station ...

* Østbanetorvet station *

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Previous stations

* Ålsø railway halt * Homå railway halt * Hallendrup railway halt * Koed railway halt * Thorsager station * Risskov station * 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 ...

(), 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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