Aarhus–Randers railway line

The Aarhus–Randers railway line (Danish: Aarhus-Randers Jernbane) is a 59.2 km (36.8 mi)^[1] long standard gauge, double track railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Aarhus and Randers in East Jutland. It constitutes a section of the East Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Østjyske Længdebane), the through route along the east coast of the Jutland Peninsula from the German border at Padborg to the port city of Frederikshavn in North Jutland.

Aarhus–Randers Line
The Aarhus–Randers railway line at Hadsten station
Overview
Native name	Aarhus–Randers banen
Status	Active
Owner	Banedanmark[1]
Termini	Aarhus Central Station Randers station
Stations	5
Service
Type	Main line
System	Danish railways
Operator(s)	DSB Arriva
History
Opened	2 September 1862 (1862-09-02)
Technical
Line length	59.2 kilometres (36.8 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	Double[1]
Character	Passenger trains Freight trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)[2]
Route map of the Aarhus–Randers–Aalborg Line

v t e Aarhus–Randers line
Legend
Randers–Aalborg line to Aalborg Randers Langå Langå–Struer line to Struer Hadsten Hinnerup Fredericia–Aarhus line to Fredericia Aarhus

The railway opened in 1862.^[3] The line is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmark^[1] and served with passenger trains by the Danish State Railways (DSB) and Arriva.