Work on the section from
Nørresundby to Frederikshavn started in May 1869. It was opened on 16 August 1871 in the presence of
King Christian IX. Passengers crossing the
Limfjord, a shallow
sound separating the
North Jutlandic Island from the rest of the
Jutland Peninsula, between
Nørresundby station and
Aalborg station had two opportunities: a ferry or crossing the
pontoon bridge located further east on foot. from 1879. On 7 January 1879 the route was continued from Nørresundby to Aalborg as the
Limfjord Railway Bridge spanning the
Limfjord was inaugurated, and the Vendsyssel railway line was connected with the
Randers–Aalborg railway line as well as the rest of the
Danish railway network. In 1938, the original railway bridge was replaced by the current Limfjord Railway Bridge which was inaugurated on 23 April 1938. train on the Vendsyssel Line calling at in 1975. To the left a
local train ready to depart for . In 1972, several stations (including , and ) were closed. In 2003, however, two new stations (in Aalborg, south of the Limfjord) and (in Nørresundby, about north of the old station) were opened as part of
Aalborg Commuter Rail. On 28 March 2012 the Limfjord railway bridge was hit by a ship and severely damaged so it was unusable for trains. For more than a year, there was no train service, only bus service, between Nørresundby and Aalborg until the bridge had been repaired and opened again for traffic on 29 April 2013. In 2017, the
regional rail services on the Vendsyssel railway line were transferred from the national
railway company DSB to the
regional railway company
Nordjyske Jernbaner. == Route ==