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Denmark’s first high-speed rail line officially inaugurated
Denmark's new high-speed line will provide passengers with shorter journey times, more travel opportunities and fewer delays and cancellations.
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Arriva retains Danish rail tender, increasing operations in Denmark by a third
Arriva has been operating rail services in Denmark for 15 years, with the Jutland contract currently constituting 13 per cent of the Danish rail network. The contract re-award marks the third consecutive time the Danish Ministry of Transport has chosen Arriva to run rail services in Jutland.
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Danish State Railways will receive 26 Vectron locomotives
The Vectron locomotives have so far accumulated more than 100 million km of service and this figure will continue to increase, with Danish State Railways ordering 26 vehicles for their regional transport network…
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New regional trains delivered to Denmark
Two years after the initial contract was signed, 13 Coradia Lint regional trains have been delivered to Nordjyske Jernbaner by Alstom.
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Preparing for the final stages: the New Line Copenhagen–Ringsted
23 March 2016 | By Jan Schneider-Tilli, Project Director, Banedanmark
With construction work on time and on budget, the Danish high-speed link between Copenhagen and Ringsted’s next challenge is to incorporate two major national programmes: the Electrification Programme and the Signalling Programme. For Global Railway Review, Banedanmark’s Project Director, Jan Schneider-Tilli, gives an update on Denmark’s first high-speed line, which…
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Ensuring safety in the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link rail and road tunnel
1 October 2015 | By Johnny Restrup-Sørensen, Contract Director for Railway at Femern A/S
Safety for end-users is an integral part of any project, not least the project of building the 18.2km-long Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link between Fehmarn in Germany and Lolland in Denmark. It encompasses every aspect of the tunnel project. Apart from ensuring that all specific railway and general safety demands are met,…
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The challenge to connect Denmark and Germany with the right signalling systems
With a length of 18.2km, the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Fehmarn in Germany and Lolland in Denmark will be the world’s longest combined rail and road tunnel and an important piece of EU infrastructure. A tunnel of this length and with handover of trains between Denmark and Germany to…
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Danish Parliament approves Fehmarnbelt fixed link Construction Act
29 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Danish Parliament has approved a proposed Construction Act for a road and rail tunnel known as the Fehmarnbelt fixed link.
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The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: From vision to reality
7 April 2015 | By Johnny Restrup-Sørensen, Contract Director, Railway at Femern A/S
The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will become the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel for combined road and rail traffic. It will provide a double-track railway and four-lane highway connection between Puttgarden on the German island of Fehmarn and Rødbyhavn on the Danish island of Lolland. After years of detailed investigations, the planning…
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Scandinavian rail freight: Time for change
7 April 2015 | By Gottfried Eymer, CEO, DB Schenker Rail Scandinavia A/S
National governments have to create level playing fields between rail and road, writes Gottfried Eymer, CEO of DB Schenker Rail Scandinavia A/S. Driven by globalisation and changes within manufacturing industries, the demand for freight transportation is increasing to levels never seen before. Various things like raw materials, consumer goods and…
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The Danish Electrification Programme: A huge commitment
18 September 2014 | By Søren Thorpstrup Laursen – Head of the Danish Electrification Programme at Banedanmark
The Danish Electrification Programme was established in November 2012 to carry out electrification works initially on four Danish rail sections. Through the ‘Togfonden DK’ initiative five further sections have since been added to the scope of the electrification works, along with funding for additional optional rail sections and associated services.…
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Major railway projects in Denmark – shifting to a new approval process
4 June 2014 | By Jesper Rasmussen, Deputy Director General, Trafikstyrelsen – Danish Transport Authority
Denmark is investing heavily in railway infrastructure. The Danish Government has decided to allocate approximately €20 billion for railway infrastructure in the coming decade. Jesper Rasmussen, Deputy Director General, Trafikstyrelsen – Danish Transport Authority, explains more.
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The New Line Copenhagen–Ringsted: best-in-class construction
11 April 2014 | By Jan Schneider-Tilli – Banedanmark’s Project Director for the new Copenhagen– Ringsted line
For Global Railway Review, Jan Schneider-Tilli – Banedanmark’s Project Director for the new Copenhagen–Ringsted line – reflects on the first Danish high-speed project as it reaches the halfway line...
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‘Train Fund Denmark’ – a plan for the future Danish railway
23 May 2013 | By Henrik Dam Kristensen, Minister for Transport, Denmark
It is the Danish Government’s ambition that most of future traffic growth should take place in public transport. This will help to reduce congestion and to ensure environmentally sustainable transport. However, in order to turn this ambition into reality, railway services must be able to attract new customers and to…
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Upgrading the Ringsted–Fehmarn Line: a huge construction job
23 May 2013 | By Jens Ole Kaslund, Ringsted–Fehmarn Project Director, Banedanmark
The upgrading of the Ringsted–Fehmarn Line is one of Banedanmark’s largest ever projects. Together with the fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt and other major Danish infrastructure projects such as the Copenhagen–Ringsted Line, this is a massive scheme for both rail freight and passenger traffic.