[2] The railway links the fishing port and seaside resort of Skagen with the Danish rail network.

[3] It was opened on 24 July 1890 in the presence of King Christian IX, Crown Prince Frederik, and the Interior Minister Hans Peter Ingerslev.

[6] In 1924 the railway line was converted to standard gauge to avoid the need to transfer cargoes of fish in Frederikshavn.

As part of the conversion, the right-of-way between Frederikshavn and Rimmen halt was changed so the railway line passed by the coastal town of Strandby instead of the inland village of Elling.

The railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) operating in the North Jutland Region runs frequent local train services from Skagen station to Frederikshavn station with onward connections from Frederikshavn to Aalborg and the rest of Denmark.