2007-DK-20070-S

Studies for upgrading the railway access lines to the future Fehmarn Belt fixed link - from Ringsted to Rødby and the intersection in Kastrup

This action is part of a global project aiming to improve the capacity of the railway between Øresund and the German border, by addressing the increase of railway traffic and optimising passenger and freight rail connections between Scandinavia and Central Europe. It is related to the Fehmarn Belt fixed link between Denmark and Germany (Priority Project 20).

The studies - mainly technical design and environmental and traffic analysis - look at the section from Ringsted to Rødby and at Kastrup and address in detail the following elements:

• the impact of higher speed on the section between Ringsted and Vordingborg (those elements not covered by an ongoing project)
• the construction of a new double track from Vordinborg to Rødby (with the exception of the Storstrømsbroen bridge between Zealand and Falster that will remain equipped with a single track). The extra track will require two new bascule (moveable) bridges in Vordingborg and Nykøbing Falster, and also includes electrification of the line from Ringsted to Rødby
• the implementation of ETCS (European Train Control System)
• the upgrade of the line to obtain a maximum speed of 160 km/h, and the resulting necessary bridges or viaducts
• overall environmental issues, noise reduction measures, research, acreage reservation etc
• construction of junctions in Kastrup and Ringsted

State of progress on 31 December 2011:

The technical design is completed. The environmental and traffic analysis have started and are in progress.

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This project was also looked at during the Mid-Term Review of the 2007-2013 TEN-T Multi-Annual Work Programme.

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Member States involved:

Denmark

Implementation schedule:

Start date: January 2009

End date: December 2012

Beneficiary:

 Ministry of Transport

Implementing body:

 RailNet Denmark

Additional information:

 European Commission, DG MOVE