


Banedanmark rolls out new ERTMS signalling in Denmark
From 11 April 2023 onwards, trains on the line between Copenhagen and Ringsted via Køge Nord will run on a new ERTMS-based digital signalling system. The system being rolled out by Danish infrastructure manager Banedanmark...Read more
Denmark announces fresh details of ‘historically large’ rail upgrades
Banedanmark is working on a major overhaul of the Danish rail infrastructure in 2023, renewing tracks, electrifying lines and installing digital signalling. In an update released this week, the Danish rail infrastructure manager laid out...Read more
Drop in railway accidents does not stop ÖBB from launching new safety campaign
Despite a steady drop in the number of railway accidents and fatalities in Austria over the past decade, ÖBB is embarking on a new safety campaign aimed at school-going children, adolescents and young adults on...Read more
Major section of Aarhus-Aalborg railway in Denmark renovated
Banedanmark has completed work on the line between Aarhus and the town of Langå. On the 85-kilometre line, part of the connection between Aarhus and Aalborg, rails, sleepers and ballast have been replaced.Read more
Switch of Copenhagen S-Bahn to CBTC signalling system completed
Banedanmark has put a new signalling system into use on the three remaining section of the S-Bahn lightrail system in de Danish capital of Copenhagen, the infrastructure manager said on Monday.Read more
Banedanmark completes two more ETCS installations in Jutland
Banedanmark has completed the installation of European signalling system ETCS on two sections in Jutland, between Holstebro and Herning and on to Vejle and Skanderborg.Read more
These ETCS projects are selected to receive European subsidy
The European Commission has selected 135 transport infrastructure projects to receive subsidies from CEF transport, an EU funding instrument with a budget of 5,4 billion euros for this round. Eighteen of the selected projects are...Read more
Copenhagen S-train starts using CBTC signalling
Banedanmark has taken the digital train control system CBTC into use on Copenhagen’s S-train. More than half of the S-tog now runs with the new digital signalling system.Read more
Another section equipped with ETCS on Danish Ringsted – Fehmarn line
Banedanmark has completed the installation of European signalling system ETCS on the sixth section of the line from Ringsted to coast, where the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is scheduled to open in 2029. Read more
Ringsted-Næstved ready for electric trains
Danish infrastructure manager Banedanmark has set up the last overhead lines between Ringsted and Næstved, and the line is ready for DSB and other train operators to deploy electric locomotives. The line is part of...Read more
Banedanmark tests ERTMS between South Zealand and Falster
In Denmark, all train traffic for four consecutive weekends will be shut down for the tests of the signalling system ERTMS between Næstved in Zealand and Nykøbing Falster. After the tests in September and October,...Read more
First 835-metre long train from Germany arrived in Sweden
For the first time, a test ride has been carried out with a 835-metre long train from Germany to Sweden. The train departed from Maschen in Germany on 17 April and arrived in Malmö the...Read more
Renewal of Denmark’s busiest long-distance track starts this month
Banedanmark will renew the tracks of Denmark’s busiest long-distance line between Copenhagen and Høje Taastrup. The infrastructure manager will replace worn tracks and make the line future-proof. The first phase between Copenhagen and Glostrup will...Read more