Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
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Hovedstadens Lokalbaner is a Danish
company which owns the trains and tracks of several local railways around Copenhagen
: Frederiksværkbanen, Gribskovbanen
, Hornbækbanen
, Lille Nord, Nærumbanen
and Østbanen. It leases trains and trackage rights to the operating companies DSB S-tog (for Lille Nord) and Lokalbanen
(all other lines).
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
company which owns the trains and tracks of several local railways around Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
: Frederiksværkbanen, Gribskovbanen
Gribskovbanen
Gribskovbanen is a local passenger railway north of Copenhagen in Denmark, now part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs north from Hillerød where transfers from the S-train system as well as other Lokalbanen lines are possible, and through the Grib Skov forest...
, Hornbækbanen
Hornbækbanen
Hornbækbanen is a local passenger railway north of Copenhagen in Denmark, part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs along the coast of Øresund between Helsingør and Gilleleje, through an area with many holiday homes. The name Hornbækbanen refers to the town Hornbæk about halfway between Helsingør and...
, Lille Nord, Nærumbanen
Nærumbanen
Nærumbanen is a short railway in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, now part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs light trains that connect to the S-train system at Jægersborg and serve mainly local neighborhoods in Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality and Nærum in Rudersdal.-Stations:-Operations:Despite...
and Østbanen. It leases trains and trackage rights to the operating companies DSB S-tog (for Lille Nord) and Lokalbanen
Lokalbanen
Lokalbanen A/S is a Danish company responsible for train operation and related passenger services on various railways around Copenhagen. Owned by the Greater Copenhagen Authority , Lokalbanen was established in 2001 following HUR's acquisition of the share of the railway lines previously owned by...
(all other lines).