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DSB (railway company)
Danish railway company
DSB-operated railway lines in (red). | |
| Locale | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | &#; |
| Track gauge | 1,&#;mm (4&#;ft&#;8+1&#;2&#;in) standard gauge |
DSB, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner (pronounced[ˈtænskəˈstɛˀtsˌpɛːnɐ], Danish State Railways), is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, goods transport and railway maintenance are outside its scope. DSB runs a commuter rail system, called the S-train, in the area around the Danish capital, Copenhagen, that connects the different areas and suburbs in the greater metropolitan area. Between and , DSB operated trains in Sweden.
DSB was founded in , when the state-owned companiesDe jysk-fynske Statsbaner and De sjællandske Statsbaner merged. DSB was established in , after the state in under the name De Jutland-Fynske Statsbaner took over the private company Det Danske Jernbanedriftselskab and in they also took over the privately owned Zealand Railway Company. [3]
History
[edit]The first railways in Denmark were built and
Rail transport in Denmark
| Rail network of Denmark | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DSB IC4 in Copenhagen huvud Station | |||||
| National railway | DSB | ||||
| Infrastructure company | Banedanmark | ||||
| Major operators | Arrivadk DSB DB Cargo Lokaltog | ||||
| Ridership | ,, ()[1] | ||||
| Passenger km | billion ()[2] | ||||
| Freight | billion tkm ()[3] | ||||
| Total | 2,&#;km (1,&#;mi) ()[4] | ||||
| Double track | 1,&#;km (&#;mi)[4] | ||||
| Electrified | &#;km (&#;mi)[4] as of Jan 1st | ||||
| Freight only | 4&#;km (&#;mi)[4] | ||||
| Main | 1,&#;mm (4&#;ft&#;8+1&#;2&#;in) | ||||
| Main arteries, 25 kV 50 Hz | &#;km (&#;mi) ()[4] | ||||
| V DC (S-train) | &#;km (&#;mi) ()[4] | ||||
| V DC (Metro) | 38&#;km (24&#;mi) ()[4] | ||||
| Light rail (Aarhus, Odense, Copenhagen) | &#;km (77&#;mi) ()[4] | ||||
| No. stations | ()[4] | ||||
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The rail transport struktur in Denmark consists of 2,&#;km (1,&#;mi) of railway lines,[5] of which the Copenhagen S-train ne
Trains in Denmark
Danske Statsbaner, or Danish State Railways (DSB), is the largest Danish national railway network and the largest in Scandinavia, founded in
Domestic Trains in Denmark
Danish regional trains go by different call signs in different parts of the country: RØ in the east, RV in the west, and ØR in Oresund.
Modern InterCity (IC) trains run hourly to connect Copenhagen to other cities of Denmark. IC Lyntog (I) are express trains that make even with fewer stops.
International Trains in Denmark
InterCity, IC Lyn, and high-speed ICE connect Denmark with Germany.
A bridge and tunnel combination connects Copenhagen with Malmö in Sweden, and there is a train connection. However, due to new border control ID checks instituted by Sweden in , direct service from Copenhagen has been temporarily suspended; all trains to Sweden now leave from Track 1 at the Copenhagen airport.
S-Tog Rail System in Denmark
DSB also operates the S-Tog, or S-Train, the suburban rail system of Copenhagen. The S-Train runs partly underground and connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen.
Reservations in Denmark
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