Veteranbanen Bryrup-Vrads

Veteranbanen Bryrup-Vrads
Denmark
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The Journey

Navigate from Bryrup Station to Vrads Station across a span of 5km.

Scenery Highlights
  • Dense Midtjylland pine and beech forests
  • Snabe Igelsø and Kvind Sø lake shores
  • Historic Vrads Station (1920s preserved)
  • Authentic 1929 vintage railcars
  • Gliste lakes glimpsed from track
Quick Facts
  • Duration

    0.5 hours

  • Distance

    5 km

  • Est. Price

    Affordable (60–120 DKK)

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Classes & Accommodations

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Engine / Locomotive

1929 HV M10 diesel railcar (regular service); vintage steam locomotive (select days)

Locomotive Weight

~12 tonnes (HV M10 railcar)

Track Gauge

750 mm narrow gauge

Braking Technology

Vacuum brake system

Route Engineering Challenges

  • 5km single-track heritage preservation on former Horsens-Bryrup-Silkeborg line (closed 1968)

  • Narrow forest corridor with limited passing loops

  • Heritage wooden bridges and level crossings

  • Volunteer-maintained infrastructure — limited funding

Line length

5 km

Former railway

Horsens–Bryrup–Silkeborg (operated 1901–1968)

Heritage railway since

1968

Rolling stock

1929 HV M10 vintage railcars + steam locomotive

Status

Operational seasonal heritage railway

Operator

Volunteer-run preservation society

Quick Facts
  • Duration

    0.5 hours

  • Distance

    5 km

  • Est. Price

    Affordable (60–120 DKK)

Official Booking Provider