Odder Line

{{Short description|Railway line in Denmark}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = | name = Odder Line | color = | logo = | logo_width = | image = DK 2012 Odderbanen.jpg | image_width = | caption = | type = | system = | locale = | start = Odder station | end = Aarhus Central Station | stations = 18 | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = | close = | owner = | operator = Midttrafik | character = | depot = | stock = | linelength = | tracklength = | tracks = Single | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}} | electrification = 750 V DC | speed = | elevation = | map = | map_state = collapsed }} [[File:Odderbanen.jpg|thumb|left|2006: A ''Lynette'' diesel railcar unit at Gunnestrup halt in the heavy-rail era]] [[File:Viby station 20180915 182752.jpg|thumb|left|2018: A tram-train at Viby J station]] The '''Odder Line''' ({{langx|da|Odderbanen}}), also known formerly as the '''Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane''' ('''HHJ'''), is a {{convert|26.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} long standard-gauge single-track light-rail line which connects the city of Aarhus to the town of Odder in the Central Denmark Region. The Odder Line has its own route between Rosenhøj and Odder, and parallels the mainline between Rosenhøj and Aarhus.

The line, first opened in 1884, was originally operated by the HHJ, which merged with the Lemvig Line (VLTJ) in 2008 to form Midtjyske Jernbaner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Midtjyske Jernbaner |url=http://www.regionmidtjylland.dk/regional+udvikling/kollektiv+trafik/regionale+busser/midtjyske+jernbaner |publisher=Region Midtjylland |language=da |access-date=28 July 2009 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716114157/http://www.regionmidtjylland.dk/regional+udvikling/kollektiv+trafik/regionale+busser/midtjyske+jernbaner |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 2012 to 2016 services on the line were operated by DSB as part of Aarhus Nærbane (Aarhus Commuter Rail).

The line was rebuilt in 2016–2018 to convert it into an electrified Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus Light Rail) route, operated by Midttrafik,<ref name=rgi20120510>{{cite news |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/aarhus-tram-train-project-gets-the-go-ahead.html |title=Aarhus tram-train project gets the go-ahead |date=10 May 2012 |publisher=Railway Gazette International |archive-date=1 March 2020 |access-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301085800/https://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/aarhus-tram-train-project-gets-the-go-ahead.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> with new tram-trains entering service in August 2018.

== References == === Citations === {{reflist|colwidth=20em}}

=== Bibliography === {{refbegin|colwidth=30em}} * {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 | trans-title=Danish railways 1847–1972 | year=1972 | publisher=J. Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=Copenhagen | isbn=87-11-01765-1 | language=da }} * {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Østjyske jernbaner | trans-title=Railways of East Jutland | year=1978 | publisher=J.Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=Copenhagen | isbn=87-11-03852-7| language=Danish }} {{refend}}

==External links== * {{cvr|cvr=64640011|name=Aktieselskabet Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane}} * [http://www.letbanen.dk/ Official website]

{{Infobox company | name = A/S Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane | logo = Odderbanen logo.png | logo_size = 151px | caption = | type = Aktieselskab | genre = | fate = Merged with Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane A/S | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = 1884 | founder = | defunct = 2008 | location_city = Odder | location_country = Denmark | location = | locations = | area_served = Denmark | key_people = | industry = | products = | services = Passenger transport | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = www.odderbanen.dk (defunct) | footnotes = }}

{{commonscat|Odderbanen}} {{commonscat|Aarhus Nærbane}} {{commonscat|Aarhus Letbane}} {{coord|55.9699292|10.1508654|display=title}}

Category:1884 establishments in Denmark Category:Railway companies established in 1884 Category:Railway lines in Denmark Category:Rail transport in the Central Denmark Region