FEMERN, which is responsible for implementing the 18km road-rail tunnel between Denmark and Germany, has been mandated by the Danish political parties behind the project to appoint the preferred bidders for the three main tunnel contracts.

SWEDISH national train operator SJ will restore X2000 services between Stockholm and Copenhagen from March 1 after reaching an agreement with Danish infrastructure manager Banedanmark on security arrangements at Copenhagen Central.

Denmark's bold decision to renew its entire signalling infrastructure raised eyebrows across the signalling community when details of its plans first emerged nearly 10 years ago. With work on the major contracts now well underway, Kevin Smith visited Banedanmark in Copenhagen to find out how the project is progressing.

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.

Since the first phase opened in 2002, Copenhagen's metro has contributed significantly to improved transport in the city and stimulated eye-catching housing and business developments in Ørestad. With work now well underway on the Cityring project, which is due to enter service in 2019, Kevin Smith visited Metroselskabet to get an update on construction and plans for further expansion.

DENMARK marked the completion of a key capacity enhancement project in Jutland on September 7, when transport minister Mr Hans Christian Schmidt officially reopened the Vamdrup - Vojens section of the Fredericia - Padborg line following the completion of a DKr 675m ($US 101m) upgrade.

DANISH Railways (DSB) has confirmed that the company is being restructured into two primary divisions: operations, with a focus on operation and maintenance, and commercial, which focuses on customers, products and revenues. The changes will take effect from September 1.

ODENSE Letbane, the public company responsible for developing the first light rail line in Denmark's third-largest city, has invited prospective bidders to prequalify for contracts to supply rolling stock and railway systems for the project.

DENMARK's North Jutland Railway, which operates a 58km network from Hjørring to Hirtshals and Hjørring to Frederikshavn and Skagen, has awarded Alstom a €45m contract to supply 13 two-car Coradia Lint regional DMUs.

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.