Sønderborg Line

The Sønderborg railway line (Danish: Sønderborgbanen), also known as the Tinglev–Sønderborg railway line (Danish: Tinglev–Sønderborg-banen) is a 41.2 kilometres (25.6 mi) long branch line in Southern Jutland, Denmark which runs between the towns of Tinglev and Sønderborg.^[1] The railway line links Sønderborg with the Fredericia–Padborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network at Tinglev. The standard gauge railway line is single track and electrified.^[1]

Sønderborg Line
The Tinglev–Sønderborg railway line in Søgård Skov in 2019
Overview
Native name	Sønderborgbanen
Status	Operational
Owner	Banedanmark[1]
Line number	28[1]
Termini	Tinglev Sønderborg
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	Danish railway
Operator(s)	DSB
History
Opened	15 July 1901 (1901-07-15)
Technical
Line length	42.0[1] km (26.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track[1]
Character	Passenger trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[1]
Operating speed	100 km/h[1]
The Tinglev–Sønderborg railway line

History

Memorial to the Tørsbøl–Padborg branch line in Tørsbøl.

The railway line was built during the period when the area belonged to the German Empire. On July 15 1901, the line was put into operation by the Prussian state railways. At the opening, the primary line connected Sønderborg with Padborg via Tørsbøl, with a branch line from Tørsbøl to Tinglev.^[2]

After the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, the area became part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the railway line was taken over by the Danish State Railways (DSB). Subsequently, the branch line from Tørsbøl to Tinglev became the primary line, whereas the line from Tørsbøl to Padborg became a branch line, and was closed in 1932.^[2]

In 1997, the railway line was electrified.

Stations

• Tinglev, connection with the Fredericia–Padborg railway line to Fredericia and Padborg
• Kliplev
• Gråsten
• Sønderborg

See also

• Trains portal
• Denmark portal

• List of railway lines in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark
• History of rail transport in Denmark