Private company

Hovedstadens Lokalbaner

Danish local railway company1

Hovedstadens Lokalbaner (Danish pronunciation: ) is a Danish company formed in 2002 that owns the trains and tracks of several local railways around Copenhagen: Frederiksværkbanen, Gribskovbanen, Hornbækbanen, Lille Nord, Nærumbanen and Østbanen. It leases trains and trackage rights to the operating companies DSB S-tog (for Lille Nord) and Lokalbanen (all other lines).2 It is headquartered in Taastrup, Denmark.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • HeadquartersTaastrup, Denmark1
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI549300KOJJIZ70X2MB453
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressThistedgade 10, st. th, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 261251463
Denmark Railways 2006 Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
Photo: Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons4

Hovedstadens Lokalbaner (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhoːð̩ˌstæðn̩s loˈkɛˀlˌpɛːnɐ]) is a Danish company formed in 2002 that owns the trains and tracks of several local railways around Copenhagen: Frederiksværkbanen, Gribskovbanen, Hornbækbanen, Lille Nord, Nærumbanen and Østbanen. It leases trains and trackage rights to the operating companies DSB S-tog (for Lille Nord) and Lokalbanen (all other lines).2

Corporate structure

Hovedstadens Lokalbaner is part of a group headed by Lokaltog. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Lokaltog Taastrup, Denmark
    • Hovedstadens Lokalbaner Taastrup, Denmark

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Helsingør-Hornbæk Banen1

Timeline

  1. Nov 7, 2022Parent Directly consolidated by Lokaltog3
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

Sources

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