TENDERING is underway for four design-build contracts for civil works on the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, which will provide a double-track railway and four-lane highway connection between Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødbyhavn in Denmark.
Denmark, which is already investing heavily in its railway, is looking to ramp up spending even further in a bid to slash rail journey times between its main cities. David Briginshaw reports on these ambitious plans.
Denmark is one of the first countries in the world to implement contactless smartcard technology on a national scale. Keith Barrow looks at the challenges and successes of the Rejsekort project.
THE Danish government has announced plans to use North Sea oil revenues to finance a €3.7bn investment in the country's railway infrastructure over the next decade, which will reduce journey times between Denmark's five largest cities.
DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has commissioned Siemens to equip 840 rail vehicles with GSM-R technology in an order worth €20m.
DANISH State Railways (DSB) and AnsaldoBreda have agreed a final delivery schedule for the troubled IC2 and IC4 inter-city dmu fleets, which were ordered as long ago as 2000 and due to enter service in 2003.
A CEREMONY was held at Maschen yard near Hamburg on November 27 to mark the introduction of 835m-long freight trains between Germany and Scandinavia.
DENMARK's Transport Minister Mr Henrik Dam Kristensen officially launched construction of the Copenhagen – Køge – Ringsted high-speed line on September 6 in a groundbreaking ceremony at Karlslunde.
SNCF GEODIS is claiming a European first after transporting 55m-long wind turbine blades by rail from Germany to Denmark.
THE MUNICIPALITY of Odense has appointed Cowi, Denmark, as technical consultant, together with Systra, France, and ETC, Germany, as sub-consultants, for the development of the first light rail line in the Danish city.