Esbjerg–Struer railway line

The Esbjerg–Struer railway line (Danish: Esbjerg–Struer banen), also known as the West Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Vestjyske Længdebane)^[a], is a 146.6 kilometres (91.1 mi) long standard gauge single track^[4] railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Esbjerg and Struer in West Jutland, Denmark.^[4]

Esbjerg–Struer railway line
Overview
Native name	Esbjerg–Struer Jernbane
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Esbjerg Struer
Stations	23
Service
Type	Railway
System	Danish railway
Operator(s)	DSB Arriva[1] Midtjyske Jernbaner[2]
History
Opened	Struer–Holstebro: 1 November 1866 Esbjerg–Varde: 3 October 1874 Holstebro–Ringkøbing: 31 March 1875 Varde–Ringkøbing: 8 August 1875[3]
Technical
Line length	146.6 kilometres (91.1 mi)[4]
Number of tracks	Single[4]
Character	Passenger trains Freight trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[4]
Electrification	None
Operating speed	120 km/h (Struer-Holstebro og Esbjerg-Varde) 100 km/h (Varde-Holstebro)[5]
Route map Legend Thy Line to Thisted Struer Langå–Struer line to Langå Hjerm Holstebro Vejle–Holstebro line to Vejle Bur Lemvig Line to Thyborøn Vemb Ulfborg Tim Hee Ringkøbing Skjern Skanderborg–Skjern line to Skanderborg Tarm Ølgod Gårde Tistrup Sig Varde North Varde–Nørre Nebel line to Nørre Nebel Varde Varde Kaserne Gjesing Spangsbjerg Lunderskov–Esbjerg line to Lunderskov Esbjerg This diagram: view talk edit

History

The railway opened in sections from 1866 to 1875: the Struer–Holstebro section opened in 1866, the Esbjerg–Varde section opened in 1874, the Holstebro–Ringkøbing section opened in March 1875, and finally the Varde–Ringkøbing section opened in August 1875.^[3] The line is owned and maintained by Banedanmark and served with intercity, regional and local trains operated by the railway companies DSB, Arriva^[1] and Midtjyske Jernbaner.^[2]

In 2025, the section between Skjern and Holstebro was being refurbished for the operation of Siemens Mireo battery trains, which are heavy.^[6]

Notes

1. Although the Bramming–Tønder railway line and the Thy railway line are sometimes also considered part of the West Jutland longitudinal railway line