List of disused railway lines in Denmark

This list contains the disused railway lines in Denmark .

before 1930
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
13 Mar 1905	Funen	Knudshoved – Slipshavn	1.9 km	Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab	SJS	Construction and maintenance by Jysk-Fyenske Jernbaner for the account of Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab (SJS) until the merger to DSB
31 Mar 1926	North Schleswig	Åbenrå – Værnæs – Gråsten	31.5 km	Aabenraa District Jernbaner	AAJ
31 Mar 1926	North Schleswig	Åbenrå – Hovslund – Løgumkloster	54.3 km	Aabenraa District Jernbaner	AAJ
1930s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
31 Mar 1930	South Jutland	Kolding-Egtved	27.8 km	Kolding – Egtved Jernbane	KEJ
May 21, 1932	North Schleswig	Tørsbøl – Padborg	14.8 km		DSB
June 25, 1932	North Schleswig	Haderslev – Christiansfeld	18.9 km	Haderslev Official Jernbaner	HAJ
June 30, 1932	North Schleswig	Vester Sotterup skeletons	12.4 km		DSB	Broagerbanen, Broackerbahn
0Feb. 1, 1933	North Schleswig	Haderslev – Skodsborg	37.3 km	Haderslev Official Jernbaner	HAJ
Feb. 28, 1933	Alsen	Sønderborg – Vollerup – Lille Mommark – Skovby	19.2 km	Amtsbanerne på Als	ABA	partially replaced by standard gauge railway
Feb. 28, 1933	Alsen	Lille Mommark – Mommark Færge	4.3 km	Amtsbanerne på Als	ABA
Feb. 28, 1933	Alsen	Vollerup – Nordborg	26.3 km	Amtsbanerne på Als	ABA
May 15, 1935	North Schleswig	Tønder – Højer Sluse	13.3 km		DSB	only passenger traffic
May 15, 1935	Funen	Middelfart gamle – Strib	4.4 km		DSB	Stribbanen , only passenger traffic, resumed on January 15, 1944
May 15, 1936	North Schleswig	Rødekro – Løgumkloster – Bredebro	36.5 km		DSB
May 15, 1936	Zealand	Ringsted – Hvalsø – Fredrikssund	58 km		DSB
May 21, 1937	North Schleswig	Gram – Arnum – Skærbæk Toftlund – Arnum	30.1 km 9.4 km	Haderslev Official Jernbaner	HAJ
Feb 15, 1938	North Schleswig	Haderslev – Årøsund	28.6 km	Haderslev Official Jernbaner	HAJ
Nov 30, 1938	North Schleswig	Ustrup – Vojens – Gram – Rødding	35.0 km	Haderslev Official Jernbaner	HAJ
June 23, 1939	North Schleswig	Haderslev – Ustrup – Toftlund	45.8 km	Haderslev Official Jernbaner	HAJ
1940s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
Feb. 28, 1940	Lolland	Maribo – Torrig	23.7 km	Maribo-Torrig Jernbane	MTJ	Torrigbanen
0July 1, 1940	South Jutland	Nørre Nebel – Tarm	30.0 km	Nørre Nebel-Tarm Jernbane	NTJ
Late 1940	Rom	Inselbahn Röm	3.8 km			750 mm, horse-drawn tram
0June 8, 1947	Funen	Middelfart gamle – Strib	4.4 km		DSB	only passenger traffic
Dec 15, 1948	South Jutland	Kolding – Hejlsminde Kolding – Vamdrup	27.8 km 30.4 km	Kolding Sydbaner	KS	Passenger traffic ceased on September 30, 1948
1950s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
31 Mar 1950	North Jutian island	Vodskov – Østervrå	36.8 km	Vodskov-Østervrå Jernbane	VØ
May 27, 1950	Zealand	Dalmose – Skælskør	11.0 km		DSB	Freight traffic until 1975
0Oct. 1, 1950	Zealand	Sorø – Vedde	15.9 km		DSB	Passenger traffic ceased in 1933
0Apr 1, 1951	South Jutland	Gestures – Vejen	9.6 km	Troldhede – Kolding – Vejen Jernbane	TKVJ	Troldhedebanen
Aug 18, 1952	Bornholm	Åkirkeby – Gudhjem	23.1 km	De Bornholmske Jernbaner	DBJ
31 Mar 1953	North Jutian island	Hjørring – Hørby	35.0 km	Hjørring – Hørby Jernbane	HH	Hørbybanen
Sep 15 1953	Bornholm	Rønne – Sandvig	31.2 km	De Bornholmske Jernbaner	DBJ
Dec. 31, 1953	Lolland	Nakskov – Rødby	36.7 km	Nakskov-Rodby Jernbane	NRJ
May 22, 1954	Funen	Odense – Nørre Broby – Faaborg	47.7 km	Odense-Nørre Broby-Faaborg Jernbane	ONFJ
