AFTER a month of intensive testing, Denmark’s Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing granted final approval on August 24 for the extension of Aarhus light rail services to Lisbjergskolen and Odder.
THREE months after its inauguration was postponed with just a few hours’ notice, the first stage of the Aarhus light rail network was officially opened on December 21.
THE first of 26 LRVs being built by Stadler for the light rail network in Aarhus arrived in the Danish city for testing on August 11.
THE first of 26 LRVs of two types being built by Stadler for Aarhus Letbanen, Denmark, has been completed and will arrive in Denmark for testing at the end of the summer.
Aarhus is currently developing Denmark's inaugural light rail project which is on course to open in 2017 to coincide with the city becoming the year's European Capital of Culture. Kevin Smith took a trip to eastern Jutland to see how the project is progressing.
LETBANEN, the public company responsible for developing the tram-train network in the Danish city of Aarhus, revealed the final interior and exterior designs on June 1 for its fleet of 26 LRVs, which is being supplied by Stadler Pankow.
LETBANEN, the public company responsible for developing the tram-train network in the Danish city of Aarhus, has signed a €292m contract with a consortium of Ansaldo STS and Stadler Pankow which will supply railway infrastructure and rolling stock for the project.