ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ wʌz sˌoʊ ɹˈʌn dˌaʊn ðætðə stˈeɪt ɹˈeɪlweɪz dˌiːˌɛsbˈiː hædtə tˈeɪk ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
After World War II the railway was so run down that the state railways DSB had to take it over in 1948.