List of Danish railway companies

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This list of Danish railway companies includes public limited companies , municipal companies with partial state support and other companies that have built and / or operated or operate railway lines in the Danish railway network. The tables list railway transport companies , railway infrastructure companies and companies that maintain both branches of operation.

Railway companies that do not have their own infrastructure but operate trains on another company's network are marked with "no network of their own".

List of today's Danish railway companies

Surname abbreviation Gauge Length of the route network Remarks
Arriva Danmark A / S AD 1435 mm (1995-),
Banedan mark DSB 1435 mm 2132 km (1997–), railway infrastructure company
BLDX A / S BLDX no own network (2007–)
CFL cargo Danmark ApS CFLC no own network Part of CFL
Contec Rail ApS Contec no own network (2007–)
Danske Statsbaner DSB
DB Cargo Danmark Services no own network Created from Railion Danmark in 2009 , DB Schenker Rail Danmark Services until 2016, and DB Cargo Danmark Services since 2016
DB Schenker Rail Scandinavia no own network From 2009 Railion Scandinavia emerged
Hovedstadens local banners HL 1435 mm 188 km The trains are of Lokaltog operated
Lokaltog 1435 mm 338 km (July 1, 2015–), Merger of Regionstog and Lokalbanen
Midtjyske Jernbaner A / S MJBA 1435 mm 82.9 km (2008–)
Nordjyske Jernbaner NJ 1435 mm 52.6 km
Vestbanen VNJ 1435 mm 37.6 km Arriva operates passenger transport

List of former Danish railway companies

Colloquially, railway companies in Denmark are often described with the term Jernbane , although they should actually be called Jernbaneselskab . For example: Vejle-Give Jernbaneselskab operated Vejle-Give Jernbane - but this term also referred to the company itself.

