Rail transport in Denmark

Denmark
DSB IC4 in Copenhagen Central Station
Operation
National railwayDSB
Infrastructure companyBanedanmark
Major operatorsArrivadk
DSB
DB Cargo
Lokaltog
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:
Green: Non-electrified lines
Blue: Lines electrified before 2012
Orange: Lines electrified since 2012
Red: S-train lines

The Copenhagen Metro is not shown.
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The rail transport system in Denmark consists of 2,633 km of railway lines,[5] of which 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 passenger trains,[6] although there is considerable transit goods traffic between Sweden and Germany.

Electrification 2021

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

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

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "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.