Transport in Denmark

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Transport in Denmark is developed and modern.

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[edit] Railways

Main article: Rail transport in Denmark

The largest railway operator in Denmark is Danske Statsbaner (DSB) — Danish State Railways. Arriva operates some routes in Jutland, and several other smaller operators provide local services, mainly outside the Aalborg area.

Total
2,859 km (508 km privately owned and operated)
Standard gauge
2,859 km 1.435 m gauge (600 km electrified at 25 kV AC; 760 km double track) (1998)

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[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

The Oresund Bridge provides a rail connection with Malmö, Sweden. These trains have 20-minute schedule, and continue further in the Skåne County.

There is a railway connection from Hamburg to Copenhagen through:

A train ferry opened about 1960 from Rødby, Denmark to Puttgarden, Germany which provides a short cut from the Danish capital to Germany. The daytime trains Hamburg–Copenhagen still use this ferry. The night trains to Germany however use the Great Belt connection. When the Fehmarn Belt bridge is constructed (expected completion in 2018), it will greatly shorten the journey between Copenhagen and Hamburg while bypassing the route through the Great Belt Bridge, and negate the need for ferry service on the route from Copenhagen to Hamburg.

[edit] Local city networks

S-train
A traditional suburban train network in the greater Copenhagen area. S-trains (in Danish: S-tog) are electric trains connecting the city center with the suburbs of Copenhagen. The numerous trains leave at 10 or 20 minute intervals. S-trains run from 05:00 hours (weekdays) (06:00 Sundays) until about 0:30 hours.

[edit] Metro

Copenhagen Metro
An automated driverless rail rapid transit system serving Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, Denmark. The system opened in 2002 and currently has two lines with 22 stations and 21.3 km of track, following the 2007 opening of an extension to Copenhagen Airport.

[edit] Bicycle lanes and tracks

Three free city bikes in Copenhagen
Three free city bikes in Copenhagen

Danish cities and towns, especially Odense and Copenhagen, are known for catering for bicycle transportation. Nearly one-fifth of all trips in Copenhagen are by bicycle, and for home-to-work commutes, nearly one third of all trips are by bicycle. Odense has been named the "bicycle city of the year" because of the great number of bicycle lanes in the city. A complete network of 350 km all-weather serviced lanes exists in the town — this is as much as some states in Germany.

Bicycle lanes in Danish cities and towns typically consist of an asphalted lane exclusively for bicycles between the lane(s) for motor vehicles and the sidewalk/pavement for pedestrians. There is normally a bicycle lane on each side of the street, and each is strictly one-way only. Where there is parallel parking, the bicycle lane is generally placed between the parked cars and the sidewalk/pavement.

Bicycle lanes are usually wide enough for two bicycles to ride side-by-side (2.2 m), particularly in urban areas. This allows for passing on the left hand side and a greater space buffer between cyclists and motor vehicles. In Copenhagen's 2002–2012 Cycle Policy, the city announced plans to widen some of the lanes to allow three bikes across (3.5 m) in particularly congested areas. On the largest streets at the intersections there are separate traffic lights and directional arrows for motor vehicles and for bicycles, and separate lanes for those turning and those going straight through, with the traffic signals coordinated to avoid conflicts.

As an experiment started at the end of 2006, Nørrebrogade, the main street in the Nørrebro area in Copenhagen, has had its traffic lights set for a "green wave" at 20 km/h to let the bikes get through without stopping, while cars typically have to stop at every light. This is done deliberately to make it more advantageous to ride a bike than to drive a car in the area.

Outside of the towns and cities there are often bicycle tracks parallel to, but separated from, the roads between towns. It is also common to have bicycle tracks going through forest and park areas were cars are not allowed.

During the summer months, there are free "city bikes" stationed at various spots in the downtown area of Copenhagen. The idea is that anyone can take a bike from one of the spots and ride it to one of the other spots and leave it there for the next person.

[edit] Highways

Main article: Road traffic in Denmark
Total
71,437 km
Paved
71,437 km (including 1010 km of expressways)
Unpaved
0 km (1998 est.)

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[edit] Waterways

There are 417 km of waterways in Denmark.[1]

[edit] Pipelines

Crude oil
110 km
Petroleum products
578 km
Natural gas
700 km

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[edit] Ports and harbours

Map of Denmark major cities/ports: Aalborg (top), Esbjerg, Struer (left), Aarhus, Fredericia, Kalundborg, Odense (map center), Grenå (upper center), Køge (right center).
Map of Denmark major cities/ports: Aalborg (top), Esbjerg, Struer (left), Aarhus, Fredericia, Kalundborg, Odense (map center), Grenå (upper center), Køge (right center).

[edit] North Sea

[edit] Baltic Sea

[edit] Øresund

[edit] Kattegat

[edit] Limfjorden

[edit] Merchant marine

Total
336 ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totaling 5,190,227 GRT/

6,815,128 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)

Ships by type
Bulk carrier
12
Cargo ship
132
Chemical tanker
22
Container ship
70
Liquified gas
26
Livestock carrier
6
Petroleum tanker
24
Rail car carrier
1
Refrigerated cargo
13
Roll-on/Roll-off
19
Short-sea passenger
8
Specialized tanker
3 (1999 est.)

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[edit] Airports

Denmark has 118 airports. (1999 est.) Copenhagen's airport is called Kastrup located in the south east part of Copenhagen. Not far from the city center. It has lots of international flights.

[edit] Airports — with paved runways

Total
28
Over 3,047 m
2
2,438 to 3,047 m
7
1,524 to 2,437 m
3
914 to 1,523 m
13
Under 914 m
3 (1999 est.)

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[edit] Airports — with unpaved runways

Total
90
1,524 to 2,437 m
1
914 to 1,523 m
7
Under 914 m
82 (1999 est.)

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[edit] List of airports

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Denmark. The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved on 26 April 2001.
  2. ^ Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1998 est.)

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