Classic route
Varde–Nørre Nebel railway
Nørre Nebel → Esbjerg · Denmark
The Nebelbanen, a private railway opened in 1903, from Nørre Nebel by Outrup and Oksbøl to Varde, where its trains carry on to Esbjerg.
- Distance
- 55 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 7 min
- Average speed
- 49 km/h

Stations
- 0 kmNørre Nebel +1
- 5 kmLunde +1
- 9 kmLøftgård +1
- 10 kmOutrup +1
- 13 kmHenne +1
- 14 kmDyreby
Show 11 more stations
- 18 kmJegum +1
- 19 kmVrøgum +1
- 21 kmBaunhøj +1
- 22 kmOksbøl +1
- 26 kmBillum +1
- 29 kmJanderup +1
- 30 kmHyllerslev +1
- 34 kmBoulevarden +1
- 35 kmVarde Vest +1
- 36 kmFrisvadvej +1
- 38 kmVarde +1
- 38 kmVarde Kaserne +1
- 48 kmGuldager
- 51 kmGjesing
- 53 kmSpangsbjerg
- 55 kmEsbjerg +2
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the R 5126 on 17 November 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. 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
- 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 5126
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway?
The Varde–Nørre Nebel railway runs 55 km from Nørre Nebel to Esbjerg.
How long does the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 7 min for the 55 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway?
GoCollective, with regional train.
How old is the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway?
The line has been in service since 1903. 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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