Classic route
Skjern–Holstebro
Skjern → Holstebro · Denmark
North along the West Jutland line from Skjern past Ringkøbing Fjord to Holstebro, a stretch finished in 1875 when the line through Ringkøbing opened.
- Distance
- 71 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 6 min
- Average speed
- 65 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmSkjern
- 11 kmLem
- 24 kmRingkøbing
- 30 kmHee
- 36 kmTim
- 44 kmUlfborg
- 53 kmVemb +1
- 58 kmBur
- 71 kmHolstebro +1
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 21304404: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 3111
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Skjern–Holstebro?
The Skjern–Holstebro runs 71 km from Skjern to Holstebro.
How long does the Skjern–Holstebro take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 6 min for the 71 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Skjern–Holstebro?
Midtjyske Jernbaner, with regional train.
How old is the Skjern–Holstebro?
The line has been in service since 1875. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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