society abbreviation Route name Route length Gauge Remarks, e.g. E.g .: operated railway lines
Aars – Nibe – Svenstrup Jernbane ANSJ Nibebans 40.3 km 1435 mm (1895–1910), Svenstrup – Aars line , extended in 1910 through Aalborg – Hvalpsund Jernbaneselskab to Hvalpsund
Altona-Kiel Railway Company LFS Christian VIII. Østersø Jernbane 105 km 1435 mm Taken over by the Prussian State Railway in 1887
Almindingen – Gudhjem Jernbane AGJ 23.1 km 1000 mm (1916–1934), Aakirkeby – Gudhjem railway , taken over in 1934 by De Bornholmske Jernbaner
Amagerbanen FROM 12 km 1435 mm
Aalborg – Hvalpsund Jernbaneselskab until 1917 AHJ, then AHB Hvalpsundbanen 65.8 km 1435 mm (1910–1969), Aalborg – Hvalpsund railway line
Aalborg – Hadsund Jernbane AHJ Hadsundbanen 56 km 1435 mm (1900–1969), Aalborg – Hadsund railway line
Aalborg private banker APB 1435 mm
Amtsbanerne på Als ABA 50 km 1000 mm
1435 mm 1)
former meter gauge network on the island of Als
Aabenraa District Jernbaner AA 80 km 1000 mm Taken over by the state in 1926, operated by DSB , closed
Copenhagen Malmö Port AB CMP Frihavnsjernbanen about 10 km 1435 mm (2001–2005), Free Port Railway Copenhagen (freight traffic only)
Dansk Jernbane ApS DJ no own network (2004–2007), taken over by CFL Cargo Danmark
De Bornholmske Jernbaner DBJ 1000 mm (1934-1968), railway-Rønne Nexø , railway Aakirkeby-Almindingen , railway Aakirkeby-Gudhjem , railway-Rønne Sandvig
DSB Aarhus Nærbane A / S DSB no own network (2010–2012), for local transport in the Aarhus region, bankruptcy 2012
DSB Gods A / S DSB no own network Acquired by DB Logistics in 2001, became Railion Danmark
DSB S-tog A / S DSB (1999–2013) Part of DSB, dissolved on May 24, 2013 and retroactively integrated into the parent company DSB SOV as of January 1, 2013
Ebeltoft Trustrup Jernbane ETJ Ebeltoftbanen 22.5 km 1435 mm Ebeltoft – Trustrup railway line
Falsterbanen FB 1435 mm
Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane FFJ Sæbybanen
Fjerritslevbanen
Asaabanen
136.9 km 1435 mm (1896–1969), Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn railway and Ørsø – Asaa railway
Fax Jernbane FJ 6.5 km 791 mm Taken over by Østsjællandske Jernbaneselskab in 1977
Frederikshavn – Skagen Jernbane FSJ Skagensbanen 1000 mm (1889–1924), Frederikshavn – Skagen railway line , in 1924 the operation was taken over by Skagensbanen with the change of gauge to standard gauge
Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane FHJ Hundestedbanen 14 km 1435 mm (1914–1943), Frederiksværk – Hundested railway line , 1943 merger with Hillerød – Frederiksværk Jernbane to form Hillerød – Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane
Gjedser Jernbane GJ Gedserbanen 23 km 1435 mm (1894–1960), Nykøbing – Gedser line , management by Det Lolland – Falsterske Jernbane – Selskab , line taken over in 1893 by Danske Statsbaner
Gribskovbanens Driftsselskab GDS Gribskovbanen 42.0 km 1435 mm Acquired in 2002 by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner , operated by Lokaltog
Haderslev Official Jernbaner HAJ 209 km 1000 mm
Hads – Ning Herreders Jernbane HHJ Odderbanen 26.5 km 1435 mm Acquired by Midtjyske Jernbaner in 2008
Mutton – Århus Jernbane HAJ Mutton line 1435 mm Taken over from Århus – Hammel – Thorsø Jernbane
Helsingør – Hornbæk Banen HHB Hornbækbanen 16 km 1435 mm Taken over in 1916 by Helsingør – Hornbæk – Gilleleje Banen
Helsingør – Hornbæk – Gilleleje Banen HGB Hornbækbanen 24.9 km 1435 mm Acquired in 2001 by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner , operated by Lokaltog
Hillerød – Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane HFHJ Frederiksværkbanen 39.7 km 1435 mm Founded in 1943 through the merger of Hillerød – Frederiksværk Jernbane and Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane , joint headquarters in Hillerød with Gribskovbanen from 1961 , incorporated into Hovedstadsområdets Trafikselskab in 1975 , which became Hovedstadens Lokalbaner A / S in 2001 . From 2002 operational management by Lokalbanen A / S , from 2015 by Lokaltog
Hillerød – Frederiksværk Jernbane HFJ Frederiksværkbanen 25.8 km 1435 mm (1894–1943), Hillerød – Frederiksværk railway line , 1943 merger with Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane to form Hillerød – Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane
Hillerødbanen see: Helsingør – Hornbæk – Gilleleje Banen / Hillerød – Frederiksværk – Hundested Jernbane
Hirtshalsbanen HB 16.5 km 1435 mm (1925–1939), Hjørring – Hirtshals railway line , taken over in 1939 by Hjørring Privatbaner
Hjørring – Hørby Jernbane HH Hørbybanen 35 km 1435 mm (1913–1953), Hjørring – Hørby railway line , taken over by Hjørring Privatbaner in 1939
Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro Jernbane HLA Løkkenbanen 54.6 km 1435 mm (1913–1963), Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro railway line
Hjørring private banker HP Hirtshalsbanen 1435 mm Hjørring – Hirtshals railway line taken over in 2001 by Nordjyske Jernbaner
Hjørring – Ålbæk Jernbane HA 1435 mm (1925–1932), the Hjørring – Hirtshals railway line originally planned as a branch line was built - the main line was never built
Holbækbanen see: Odsherreds Jernbane / Høng-Tølløse Jernbane
Horsens – Bryrup – Silkeborg HBS Bryrupbanen 1435 mm
Horsens-Juelsminde Jernbane HJJ Juelsmindebanen 1435 mm
Horsens – Odder Jernbane HOJ Bryrupbanen 1435 mm
Horsens Vestbaner HV 1435 mm
Høng – Tølløse Jernbane HTJ Tølløsebanen 1435 mm Taken over by Vestsjællands Lokalbaner in 2003
Hørve – Værslev Jernbane HVJ 1435 mm
Jysk-Fyenske Jernbaner JFJ 1435 mm (1867–1885), renamed De Danske Statsbaner i Jylland-Fyn in 1874 , taken over by DSB
Hørve – Værslev Jernbane HVJ 1435 mm
Kalvehavebanen KB 1435 mm
Kagerup – Helsinge Banen KHB Helsingebanen 1435 mm
Kolding – Egtved Jernbane KEJ Egtvedbanen 27.8 km 1000 mm (1895–1930), Kolding – Egtved railway line (1898–1930)
Kolding Sydbaner TKVJ Vamdrupbanen / Hejlsmindebanen 57.6 km 1435 mm (1909–1948), Kolding Syd – Vamdrup Øst (1911–1948), Kolding Syd – Hejlsminde (1911–1948) railway
Københavns Frihavns-Aktieselskab KFA Frihavnsjernbanen about 20 km 1435 mm (1891–1979), Copenhagen Freeport Railway
Københavns Frihavns & Stevedore A / S KFS Frihavnsjernbanen about 20 km 1435 mm (1979–2001), Free Port Railway Copenhagen (freight traffic only)
København – Slangerup Banen KSB Slangerupbanen 1435 mm
Køge – Ringsted Banen KRB 33.2 km 1435 mm (1914–1963), Køge – Ringsted railway line
Lemvig – Thyborøn Jernbane LTJ Thyborønbanen 27.4 km 1435 mm Taken over in 1921 by Vemb – Lemvig – Thyborøn Jernbane
Langelandsbanen LB 1435 mm
Local banks LB no own network (2001-1. July 2015), Regionstog and Lokalbanen the new company Lokaltog merged
A / S Lollandsbanen LJ 50.2 km 1435 mm Acquired by Regionstog in 2009
Det Lollandske Jernbaneselskab 1435 mm
Det Lolland – Falsterske Jernbane – Selskab 1435 mm
Lyngby – Nærum Jernbane LNJ Nærumbanen 7.8 km 1435 mm Acquired in 2001 by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner , operated by Lokaltog
Lyngby – Vedbæk Jernbane LVJ Nærumbanen 12.1 km 1435 mm Taken over by Lyngby – Nærum Jernbane in 1923
Mariager – Fårup – Viborg Jernbane MFVJ Mariagerbanen 1435 mm
Maribo – Bandholm Jernbane Selskab MBJ Bandholmbanen 7.5 km 1435 mm (1869–1954), Maribo – Bandholm railway line , taken over by A / S Lollandsbanen .
Maribo – Torrig Jernbane MTJ Torrigbanen 1435 mm
Nakskov – Kragenæs Jernbane NKJ Kragenæsbanen 1435 mm
Nakskov – Rødby Jernbane NRJ 1435 mm
Nordfynske Jernbane NFJ Bow sebans 1435 mm
Nyborg – Rings – Faaborg Banen Ringebanen 55.8 km 1435 mm (1897–1949), rings – Faaborg railway , taken over by rings – Nyborg Banen and rings – Faaborg Banen , operated by Det Sydfyenske Jernbaneselskab . Taken over by Danske Statsbaner in 1949 with Det Sydfyenske Jernbaneselskab
Næstved – Præstø – Mern Banen NPMB Præstøbanen 1435 mm
Nørre Nebel – Tarm Jernbane NTJ Vestbanen 37.6 km 1435 mm Taken over in 1919 by Varde – Nørre Nebel – Tarm Jernbane
Odense – Kerteminde – Dalby Jernbane OKDJ Kertemindebanen 1435 mm (1896–1914), Odense – Kerteminde – Dalby
Odense – Kerteminde – Martofte Jernbane OKMJ Kertemindebanen 1435 mm (1914–1966), Odense – Kerteminde – Martofte railway line
Odense – Middelfart Jernbane OMB Nordvestfyenske Jernbane 1435 mm
Odense – Nørre Broby – Fåborg Jernbane ONFJ Brobybands 1435 mm
Odsherred's Jernbane OHJ 49.4 km 1435 mm Taken over by Vestsjællands Lokalbaner in 2003
