South Jutian Cross Railway

Route from the Atlas of the Railways of Central Europe 1902

The South Jutian Cross Railway ( Danish Sønderjyske tværbane ) was a railway line that ran in several sections from Højer to Sønderborg .

history

The route sections were built at the time when the southern part of Jutland was part of Germany as North Schleswig . The first section between Tønder and Tinglev was opened on June 26, 1867. The Sønderborg – Tinglev line last went into operation on July 15, 1901.

Based on the result of following the Treaty of Versailles made plebiscite in Schleswig Germany joined Nordschleswig / Sydjylland off to Denmark on 15 June 1920th As a result, the Danish State Railways took over the entire route.

business

The South Jutian Cross Railway consisted of the following railway lines:

• Højer Sluse – Tønder (opened June 15, 1892, closed on March 31, 1962) - connection by ferry to Sylt.
• Tønder – Tinglev (opened June 26, 1867, closed in 2002)
• Tinglev – Sønderborg (opened July 15, 1901)

There was no continuous train service between Højer Sluse and Sønderborg, you always had to change trains in Tønder. The route from Tønder to Højer Sluse was primarily used to connect the march railway to the ferry to Sylt.

Only the route between Tinglev and Sønderborg will be used.

Web links

• South Jutian Cross Railway. In: toptop.dk. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016 ; accessed on September 17, 2017 .