Funen Main Line

Funen Main Line
Funen Main Line
	Map of the Funen Main Line
Overview
Other name	Dronning Louises Jernbane
Native name	Den fynske hovedbane
Owner	Banedanmark
Locale	Funen, Denmark
History
Opened	7 September 1865
Extension to Strib	1 November 1866
Little Belt ferry service opened	19 March 1872
Great Belt ferry service opened	1 December 1883
Little Belt Bridge opened	14 May 1935
Great Belt Fixed Link opened	1 June 1997
Technical
Number of tracks	Single (until 1912); Double (from 1912);
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Route diagram
Route diagram
	West Line
	to Copenhagen
	Svendborg–Nyborg Line
	to Svendborg
	Knudshoved Line
	to Knudshoved, Slipshavn
	Nyborg–Ringe–Faaborg Line
	to Ringe, Faaborg
	OKMJ
	to Kerteminde, Martofte
	NFJ
	to Bogense
	OMB
	to Brenderup, Middelfart
	Svendborg Line
	to Svendborg
	Assens Line
	to Assens
	OMB
	to Brenderup, Odense
	Fredericia–Aarhus
	to Aarhus
	Fredericia–Padborg Line
	to Padborg

The Funen Main Line (Danish: Den fynske hovedbane) is a railway line across the island of Funen, Denmark. It was inaugurated on 7 September 1865, the birthday of Queen Louise, and is thus also known as Queen Louise's Railway (Danish: Dronning Louises Jernbane).

At its opening, the line connected Nyborg via Odense to Middelfart. In 1866, the line was extended from Middelfart to Strib, from where a ferry service to Fredericia opened in 1872. Starting in 1883, Nyborg was connected to Korsør by the Great Belt ferries. The Little Belt ferry service, as well as the Middelfart–Strib segment, was replaced by the Little Belt Bridge in 1935. With the opening of the Great Belt Fixed Link in 1997, the line now forms part of the Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line. To improve capacity, a parallel high-speed line across western Funen is under construction as of 2026 with scheduled completion in 2029.