Odense Letbane

Odense Letbane
Overview
Type Tram
Status Under development
Locale Odense, Denmark
Stations 25 (first phase)
Services 2
Website http://www.odense.dk/subsites2/letbanen
Technical
Line length 21 km (13 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 70 km/h (43 mph)

Odense Letbane (Odense Light Rail) is a planned tram system in Odense, Denmark. The first phase is scheduled to open in 2020.[1]

Planning

In August 2012, the competition for the design and visualization consultancy for the Odense Light Rail was won by a team consisting of Niras, PLH Architects, Atelier Villes & Paysages and MBD Design. The team will create a design coherence of the tramway line’s first stage of 14.5 km and be responsible for its integration of the lightrail in the existing urban environment and.[2]

In March 2015, Parsons Brinckerhoff won the contract for project management, and strategic and economic advice. COWI was selected as technical advisor.[3]

In June 2015, work started for moving and adding pipes in the city water and sewer system along the tram routes. This is preparatory work which will be hard to do when there are rails in the streets. The opening ceremony for the actual light rail construction work was in July 2015.[4]

References

  1. "Odense Letbane holder tidsplanen" (in Danish). Building Supply. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  2. "Niras vinder design-opgave i Odense" (in Danish). Building Supply. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. "Stærke teams vinder rådgiveropgaver til Odense Letbane" (in Danish). Odense Kommune. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  4. Anker Boye fræsede den første asfalt for Odense Letbane


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