Lolland Line Explained

Lolland Line
Native Name:Lollandsbanen
Native Name Lang:da
Type:Heavy rail
System:Danish railway
Status:Operational
Stations:9
Operator:Lokaltog[1]
Character:Local trains
Linelength Km:50.2[2]
Linelength Mi:31.2
Tracks:Single track
Speed:100 km/h
Map Name:The Nykøbing Falster–Nakskov railway line
Map State:uncollapsed

The Lolland Line (Danish: Lollandsbanen) is a 50.2km (31.2miles) long railway line in Denmark which runs mostly on the island of Lolland between the cities of Nykøbing Falster and Nakskov via Maribo.[2]

The railway line opened in 1874. It is currently operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog which runs frequent local train services from to with onward connections from Nykøbing to the rest of Denmark.[1]

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Operating company

Lollandsbanen A/S
Type:Aktieselskab
Fate:Merged with Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S and Østbanen A/S to Regionstog A/S
Predecessor:Det Lolland-Falsterske Jernbane-Selskab
Foundation:1954
Defunct:2009
Location Country:Denmark
Area Served:Denmark
Services:Rail transport
Homepage:www.lollandsbanen.dk (defunct)

Until 2009, the Lolland Line was operated by the Danish railway company A/S Lollandsbanen. Established in 1954, it was based on the remains of Det Lolland-Falsterske Jernbane-Selskab (LFJS). The company received funding from the now defunct Storstrøm County and from the central government.

The company was merged with Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S and Østbanen into a new company, Regionstog A/S, on 1 January 2009 and then on 1 July 2015 into Lokaltog A/S.[3]

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Citations

  1. Web site: Om Lokaltog . Lokaltog A/S . lokaltog.dk . 20 July 2016 . da . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120000349/http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/ . 20 January 2016 .
  2. Web site: Fakta om Lokaltogs strækninger . Lokaltog A/S . lokaltog.dk . 20 July 2016 . da . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022013925/http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/fakta/ . 22 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Om Regionstog . 2009-01-29 . . Danish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605031645/http://www.regionstog.dk/om-regionstog . June 5, 2010 .

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