The 5 km long veteran railway between Høng and Gørlev is the only standard gauge veteran railway on Zealand where veteran trains can run outside the commercial railway network. It is also Denmark's first veteran railway on a former DSB line.
The line was built by DSB in 1897-1898 as part of the Slagelse – Værslev line. In 1971, the line was closed between Gørlev and Værslev. DSB continued to run freight trains from Slagelse to the sugar factory in Gørlev. Therefore, the rails were allowed to remain between Høng and Gørlev, when the rest of the track between Gørlev and Værslev was removed around 1990.
Vestsjællands Veterantog started running veteran trains between Høng and Gørlev in 1993 while DSB owned the track. Every year the track was used extensively in the summer months for veteran train trips for a lot of happy people.
In 2007 Banedanmark announced that it would no longer be possible to run veteran trains between Høng and Gørlev under Banedanmark's ownership.
Following a recommendation from Vestsjællands Veterantog, Kalundborg Municipality purchased the railway between Høng and Gørlev from Banedanmark.
The Danish Transport Authority approved the agreement between Vestsjællands Veterantog and Kalundborg Municipality, and since 2008 the railway has been a genuine veteran railway. Vestsjællands Veterantog is responsible for the maintenance of the entire railway, with a subsidy from Kalundborg Municipality.
In Gørlev the station building is private housing, so we have built a new platform with a roof next to the sugar factory area.