May 22, 1954	Funen	Svendborg – Faaborg	22 km		DSB	until 1949 SFB
May 22, 1954	Zealand	Farum – Slangerup	13.7 km	København Slangerup Banen	KSB
0Oct 2, 1955	Central Jutland	Skjern – Videbæk			DSB
June 30, 1956	Central Jutland	Ryomgård – Gjerrild – Grenå	43.2 km	Ryomgård-Gjerrild-Grenaa Jernbane	RGGJ
1956	Funen	Nyborg H-Knudshoved	3.9 km		DSB	only freight traffic and seasonal traffic
31 Mar 1956	Central Jutland	Århus – Mutton – Thorsø	46.0 km	Aarhus-Mutton-Thorsø Jernbane	AHTJ
Dec 31, 1956	Zealand	Hørve – Værslev	21.1 km	Hørve-Værslev Jernbane	HVJ
31 Mar 1957	South Jutland	Vejle – Vandel – Grindsted	47.2 km	Vejle-Vandel-Grindsted Jernbane	VVGJ
28 Sep 1957	Central Jutland	Horsens-Juelminde	30.5 km	Horsens-Juelsminde Jernbane	HJJ
31 Mar 1959	Zealand	Vordingborg – Kalvehave	21.3 km	Kalvehavebanen	KB
May 30, 1959	Central Jutland	Viborg – Ålestrup	37.6 km		DSB	Setting only passenger traffic
1960s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
31 Mar 1961	Zealand	Næstved – Præsto – Mern	32.5 km	Næstved-Præstø-Mern Banen	NPMB
31 Mar 1961	Central Jutland	Ringkjøbing – Ørnhøj – Holstebro	53.8 km	Ringkøbing-Ørnhøj-Holstebro Jernbane	RØHJ
31 Mar 1962	North Schleswig	Tønder – Højer Sluse	13.3 km		DSB	Freight transport cessation
31 Mar 1962	Central Jutland	Horsens – Tørring Tørring – Thyregod Rask Mølle – Ejstrupsholm	27.8 km 23.1 km 19.5 km	Horsens Private Baner Horsens Vestbaner Horsens Vestbaner	HTB HV HV	Passenger traffic ceased in 1957
5 1962	Funen	Rings – Nyborg	26.4 km	Nyborg – Rings – Faaborg Banen	RNB	from April 1, 1949 DBS
May 27, 1962	Alsen	Sønderborg – Mommark	18 km		DSB
May 27, 1962	Funen	Rings – Fåborg	29.4 km		DSB	Cessation of passenger and freight traffic until 1987, Rings – Corinth until March 2002
May 27, 1962	North Jutian island	Frederikshavn – Sæby	12.6 km	Fjerritslev-Frederikshavn Jernbane	FFJ
29 Sep 1962	Langeland	Rudkøbing – Bagenkop Skrøbelev – Spodsbjerg	28.4 km 4.6 km	Langelandsbanen	LB
31 Mar 1963	Zealand	Køge – Ringsted	33.2 km	Køge – Ringsted Banen	KRB
29 Sep 1963	North Jutian island	Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro	54.6 km	Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro Jernbane	HLA
May 30, 1964	Funen	Svendborg – Nyborg	37.7 km		DSB	until 1949 Svendborg – Nyborg Jernbaneselskab
31 Mar 1966	Falster	Nykøbing Falster – Nysted	17.1 km	Stubbekøbing-Nykøbing-Nysted Banen	SNNB
31 Mar 1966	Falster	Nykøbing – Stubbekøbing	27.1 km	Stubbekøbing-Nykøbing-Nysted Banen	SNNB
31 Mar 1966	Funen	Odense – Bogense	38 km	Nordfyenske Jernbaner	NFJ
31 Mar 1966	Funen	Odense – Brenderup – Middelfart Brenderup – Bogense	62.1 km 12.6 km	Nordvestfyenske Jernbaner	OMB
31 Mar 1966	Funen	Odense – Kerteminde – Martofte	38 km	Odense-Kerteminde-Martofte Jernbane	OKMJ
31 Mar 1966	Central Jutland	Viborg – Fårup – Mariager Fårup – Mariager	58.4 km	Mariager-Fårup-Viborg Jernbane	MFVJ	Cessation of passenger traffic Cessation of freight traffic on the museum railway from July 1, 1969
May 21, 1966	North Jutland	Hobro – Løgstør Hobro – Ålestrup	66.2 km 24.0 km		DSB	Adjustment of passenger transport Adjustment of freight transport
May 21, 1966	Funen	Tommerup – Assens	29.2 km		DSB	Adjustment of passenger traffic
31 Mar 1967	Central Jutland	Horsens – Odder	34.0 km	Horsens-Odder Jernbane	HOJ
31 Mar 1967	Lolland	Nakskov – Kragenæs	36.7 km	Nakskov-Kragenæs Jernbane	NKJ
30th Mar 1968	Central Jutland	Horsens – Bryrup – Silkeborg	60.9 km	Horsens-Bryrup-Silkeborg Jernbane	HBS
