Ringsted-Fehmarn The railway connecting Europe

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Ringsted-Fehmarn The railway connecting Europe

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Ringsted-Fehmarn is one of the priority transport corridors in the Trans-European Transport Network TEN-T. A network that grants EU subsidies for projects promoting freight and passenger transport across national borders within the EU

The railway connecting Europe

• Copenhagen Malmö

Zealand • Køge North

Ringsted

Øresund



When Ringsted-Fehmarn is ready to be connected to the fixed tunnel connection under the Fehmarn Belt, it will give a great boost to the Danes, to the many travellers across national borders, to freight traffic and to the environment.

Glumsø •

Næstved

The new fixed link connects Scandinavia with the rest of Europe and it will offer a substantial improvement of the railway and the train service between the countries. With its 200 km/h and its interaction with the new line between Copenhagen and Ringsted, it presents the basis for more daily departures and shorter travel times.



Lundby •

• Vordingborg

Storstrømmen Orehoved

Schedule for the project



Nørre Alslev Eskilstrup

A number of construction activities have been brought forward and they have been going on since 2013 on Lolland and Falster. Many bridges have been rebuilt and made both taller and wider, so that prospectively there is room for the new catenary system and an extra track between Vordingborg and Holeby.

• • Falster

• Nykøbing F

Lolland

On 4 March 2016, it was politically agreed that the continued roll-out of the project must be a two-phase model, as described below:

Holeby The Port of Rødby





Phase 1:

Fehmarn Belt

• Puttgarden

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Signatures Ringsted-Fehmarn Existing Lines The new Copenhagen–Ringsted line Phase 1. Ringsted–Nykøbing F The railway will be upgraded from 2016-2021. The line will be electrified from 2021, and finished at the latest by 2024. Phase 2. Nykøbing F – Holeby Upgrade of the line is to be adjusted to the opening of the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel.

Germany 2



Denmark and Germany signed a treaty in 2008 to establish a fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt. An important prerequisite for the fixed link is a radical transformation of the existing railway line between Ringsted and the Fehmarn Belt. Therefore, Banedanmark is in full swing to upgrade and renew the line to a new and future-proof line.

Ringsted – Nykøbing F: The first phase of the track and construction work is to be carried out in 20162021. Here a comprehensive renewal of the railway will begin between Ringsted and Nykøbing F. The line will be electrified from 2021, and finished at the latest by 2024.

Phase 2: Nykøbing F – Holeby: The second phase of the track and construction work between Nykøbing F and Holeby is waiting on the upcoming timetable for the fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt. Then the upgrade of the railway is with the opening of a coast-coast connection. The line between Nykøbing F and Holeby has its service life extended as needed, up until the double-track extension is initiated.

Fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt and upgrading of the railway in Germany.

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The route through town and country

A cross section of the line where it will be widened from one to two tracks and electrified.

Reduced travel times

Good for freight transport and the environment

When the railway goes into operation, it will mean significantly improved travel times and more frequent departures. Together, the Danish and German Transport Ministries have estimated that there will be 20 passenger trains between Denmark and Germany via the Fehmarn Belt each way a day in future. In comparison, there are at most 6 passenger trains with the ferry via the Fehmarn Belt each way a day.

Freight is currently often transported by main roads and motorways to and from the ferries at Rødby. The alternative is by train through Jutland and over Funen, which is a 160 km detour. Therefore, freight transport and the environment will also benefit from the new track and the direct line between north and south.

Possible traveltimes in the future

Current travel times

Travel times after 2021*

Travel times after electrification and opening of the tunnel**

Næstved – Copenhagen

52 mins.

36 mins.

34 mins.

Vordingborg – Copenhagen

1 h. and 8 mins. 48 mins.

45 mins.

Nykøbing F – Copenhagen

1 h. and 33 mins. 1h. and 3 mins. 57 mins.

Hamburg – Copenhagen

4 h. and 44 mins. -

2 h. and 40 mins.

Copenhagen – Hamburg (non stop)

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2h. and 31 mins.

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* Possible travel times when the line is widen with a double-track and upgraded speed, but without electrification. ** Possible travel times after electrification, the upgrade of the German land-based construction and the opening of the tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt.

