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January 22, 2021 | Signalling

Banedanmark makes progress in signalling rollout

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has announced that it will commission CBTC on two Copenhagen S-Bane lines on January 25, along with ETCS on a mainline on April 2 as part of its troubled signalling upgrade programme.

January 11, 2021 | Main line

Fehmarn Belt construction launched with digital ground breaking

THE start of construction of the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany was marked with a digital ground breaking on January 1, with a physical ceremony in Rødbyhavn originally planned to be held on January 4 postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

December 30, 2020 | Financial

EC approves Danish Covid-19 compensation scheme

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a DKr 1bn ($US 160m) Danish government scheme under EU state-aid rules to compensate passenger rail transport operators which have suffered losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

November 24, 2020 | Europe

Snälltåget opens ticket sales for Stockholm - Berlin overnight service

SWEDISH private operator Snälltåget has opened ticket sales for its new Stockholm - Malmö - Copenhagen - Hamburg - Berlin cross-border night train service, ahead of its launch next year.

November 16, 2020 | Europe

Fehmarn Belt tunnel project lawsuits dismissed

THE Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has dismissed six appeals against the construction of the German section of the Fehmarn Belt tunnel project between Denmark and Germany.

November 12, 2020 | Fleet

DSB receives €400m green loan to electrify fleet

DANISH State Railways (DSB) and Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have signed a €400m loan agreement to support a project to fully electrify and convert DSB’s fleet.

November 10, 2020 | Main line

European operators reduce services again as passenger numbers drop

EUROPEAN operators have cut back national and cross-border passenger services in response to a number of national lockdowns instituted to curb the second wave of Covid-19.

September 11, 2020 | Europe

Trafikverket launches tender to operate night trains in Sweden and Denmark

SWEDISH transport authority Trafikverket has published a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union for a contract to operate international overnight trains from Malmö and Stockholm to the Denmark-Germany border.

August 28, 2020 | Financial

DSB reports DKr 607m first-half loss due to Covid-19 pandemic

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has reported a pre-tax loss of DKr -607m ($US 96.4m) for the first half of 2020, compared with a profit of DKr 1m for the same period in 2019.

August 24, 2020 | Metros

New Copenhagen M5 West metro line proposed

A new metro line has been proposed to serve a new artificial island in Copenhagen harbour, which would also provide additional services through the centre of the city.

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