Rail transport in Denmark

Denmark
Operation
National railwayDSB
Infrastructure companyBanedanmark
Major operatorsDSB
DB Cargo
Statistics
Ridership206,566,000 (2017)[1]
Passenger km6.653 billion (2016)[2]
Freight2.575 billion tkm (2016)[3]
System length
Total2,633 km (1,636 mi) (2022)[4]
Double track1,098 km (682 mi)[4]
Electrified964 km (599 mi)[4] as of Jan 1st 2023
Freight only4 km (2.5 mi)[4]
Track gauge
Main1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main arteries, 25 kV 50 Hz474 km (295 mi) (2023)[4]
1650 V DC (S-train)171 km (106 mi) (2023)[4]
750 V DC (Metro)38 km (24 mi) (2023)[4]
Light rail (Aarhus, Odense, Copenhagen)124 km (77 mi) (2023)[4]
Features
No. stations567 (2022)[4]
Map

Active lines of the Danish railway network with electrified main lines (blue) and S-train lines (red). The Copenhagen Metro is not shown.

The rail transport system in Denmark has 2,633 km of railway lines.[5] The Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg (at the German border), and the Lunderskov-Esbjerg line are electrified. Most traffic is on passenger trains.[6] There is also a lot of cargo that goes between Sweden and Germany.

Maintenance work on most Danish railway lines is done by Banedanmark, a state-owned company that also allocates tracks for train operators. Most passenger trains are operated by DSB, with Arriva and Nordjyske Jernbaner operating on some lines in Jutland. Freight transport is mainly done by DB Schenker Rail, although other operators take care of a significant portion of the local traffic.

Denmark is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Denmark is 86.

References

  1. ↑ "Railway passenger transport statistics - Europa EU" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "BANE21: Rail transport of passengers by unit and type of transport". StatBank Denmark. Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ "BANE1: Rail transport of goods by unit, type of transport and railway system". StatBank Denmark. Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "BANE41: Railway network 1st January by railway system and unit". StatBank Denmark. Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Statistikbanken". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Jernbanen i tal". Banedanmark. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.