Regionstog
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Regionstog A/S is a Danish
railway company that took over the operation of the three private lines in Region Zealand, West Zealand Local Lanes, Østbanen and Lollandsbanen. It was established in 2009 when Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S
, Østbanen and Lollandsbanen A/S where merged.
Regionstog has administrative offices in Maribo
and Holbaek.
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 company that took over the operation of the three private lines in Region Zealand, West Zealand Local Lanes, Østbanen and Lollandsbanen. It was established in 2009 when Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S
Vestsjællands Lokalbaner
Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S was a Danish railway company. A merger of Odsherreds Jernbane A/S and Høng-Tølløse Jernbane A/S , VL was established in May 2003 after several years of close cooperation between the two companies...
, Østbanen and Lollandsbanen A/S where merged.
Regionstog has administrative offices in Maribo
Maribo
Maribo is a town in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. To the north of Maribo is Nørresø and to the south is Søndersø . Søndersø is the largest lake on Lolland...
and Holbaek.
- Lollandsbanen (Nakskov-Nykøbing F.), which is 50.2 km long, was opened in 1874 and transports approx. 875,000 passengers.
- Østbanen (Koge Faxe Ladeplads / Koge Rødvig), which is 46.2 km. long, was opened in 1879, and transports approx. 900,000 passengers.
- Tølløse course (Holbæk)-Tølløse-Slagelse, which is 50.8 km. long, was opened in 1901, and transports approx. 555,000 passengers.
- Odsherred Railway (Delaware-Nykøbing Sj), which is 49.4 km. long, was opened in 1899, and transports approx. 1.1 million. passengers.
See also
- LokalbanenLokalbanenLokalbanen 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...
- DSB (railway company)
- S-trainS-TrainThe S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934...
- Rail transport in DenmarkRail transport in DenmarkThe rail transport system in Denmark consists of about 2,600 km of railway lines, of which only the Copenhagen S-train network and the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg are electrified...