Lemvig Line

Lemvig Line
The Lemvig Line near Harboøre in 2018
Overview
Native nameLemvigbanen
OwnerMidtjyske Jernbaner
Termini
Stations19
Service
TypeRailway line
SystemDanish railways
Operator(s)Midtjyske Jernbaner
History
Opened20. juli 1879 (Vemb-Lemvig)
22. juli 1899 (Lemvig-Harboøre)
1. november 1899 (Harboøre-Thyborøn)
Technical
Line length56.3 km (35.0 mi)
Number of tracks1
CharacterLocal railway
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Route map
Thyborøn
Thyborøn Kirke
Sprogøvej
Rønland
Harboøre
Victoria Street
Strande
Nejrup
Klinkby
Balleby
Lemvig
Armose
Bonnet
Ramme
Fåre
Sinkbæk
Bækmarksbro
Amstrup
Vemb

The Lemvig Line (Danish: Lemvigbanen or Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn Jernbane (VLTJ)) is a 57 km (35 mi) long local railway line in Northwest Jutland, Denmark. The railway links the fishing port of Thyborøn and the market town of Lemvig with the Danish railway network.

Established in sections between 1879 and 1899, the standard gauge single track railway line is mostly level. It is currently owned and operated by the regional railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner (MJBA) which runs frequent local train services from Thyborøn and Lemvig stations to Vemb station on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, with onward connections from Vemb to the rest of Denmark.

The unelectrified railway is operated with a fleet of five double-unit Y-train railcars, but from 2025 battery trains are gradually starting to operate on the Lemvig Line, as the first railway line in Denmark. VLTJ has its own workshop and servicing facilities on the line.