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{{Short description|Railway line in Copenhagen, Denmark}}
{{Infobox rail line
|name        = Nærumbanen
|image       = DK 2012 Nærumbanen.jpg
|type        = [[Railway]]
|system      = [[Rail transport in Denmark|Danish railways]]
|start       = [[Jægersborg station|Jægersborg]]
|end         = [[Nærum station|Nærum]]
|stations    = 8
|open        = 1900
|owner       = [[Hovedstadens Lokalbaner]]
|operator    = [[Lokaltog]] A/S<ref name="Om Lokaltog">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/|title=Om Lokaltog|publisher=[[Lokaltog]] A/S|website=lokaltog.dk|access-date=20 July 2016|language=da|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120000349/http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/|archivedate=20 January 2016}}</ref>
|character   = [[Commuter train]]s
|stock       = [[RegioSprinter]]
|linelength  = {{convert|7.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="Fakta om Lokaltogs strækninger">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/fakta|title=Fakta om Lokaltogs strækninger|publisher=[[Lokaltog]] A/S|website=lokaltog.dk|access-date=20 July 2016|language=da|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022013925/http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/fakta/|archivedate=22 October 2016}}</ref>
|tracks = [[Single track (rail)|Single]]
|gauge       = {{RailGauge|sg}}
|electrification = No
|speed       = {{convert|75|km/h|abbr=on}}
}}

'''Nærumbanen''' is a short [[railway line]] in the northern suburbs of [[Copenhagen]] which serves mainly local neighborhoods in [[Kongens Lyngby]] in [[Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality]] and [[Nærum]] in [[Rudersdal municipality]]. It is currently operated by the [[railway company]] [[Lokaltog]] A/S.<ref name="Om Lokaltog" /> Lokaltog runs frequent light trains that connect to the [[S-train]] system at [[Jægersborg station|Jægersborg]].

[[File:Lyngby - Vedbæk railway.png|thumb|The alignment of the track, both the original and the current one.]]
[[File:Lyngby Banen Hver8Dag 1900.jpg|thumb|Inauguration of the Lyngby-Vedbæk Railway in 1900.]]

'''Nærumbanen,''' or '''Jægersborg-Nærum Railway''', is a local railway, originally between [[Kongens Lyngby|Lyngby]] and [[Vedbæk]], now between [[Jægersborg]] and [[Nærum]]. The course runs through scenic areas by [[Mølleåen]]. During [[rush hour]]s the train runs every 10 minutes and most other times it runs every 20 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 December 2022|title=Nærumbanen|url=https://media.umbraco.io/lokaltog/qimjhwtm/910-naerumbanen-fra-11-dec-2022-ua.pdf|website=Lokaltog|language=da}}</ref>

==History==
The railway opened as ''Lyngby-Vedbæk railway'' in 1900 with an aim of serving the industries that had settled in the [[Mølleå]] valley to exploit the hydraulic power of the Mølleå. In the early years the railway moved freight for these customers, but today it has been a passenger-only railway for many years.

The northern half of the railway between Nærum and [[Vedbæk]] quickly proved unprofitable and was abandoned in 1923. In 1936 the southern terminus in [[Lyngby station|Lyngby]] was moved to [[Jægersborg station|Jægersborg]]. The [[Nærum]] end of the line was shortened a bit in 1954 due to the construction of the [[Helsingør motorway]].

==Stations==
{| class=wikitable
! Name !! Opened !! Comments
|-
| {{rws|Jægersborg}}|| 1936|| Transfer to [[Nordbanen|S-trains]]
|-
| {{rws|Nørgårdsvej}}|| 2003||
|-
| {{rws|Lyngby Lokal}}|| ||
|-
| {{rws|Fuglevad}}|| ||
|-
| {{rws|Brede}}|| 1900||
|-
| {{rws|Ørholm}}|| 1900||
|-
| {{rws|Ravnholm}}|| ||
|-
| {{rws|Nærum}}|| 1954|| Transfer to buses on the [[Helsingør motorway]], including expresses 150S, 300S, 15E and 40E
|}

==Operations==
[[File:Nærumbanen Lm 23 at Jægersborg station.jpg|thumb|[[RegioSprinter]] train at [[Jægersborg station]].]]
Trains on the Nærum Line are operated by the [[railway company]] [[Lokaltog]].<ref name="Om Lokaltog" /> Despite being a single-track railway, [[Lokaltog]] operates an ambitious timetable on the Nærum Line with a 20-minute frequency most of the day. Trains pass each other at Fuglevad and Ørholm. All trains are [[Siemens AG|Siemens]] [[RegioSprinter]] light diesel units.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lokaltog.dk/ Lokaltog]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.naerumbanen.dk/ www.naerumbanen.dk at the Wayback Machine]
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{{Urban rail transport in Denmark}}
{{Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality}}
{{Rudersdal Municipality}}
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[[Category:Rail transport in Copenhagen]]
[[Category:Hovedstadens Lokalbaner]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Denmark]]