Hirtshalsbanen

Infobox rail line
name = Hirtshalsbanen

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caption = An NJ Desiro DMU at the Herregårdsparken halt between Hjørring and Hirtshals
type = Railway
system = Danish railways
start = Hjørring
end = Hirtshals
stations = 13
open = 1925
owner = Nordjyske Jernbaner
operator = Nordjyske Jernbaner
character = Regional rail
stock = Desiro
linelength = 16 km (9,9 miles)
notrack = 1
gauge = RailGauge|sg
el = No
speed = 80 km/h (49,7 mph)|Hirtshalsbanen ( _da. The Hirtshals Railway) is a km to mi|16.1|abbr=yes long railway in Denmark, going from Hjørring to Hirtshals. Hirtshalsbanen is a part of Nordjyske Jernbaner.

The railway links the harbour of Hirtshals with the Danish State Railways. Construction started in April 1924, and the railway was opened the following year. In 2005 the current Siemens Desiro trains, which have a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), were introduced.

Apart from local passenger traffic, there are transit freight trains linking Norway to the European continent. The freight cars are transferred on the railway ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand. An international passenger service from Hirtshals south to Hamburg, "Nordpilen", ceased many years ago.

tations

*Hjørring station
*Kvægtorvet halt
*Teglgårdsvej halt
*Herregårdsparken halt
*Vellinghøj station
*Vidstrup station
*Sønderby halt
*Tornby station
*Horne station
*Emmersbæk halt
*Lilleheden halt
*Hirtshals station

Previous stations

*Color Line halt - between Lilleheden halt and Hirtshals station
*Raundrup halt - between Horne station and Tornby station
*Langholm - between Vellingshøj station and Vidstrup station

ee also

* "Skagensbanen"

External links

*da icon [http://www.njba.dk/ Nordjyske Jernbaner]
*da icon [http://www.nordjyllands-jernbaner.dk/ Nordjyllands Jernbaner]