Vestbanen

Nebelgrisen, the 'Nebel pig': 37 km of unelectrified West Jutland branch line from Varde out to the dune coast at Nørre Nebel.

Stations

1. 0 kmNørre Nebel
2. 5 kmLunde
3. 8 kmLøftgård
4. 10 kmOutrup
5. 13 kmHenne
6. 18 kmJegum
7. Show 6 more stations

   1. 19 kmVrøgum
   2. 21 kmBaunhøj
   3. 22 kmOksbøl
   4. 26 kmBillum
   5. 29 kmJanderup
   6. 30 kmHyllerslev
8. 34 kmBoulevarden
9. 35 kmVarde Kaserne
10. 35 kmVarde Vest
11. 36 kmFrisvadvej
12. 37 kmVarde

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.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3600899 — 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 5120
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Vestbanen?

The Vestbanen runs 37 km from Nørre Nebel to Varde.

How long does the Vestbanen take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 52 min for the 37 km. That is an average of 43 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 75 km/h.

Who runs the Vestbanen?

GoCollective, with regional train.

How old is the Vestbanen?

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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