Private Banen Sønderjylland PBS no own network (1997-2001), bankruptcy
Railcare Danmark A / S RCDK no own network
Railion Danmark RDK no own network Subsidiary of DB Logistics , changed to DB Schenker Rail Danmark Services in 2009
Railion Scandinavia no own network Partnership between the Danish Railion Danmark and the Swedish Green Cargo
Randers – Hadsund Jernbane RHJ 41.8 km 1435 mm (1883–1969), Randers – Hadsund railway line
Region tog RT 196.6 km 1435 mm (1 January 2009-1. July 2015), Regionstog and Lokalbanen the new company Lokaltog merged
Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway RME Taken over by Altona-Kieler Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft in 1864
Rings – Faaborg Banen RFB Fåborgbanen 29.4 km 1435 mm (1886–1887), Rings – Faaborg railway , operated by Det Sydfyenske Jernbaneselskab . Taken over in 1897 by Nyborg –ringen – Faaborg Banen
Rings – Nyborg Banen RNB 26.4 km 1435 mm (1897–1897), rings – Nyborg railway , operated by Det Sydfyenske Jernbaneselskab . Taken over in 1897 by Nyborg –ringen – Faaborg Banen
Ringkøbing – Nørre Omme Jernbane RNoJ 1435 mm
Ringkøbing – Ørnhøj – Holstebro Jernbane RØHJ Ørnhøjbanen 1435 mm
Rødkjærsbro – Kjellerup Banen RKB Ørnhøjbanen 9.7 km 1435 mm (1912–1924), Rødkærsbro – Kjellerup railway , extended to Silkeborg in 1924 and taken over by Silkeborg – Kjellerup – Rødkærsbro Jernbane
Rønne – Allinge Jernbane RAJ 31.2 km 1000 mm (1913–1934), Rønne – Sandvig railway line , taken over in 1934 by De Bornholmske Jernbaner
Rønne – Neksø Jernbane RNJ 36.6 km 1000 mm (1900-1934), railway Rønne-Nexø , railway Aakirkeby-Almindingen , 1934 by De Bornholmske Jernbaner taken
A / S Skagensbanen SB 39.7 km 1435 mm (1924-2001), Skagensbanen , 1924, the operation after the Umspurung on was standard gauge of Frederikshavn-Skagen Jernbane taken from September 11, 2001 Nordjyske Jernbaner taken
Silkeborg – Herning Banen SHB 1435 mm
Silkeborg – Kjellerup – Rødkærsbro Jernbane SKRJ Kjellerupbanen 35 km 1435 mm (1924–1968), Rødkærsbro – Silkeborg railway line
Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab SJS 1435 mm
Skive – Vestsalling Jernbane SVJ Vestsallingbanen 1435 mm
Stubbekøbing – Nykøbing – Nysted Banen SNNB Stubbekøbingbanen 1435 mm
Svendborgbanen Svendborgbanen 1435 mm (1876–1949), Odense – Svendborg railway line , operated by DSB since 1949
Svendborg – Fåborg Banen SFB 26.4 km 1435 mm (1912–1954), Svendborg – Faaborg railway line
Svendborg – Nyborg Jernbaneselskab SNB Hesselagerbanan 37.7 km 1435 mm (1894–1949), Svendborg – Nyborg railway line , operated by DSB from 1949 to 1964
Det Sydfyenske Jernbaneselskab SFJ 1435 mm (1874–1949)
Thisted – Fjerritslev Jernbane TFJ 54.2 km 1435 mm (1901–1969), Thisted – Fjerritslev railway line
TraXion TRX no own network (2001–2003), bankrupt on July 28, 2003
Troldhede – Kolding – Vejen Jernbane TKVJ Troldhedebanen 95.5 km 1435 mm (1913–1968), Gesten – Vejen railway (1917–1951), Troldhede – Kolding railway (1917–1968)
Varde-Grindsted Jernbane VaGJ 1435 mm
Varde – Nørre Nebel Jernbane VNJ Vestbanen 37.6 km 1435 mm Taken over in 1919 by Varde – Nørre Nebel – Tarm Jernbane
Varde – Nørre Nebel – Tarm Jernbane VNTJ Vestbanen 37.6 km 1435 mm 1940 changed to Varde-Nørre Nebel Jernbane
Vejle – Give Jernbaneselskab VGJ Grejsdalsbanen 32 km 1435 mm (1892–1914), Vejle – Give , line integrated into Vejle – Vandel – Grindsted Jernbane and operated by DSB
Vejle – Vandel – Grindsted Jernbane VVGJ 1435 mm
Vemb-Lemvig Jernbane VLJ Lemvigbanen 28.9 km 1435 mm Taken over in 1921 by Vemb – Lemvig – Thyborøn Jernbane
Vemb – Lemvig – Thyborøn Jernbane VLTJ Lemvigbanen 56.9 km 1435 mm Acquired by Midtjyske Jernbaner in 2008
Vestsjællands local railroad VL 1435 mm Acquired by Regionstog in 2009
Viborg-Aalestrup Jernbane Himmerlandsbanerne 37.6 km 1435 mm Concession granted to Viborg amtsråd in 1890 , Viborg – Aalestrup railway line , privately financed, line built and operated by Danske Statsbaner , closed in 1999
Vodskov –Østervrå 1435 mm
Århus – Mutton – Thorsø Jernbane AHTJ Mutton line 1435 mm
Østjydske Jernbane ØJJ 1435 mm
Østsjællandske Jernbaneselskab ØSJS Østbanen 46.2 km 1435 mm Acquired in 2001 by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner , operated by Lokalbanen

