The Holbæk Line (
Danish: Holbækbanen) is a long
standard gauge
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single track local
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passenger
railway line
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linking
Holbæk
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in the northwestern part of the island of
Zealand
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some fifty km west of
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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. It takes its name after the
Odsherred
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peninsula. Train services on the Odsherred Line are operated by the
railway company
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Lokaltog
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.
History
The railway line was built as a result of the Danish Railway Act of 1894. It was created to strengthen the economic development in Odsherred following the reclamation of
Lammefjorden. The original intention was to build a station or halt in each of the civil parishes that contributed to its financing. Holbæk County Council was granted a
Concession on the railway on 6 May 1896. Construction began the following year and it opened on 18 May 1899. The operator was Odsherreds Jernbane (OHJ).
OHJ operated the railway until May 2003 when it merged with Høng-Tølløse Jernbane under the name Vestsjællands Lokalbaner and with headquarters in Holbæk. From 1 January 2009, the operations were taken over by
Regionstog A/S and on 1 January 2015 it was merged with
Lokalbanen
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under the name
Lokaltog
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.
Operations
Trains on the Odsherred Line are operated by the
railway company
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* a manufacturing company,
* a rail transport operations, railway undertaking providing services through operating rolling stock,
* a railway infrastructure manager ...
Lokaltog
Lokaltog A/S () is a Denmark, Danish railway company responsible for train operation and related passenger services on nine local railways on the islands of Zealand, Lolland and Falster in Denmark. The company was formed on 1 July 2015 as a merger ...
.
Stations
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Several station buildings drawn by
Heinrich Wenck
See also
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Northwest Line (Denmark)
References
External links
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Lokaltog*
Danske Jernbaner– website with information on railway history in Denmark
{{Odsherred Municipality
Railway lines in Denmark
Transport in Holbæk Municipality
Transport in Odsherred Municipality
Rail transport in Region Zealand
Railway lines opened in 1899
1899 establishments in Denmark