Hirtshalsbanen

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Hirtshalsbanen
An NJ Desiro DMU at the Herregårdsparken halt between Hjørring and Hirtshals
Info
Type	Railway
System	Danish railways
Terminals	Hjørring Hirtshals
No. of stations	13
Operation
Opened	1925
Owner	Nordjyske Jernbaner
Operator(s)	Nordjyske Jernbaner
Character	Regional rail
Rolling stock	Desiro
Technical
Line length	16 km (9,9 miles)
No. of tracks	1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	80 km/h (49,7 mph)

Hirtshalsbanen

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DSB

Hjørring

Kvægtorvet

Teglgårdsvej

Herregårdsparken

Vellinghøj

Vidstrup

Sønderby

Tornby

Horne

Emmersbæk

Lilleheden

Color Line

Hirtshals

Hirtshalsbanen (Danish: The Hirtshals Railway) is a 16.1 km (10 mi) 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.