Lokalbanen

The Lokalbanen A / S ( LB) is a state-owned Danish railway company, which was founded in 2001 by the overall management of Greater Copenhagen. This company operates regional passenger traffic through the metropolitan area of Copenhagen. The infrastructure, as well as the trains that used this company, are the property of Hovedstadens Lokalbaner A / S. In 2006, 27 modern transport railcars of the type of building LINT 41 were supplied by Alstom.

The story of this company starts but already in 2002. In May this year we took over the five railway lines Frederiksværkbanen ( HFHJ ) Gribskovbanen (GDS ), Hornbækbanen ( HHGB ) Nærumbanen ( LNJ ) and Østbanen ( ØSJS ). All previous operators of railway lines were closed, the trains and the infrastructure went to the company Hovedstadens Lokalbaner A / S, which Lokalbanen A / S leases its trains.

The freight service was discontinued 2006.

By establishing the new company Regionstog A / S is the range of Østbanen from the company was spun off Lokalbanen and transferred into the possession of Regionstog on 1 January 2009.