THE Danish government has given the country's infrastructure manager Banedanmark the go-ahead to sign contracts for the upgrading of the 83km Ringsted - Nykøbing (Falster) line, which will link Copenhagen with the Fehmarn Belt tunnel between Denmark and Germany.
DENMARK's transport minister Mr Magnus Heunicke officially launched preliminary construction on September 2 on a DKr 9.3bn ($US 1.64bn) project to rebuild the 115km Ringsted – Holeby line, which will become the main rail link between Scandinavia and Germany when the 18km Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link opens in 2021.