South Line (Denmark)

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South Line
Overview
Native name	Sydbanen
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Østerport (formally Ringsted) Nykøbing Falster, Gedser, Rødbyhavn
Stations	9
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	DSB
History
Planned opening	2024 (partial) 2027 (whole)
Technical
Line length	142.3 km (88.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	200 km/h (125 mph)
Signalling	ERTMS
Route map

The South Line (Danish: Sydbanen) is a government-owned railway line in Denmark. Technically, the line connects Ringsted with Nykøbing Falster, from which it branches to Gedser and Rødbyhavn. In practice, Ringsted is not the terminal station, so the line is often said to continue to Copenhagen.

The railway is part of the Vogelfluglinie from Copenhagen to Hamburg. On Sydbanen's southwestern end at Rødby, a Scandlines ferry line exists to the German coastal town of Puttgarden, from where the Lübeck–Puttgarden railway and Lübeck–Hamburg railway lead to Hamburg. The Fehmarn Belt Tunnel, to be completed in 2029, will replace the ferry service.^[1] From 2020 until 2028 trains go only to Nykøbing, with frequent closures due to rebuilding.