Railway Act of May 8, 1894

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The Danish Railways Act of May 8, 1894 , Act No. 88 on the Construction and Operation of Private Railways ( Danish Jernbaneloven af ​​May 8, 1894 - Lov nr. 88 om anlæg og drift af private jernbaner ) was one of the three major railway laws in Denmark from 1894, 1908 and 1918, which approved the construction and operation of most of the Danish private railways . The law of 1908 also contained state railway construction measures. Furthermore, with the Railway Act of March 29, 1924, a law was passed that affected the railway lines in the part of Sønderjyllands - Nordschleswig - which belonged to Germany until the referendum in Schleswig in 1920 .

Building conditions

Until April 1, 1904, the routes described in the law could be reserved for those interested in the construction and operation. The state promised to cover half of the construction costs. The ownership rights were valid until January 1, 1990, but the state was able to take over the routes for compensation after 25 years in state ownership.

It was a special feature of this law that the rights holders could choose whether they wanted to build the lines in standard gauge or in narrow gauge up to 1000 mm. This rule was used by De Bornholmske Jernbaner , Horsens – Bryrup Jernbaner and Kolding – Egtved Jernbaner .

24 of the 29 projects were completed within the statutory deadline, but the Varde – Nørre Nebel line has no branch line. Three projects were transferred to the Railway Act of May 27, 1908 and later implemented. Only two projects, Næstved – Karrebæksminde and Hurup – Agger and the Billum – Esbjerg branch line, were never completed.

Projects included in the law

  1. Odsherreds Jernbane from Nykøbing Sjælland to Holbæk
  2. from Tølløse via Ruds Vedby to a point on the Slagelse – Værslev Bane - the Høng – Tølløse Jernbane was built between Tølløse and Høng
  3. from a point on the Tølløsebane to Sorø - the Sorø – Vedde Bane from Sorø to Vedde was built
  4. Kalvehavebanen from Kalvehave via Skovshuse to Vordingborg and Masnedsund
  5. from Præstø to a point on the national railway line between Lundby and Haslev - the Næstved – Præstø – Mern Bane from Præstø to Næstved was built
  6. Hillerød – Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane from Hillerød to Frederiksværk
  7. Helsingør – Hornbæk – Gilleleje Banen from Helsingør to Hornbæk
  8. from Køge to Borup - with the Railway Act of May 27, 1908, new to Kværkeby and 1913 to Ringsted or Kværkeby, the Køge – Ringsted Bane was built from Køge to Ringsted
  9. Gribskovbanen from Kagerup to Helsinge
  10. from Næstved to Karrebæksminde - incorporated into the Railway Act of May 27, 1908, not built
  11. Nærumbanen from Lyngby to Vedbæk
  12. Rønne-Nexø Jernbane from Rønne via Aakirkeby to Nexø with a branch line to Almindingen - built as a narrow-gauge railway
  13. from Kerteminde to Odense or Ullerslev and possibly from Kerteminde to Dalby - the Odense – Kerteminde – Dalby railway was built from Odense via Kerteminde to Dalby
  14. Svendborg – Nyborg Banen from Svendborg to Nyborg
  15. Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane from Nørresundby via Sæby to Frederikshavn
  16. Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane from Nørresundby to Fjerritslev
  17. Thisted – Fjerritslev railway line from Fjerritslev to Thisted
  18. Aalborg – Hadsund railway line from Aalborg to Hadsund
  19. Aalborg – Hvalpsund railway line from Svenstrup via Nibe to Aars
  20. Vemb – Lemvig – Thyborøn Jernbane from Lemvig via Harboøre to Thyborøn
  21. from Nymindegab via Billum to Varde with a branch line from Billum to Esbjerg - the Varde – Nørre Nebel line from Varde to Nørre Nebel was built without the branch line
  22. from Horsens to Vinding , possibly to Bryrup - the Horsens – Bryrup – Silkeborg Jernbane between Horsens and Bryrup was built as a narrow-gauge railway
  23. from Hammel either south of Brabrand Sø to Aarhus or to Brabrand - the Aarhus – Hammel – Thorsø Jernbane was built between Hammel and Aarhus south of the lake
  24. Vejle – Holstebro – banen from Give to Herning - incorporated into the law of 1908 and built as a state railway
  25. from Hurup via Vestervig to Agger - was not built
  26. Vejle – Vandel – Grindsted Jernbane from Vejle via Vejleådalen to Vandel
  27. Kolding – Egtved Jernbane from Kolding to Egtved - built as a narrow-gauge railway
  28. from Ebeltoft to Thorsager - the Ebeltoft – Trustrup railway line from Ebeltoft to Trustrup was built
  29. Silkeborg – Kjellerup – Rødkærsbro Jernbane from Rødkærsbro via Kjellerup to Silkeborg - incorporated into the Railway Act of May 27, 1908, only between Rødkærsbro and Kjellerup. The Kjellerup – Silkeborg section was not decided until the Railway Act of March 20, 1918 .

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