Vestbanen
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Vestbanen A/S, also known as Varde-Nørre Nebel Jernbane (VNJ), is a Danish
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. Formerly owned by Ribe County
Ribe County
Ribe Amt is a former county on the Jutland peninsula of southwest Denmark. It included Denmark's fifth largest city, Esbjerg. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region of Southern Denmark .-List of County Mayors:-Municipalities :...

 (until the Danish Municipal Reform of 2007), the company leased its trains and infrastructure to Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...

, who operates Vestbanen's railway line between Varde
Varde
Varde Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Gylling Håhr, a member of the Venstre political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. Its area is 1255.79 km²...

 and Nørre Nebel
Nørre Nebel
Nørre Nebel is a town in southwest Jutland with a population of 1,363 . The town is influenced by tourism, and most of the inhabitants are working with handicrafts, trade or services. Nørre Nebel is located about 23 kilometer from Varde and Tarm....

 since 2002. Established in 1903, the company was originally headquartered in Varde, but is now administered from the county's offices in Ribe
Ribe
Ribe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...

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