ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ ˈoʊpənd æz lˈɪŋbivˈɛdbiːk ɹˈeɪlweɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wɪð ɐn ˈeɪm ʌv sˈɜːvɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndʌstɹiz ðæt hæd sˈɛɾəld ɪnðə mˈɑːliə vˈæli tʊ ɛksplˈɔɪt ðə haɪdɹˈɔːlɪk pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə mˈɑːliə.
The railway opened as Lyngby-Vedbæk railway in 1900 with an aim of serving the industries that had settled in the Mølleå valley to exploit the hydraulic power of the Mølleå.