31 Mar 1968	Central Jutland	Skive H – Spøttrup	27.1 km	Skive-Vestsalling Jernbane	SVJ
31 Mar 1968	Central Jutland	Ebeltoft – Trustrup	22.5 km	Ebeltoft Trustrup Jernbane	ETJ
31 Mar 1968	Central Jutland	Silkeborg – Kjellerup – Rødkærsbro	35.0 km	Silkeborg – Kjellerup – Rødkærsbro Jernbane	SKRJ
31 Mar 1968	South Jutland	Troldhelde – Kolding	87.9 km	Troldhede – Kolding – Vejen Jernbane	TKVJ
31 Mar 1968	North Jutian island	Aalborg – Sæby Ørsø – Asaa	68.0 km 5.2 km	Fjerritslev-Frederikshavn Jernbane	FFJ
28 Sep 1968	Bornholm	Rønne – Nexø	36.9 km	De Bornholmske Jernbaner	DBJ
31 Mar 1969	North Jutian island	Thisted-Fjerritslev	54.2 km	Thisted-Fjerritslev Jernbane	TFJ
31 Mar 1969	North Jutland	Aars – Nibe – Svenstrup	49.6 km	Aars-Nibe-Svenstrup Jernbane	ANSJ	Nibebans
31 Mar 1969	North Jutland	Aalborg – Hadsund	57.4 km	Aalborg-Hadsund Jernbane	AHJ
31 Mar 1969	North Jutland	Aalborg – Åls – Hvalpsund		Aalborg-Hvalpsund Jernbane	AHB
31 Mar 1969	North Jutian island	Nørresundby – Fjerritslev	52.5 km	Fjerritslev-Frederikshavn Jernbane	FFJ
31 Mar 1969	Central Jutland	Randers-Hadsund	41.6 km	Randers-Hadsund Jernbane	RHJ
1970s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
1971	North Schleswig	Rødekro – Åbenrå	6.7 km		DSB	Suspension of passenger traffic, goods and museum traffic by 2004
0May 2nd 1971	Central Jutland	Randers – Ryomgård	35.5 km	Østjyske Jernbane	ØJJ	Suspension of passenger traffic and freight traffic until 1993
May 23, 1971	Central Jutland	Laurbjerg – Silkeborg	37.4 km		DSB
May 23, 1971	South Jutland	Funder – Brande – Grindsted – Bramming	104.5 km		DSB	Suspension of passenger and freight traffic on the Funder – Hjollund and Brande – Grindsted sections
May 23, 1971	Central Jutland	Skive – Glyngøre			DSB	Freight traffic until October 1, 1977
May 23, 1971	Zealand	Værslev – Høng	21 km	Slagelse-Værslev-banen
May 23, 1971	Central Jutland	Viborg-Herning			DSB	Freight traffic until May 23, 1972, Herning – Karup until May 22, 1977
31 Mar 1972	South Jutland	Varde-Grindsted	44.3 km	Varde-Grindsted Jernbane	VaGJ
May 26, 1974	North Schleswig	Vojens – Haderslev				Provisional suspension of passenger traffic with the law of December 21, 1977 permanent suspension
1977	Central Jutland	Viborg-Herning			DSB	Passenger traffic ceased in 1971
1980s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
0Jan. 1, 1988	Central Jutland	Hjollund – Brande	26.8		DSB	Freight transport cessation
1990s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
1995	Aero	Ærø – Sønderborg		A / S Dampskibsselskabet Ærø - railway ferry line		freight traffic only
1995	Funen	Middelfart gamle – Strib	4.4 km		DSB	Freight transport
1999	Central Jutland	Viborg – Løgstør	79.8 km		DSB	Freight transport cessation
1999	North Schleswig	Vojens – Haderslev				Cessation of freight traffic with the law of January 1, 2001, permanent cessation of museum operations only
2000s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
2004	North Schleswig	Vojens – Haderslev By				Museum traffic ceased, resumed in 2011
2010s
date	Part of the island	route	length	society	Abbr.	more details
2019	North Schleswig	Haderslev H – Haderslev By	~ 1 km			Suspension of museum traffic, tracks for district heating and cycle / footpath removed

Web links

Commons : Former railways in Denmark  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Veterantoget. Timetable 2014. Accessed on March 26, 2015 (Danish). 
2. ↑ Maiken Henningsen: Cykelsti mellem Nørregade and Simmerstedvej. In: haderslev.dk. Retrieved February 13, 2020 (Danish).