


Banedanmark starts ERTMS testing phase between Køge and Næstved
The roll-out of signalling system ERTMS on the Danish track between the cities Køge and Næstved in Zealand is entering its final phase. Infrastructure manager Banedanmark starts this week with testing the new signalling system,...Read more
Danish railway line to Aalborg Airport completed
Banedanmark has established a 3 kilometre long railway to Aalborg Airport, Denmarks’ third largest airport. It connects the North Jutland region better with the rest of the country and abroad. The line will be electrified...Read more
New CBTC signalling on two Danish railway lines to be finished in January
The Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system is rolled out on the Farumbanen and Ringbanen S-lines in Denmark. They will be taken in operation on January 25. Until 2030, infrastructure manager Banedanmark will change all...Read more
100 regional trains in Denmark ready for ERTMS
Danish rail infrastructure manager Banedanmark has equipped 100 trains that run on the intercity and regional lines with ETCS. More than 200 vehicles will be retrofitted with the new technology in the coming years. This...Read more
One step forward for ERTMS in Denmark
Denmark is moving further in deploying the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS). The new digitised solution has replaced the old signalling system on the Thy Line in northwestern Jutland. It is the third railway...Read more
Banedanmark to digitise 10,000 cable drawings
Danish rail infrastructure manager Banedanmark intends to digitise 10,000 drawings. All of them provide information about cables buried in the ground along tracks. This move will make the information more easily accessible and will simplify...Read more
Challenges and possible solutions on the way to ATO
Nearly all European railway companies are working on introducing a form of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) in the coming years. This includes a complete move over to the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS). During...Read more
‘ERTMS can improve energy consumption and on-time performance’
Danish rail infrastructure manager Banedanmark is moving forward to deploy and commission the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS). Two first lines equipped with the solution will put into operation from December 2019 to February...Read more
First high-speed rail launched in Denmark
The Copenhagen – Ringsted line was opened for the regular train traffic. It is the first high-speed railway in Denmark. Initially, the trains will run on the route at a speed of 180 kilometres per...Read more
8 people dead in rail accident Denmark
At least eight people were killed in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark. A passenger train was hit by tarpaulin or objects that fell from a passing freight train on Wednesday...Read more
Intelligent Rail Summit 2016 – Day Two
Innovations in how railway data is collected, stored and used were the focus of Day Two of the Intelligent Rail Summit, attended by over 150 rail tech experts from across the world.Read more