The Sønderborg railway line (Danish: Sønderborgbanen), also known as the Tinglev–Sønderborg railway line (Danish: Tinglev–Sønderborg-banen) is a 41.2 kilometres (25.6 mi) long branch line in Southern Jutland, Denmark which runs between the towns of Tinglev and Sønderborg.[1] The railway line links Sønderborg with the Fredericia–Padborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network at Tinglev. The standard gauge railway line is single track and electrified.[1]
| Sønderborg Line | |||
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 The Tinglev–Sønderborg railway line in Søgård Skov in 2019 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Sønderborgbanen | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Banedanmark[1] | ||
| Line number | 28[1] | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 4 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | Danish railway | ||
| Operator(s) | DSB | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 15 July 1901 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 42.0[1] km (26.1 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track[1] | ||
| Character | Passenger trains | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[1] | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h[1] | ||
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History
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The railway line was built during the period when the area belonged to the German Empire. On July 15 1901, the line was put into operation by the Prussian state railways. At the opening, the primary line connected Sønderborg with Padborg via Tørsbøl, with a branch line from Tørsbøl to Tinglev.[2]
After the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, the area became part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the railway line was taken over by the Danish State Railways (DSB). Subsequently, the branch line from Tørsbøl to Tinglev became the primary line, whereas the line from Tørsbøl to Padborg became a branch line, and was closed in 1932.[2]
In 1997, the railway line was electrified.
Stations
edit- Tinglev, connection with the Fredericia–Padborg railway line to Fredericia and Padborg
- Kliplev
- Gråsten
- Sønderborg
See also
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References
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Line information (TIB)" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ a b "Tinglev-Sønderborg Jernbane". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2025.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1975). Sønderjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03697-4.
External links
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- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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