standard gauge
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single track
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railway line
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in
Denmark
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Thisted
Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,505 (1 January 2025)historical region
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of Thy.
The railway opened in 1882. It is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark and served with
passenger train
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s by
Arriva
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and the
Danish State Railways
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(DSB). The Thy Line runs north from Struer, crossing the
Limfjord
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on a long
bascule bridge
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, the Oddesund Bridge. From Oddesund the line cuts through the
peninsula
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Thisted
Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,505 (1 January 2025)Banedanmark –
government agency
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responsible for
maintenance
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and
traffic control
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train operating company
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public transport
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company operating bus and train services in Denmark
Danske Jernbaner – website with information on
railway history
The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means of track material and motive power used.
Ancient systems
The Post Track, a prehisto ...