List of Danish museum railway companies / museum railway associations

Surname abbreviation Length of the route network Gauge Remarks
Åbenrå veterans AaV 7.8 km 1435 mm (1999–), Rødekro – Aabenraa railway line , special trips until 2005, then only trolley trips on part of the route
Nordborg Museum Railway planned about 5 km 1000 mm (2016–), Nordborg and Danfoss Universe near Havnbjerg , first journey on around 20 meters of track on August 28, 2016
Syd Fyenske Veteranjernbane SFvJ 12.5 km 1435 mm (1992–), Faaborg – Corinth railway line , operated by Syd Fyenske Veteranjernbane
Maribo – Bandholm Museum Railway 7.5 km 1435 mm (1962–), Maribo – Bandholm railway , operated by Dansk Jernbaneklub

Individual evidence

  1. Arriva Danmark A / S. Virk.dk, March 22, 1995, archived from the original on February 14, 2014 ; accessed on February 14, 2014 .
  2. Banedanmark. Virk.dk, January 1, 1997, archived from the original on July 16, 2012 ; accessed on February 14, 2014 .
  3. DSB AARHUS NÆRBANE A / SI LIKVIDATION (OPLØST). Virk.dk, December 14, 2012, archived from the original on July 1, 2013 ; accessed on February 14, 2014 .
  4. DSB S-TOG A / S (OPLØST). Virk.dk, May 24, 2013, archived from the original on November 3, 2009 ; accessed on February 14, 2014 .
  5. Fusion of S-tog and DSB on vej. dsb.dk, March 22, 2013, archived from the original on April 23, 2013 ; accessed on February 15, 2014 .
  6. A / S SKAGENSBANEN (OPLØST). Virk.dk, September 11, 2001, archived from the original on February 14, 2014 ; accessed on November 16, 2014 .
  7. Forretningsmæssige informationer for TRAXION A / S. Danske selskaber.dk, July 18, 2003, archived from the original on February 18, 2016 ; accessed on February 15, 2016 (Danish).
  8. ^ Nordborg Museum Railway. ekleinbahn.dk, accessed 29 August 2016 (Danish).
  9. Video of the first journey of the Nordborg Museum Railway

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