Lemvigbanen
Encyclopedia
Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane (VLTJ) or Lemvigbanen is a Danish
railway line in Northwest Jutland. Established in 1879, the line extends from Vemb
via Lemvig
to Thyborøn
. The single-track line is mostly level, and is operated with a fleet of five single-unit Y-train railcars. VLTJ has its own workshop and servicing facilities on the line.
Until 1 January 2008, the line was operated by the company Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane A/S, which has been merged with Odderbanen
's operating company to form Midtjyske Jernbaner
.
The railway is to be used to test a prototype hydrogen
-powered train in 2010.
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...
railway line in Northwest Jutland. Established in 1879, the line extends from Vemb
Vemb
Vemb is a little town in west Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,337 . The town is close to Nissum Fjord and Storå. Vemb also has a station on the railway line between Ringkøbing and Holstebro. Two kilometers south of the town is Nørre Vosborg, a manor house surrounded by ramparts. It is one...
via Lemvig
Lemvig
Lemvig is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 510 km², and has a population of 22,067 . Its mayor is Erik Flyvholm, a member of the Venstre political party.The main town and the site of its municipal...
to Thyborøn
Thyborøn
Thyborøn is a fishing village in Jutland, Denmark with a population of 2,241 , primarily famous for being the site of numerous shipwrecks, such as that of the Imperial Russian naval vessel Alexander Neuski....
. The single-track line is mostly level, and is operated with a fleet of five single-unit Y-train railcars. VLTJ has its own workshop and servicing facilities on the line.
Until 1 January 2008, the line was operated by the company Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane A/S, which has been merged with Odderbanen
Odderbanen
Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane , also known as Odderbanen, is a Danish railway line in East Jutland, between Aarhus and Odder. The line was established in 1884, and used to be operated by the company A/S Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane, which was merged with VLTJ into Midtjyske Jernbaner in 2008....
's operating company to form Midtjyske Jernbaner
Midtjyske Jernbaner
Midtjyske Jernbaner A/S is a Danish railway company that operates on the Lemvigbanen and Odderbanen lines. The company was founded in 2008 as a merger of the operating companies of respective lines....
.
The railway is to be used to test a prototype hydrogen
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of , hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly...
-powered train in 2010.