Odder Line

Railway line in Denmark

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2006: A *Lynette* diesel railcar unit at Gunnestrup halt in the heavy-rail era

The Odder Line (Danish: Odderbanen), also known formerly as the Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (HHJ), is a 26.5 km (16.5 mi) long standard-gauge single-track light-rail line which connects the city of Aarhus to the town of Odder in the Central Denmark Region. The Odder Line has its own route between Rosenhøj and Odder, and parallels the mainline between Rosenhøj and Aarhus.

The line, first opened in 1884, was originally operated by the HHJ, which merged with the Lemvig Line (VLTJ) in 2008 to form Midtjyske Jernbaner.^[1] From 2012 to 2016 services on the line were operated by DSB as part of Aarhus Nærbane (Aarhus Commuter Rail).

The line was rebuilt in 2016–2018 to convert it into an electrified Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus Light Rail) route, operated by Midttrafik,^[2] with new tram-trains entering service in August 2018.

References

^ "Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Region Midtjylland. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
^ "Aarhus tram-train project gets the go-ahead". Railway Gazette International. 10 May 2012.

External links

"Aktieselskabet Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane". Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister. Central Business Register.
Official website

A/S Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane

Company type	Aktieselskab
Founded	1884
Defunct	2008
Fate	Merged with Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane A/S
Headquarters	Odder , Denmark
Area served	Denmark
Services	Passenger transport
Website	www.odderbanen.dk (defunct)