Manoeuvring sleepers during track work 4

Calculations have been made showing that Ringsted-Fehmarn, along with the fixed link and the new Copenhagen-Ringsted line, will result in an estimated CO2 reduction of more than 180,000 tonnes per year. Translated into something a little more tangible, it is equivalent to the emissions produced by 18,000 people each year. However, the contents of the other contaminants in the fresh air also falls. The environment is therefore spared of particles corresponding to 8 million annual car journeys in a diesel car between Ringsted and Rødby, and nitrogen oxide equivalent to the annual emissions of about 30,000 people.

The new connection means more freight can be moved from road to rail. 5

Room for more passenger trains Public transport between the regions of Denmark currently has very cramped conditions, because the possibility of trains overtaking each other is very limited and delays therefore quickly affect other trains. The first step towards improving the situation is the new Copenhagen - Ringsted line via Køge. The line will open in 2018, and it will relieve the very traffic-heavy area surrounding Copenhagen. The next step is that Ringsted-Fehmarn will move more freight off the main line between Zealand and Jutland, and therefore free up capacity on the railway when the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel opens.

An extensive construction project

New road system in Eskilstrup that takes road traffic over the track

Ringsted-Fehmarn is one of Denmark’s biggest infrastructure projects to date, and the fact that the project has a budget of DKK 9.5 billion and will run for many years, says something about the size of the project. Before the railway is able to deliver the desired capacity, the existing line has to undergo an extensive renovation and reconstruction. During the construction period, Banedanmark will, among other things, construct 55 km of new track between Vordingborg and Holeby so the entire line will be double-tracked. Many existing stations and platforms will be rebuilt, a complete new bascule bridge will be built over Guldborgsund, and the rail link over Masnedsund will be replaced by a new double-track bridge.

Reconstruction of more than 100 bridges

New railway bridge over Masnedsund

To make room for the catenary system and the extra track, more than 100 bridges and a large number of roads will have to be reconstructed. New signals will also be installed along the entire line, which makes it possible to increase the speed to 200 kilometres per hour. However, a number of other things have to be in place before the line can be used. Among other things, we will: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

straighten many curves, so trains can increase speed to 200 km/h construct a new line north and south of Glumsø, south of Vordingborg and south of Eskilstrup build an over-taking track north of Glumsø, at Orehoved and Holeby excavate a new fairway at Masnedsund to the Port of Vordingborg rebuild the platforms at Glumsø Station and Lundby Station extend the platforms at Vordingborg Station and build a new footbridge move and extend the platforms at Nørre Alslev and Eskilstrup Stations, as well as build new footbridges build a new road system in Eskilstrup to replace the existing level crossing carry out major track reconstruction at Nykøbing F Station construct a new station at Holeby construct fauna passages, so animals can safely cross the track noise isolate 1700 buildings and set up noise barriers at selected locations electrify the whole line, which is currently only operated by diesel trains

In addition to the new railway construction, a large part of the existing line will be upgraded. We are replacing rails on large parts of the line, making new subgrades, establishing drains along the tracks and moving old cables underground. In addition, many embankments have to be reinforced to allow for higher speeds.

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New King Frederik IX´s Bridge that takes train services over Guldborgsund.

New footbridge and lifts at Eskilstrup Station

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Rails Sleepers Chippings Cable duct

Gravel Subsoil

Subgrade with rails, sleepers and chippings built up in many layers

Before we start Before a large construction project such as Ringsted-Fehmarn can get underway, there are a great many things that must be examined and addressed. Among other things, we will: • survey cultural and historical interests • survey the biological conditions in order to secure endangered animals and plants • survey the ground for archaeological finds, including the Masnedsund, where the new fairway is to be established • move existing wires and cables underground • investigate the load capacity and composition of the soil • expropriate more than 100 buildings and a number of parcels of land • clear vegetation along the track, so we can construct a work road and new track

Fauna passage for small and aquatic animals 8

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When are we doing what? Much of the preliminary and preparatory work has already been started. In 2013, the first bridge package was put out to tender. The project was the reconstruction and maintenance of 18 existing road-bearing bridges on Lolland and Falster. Small demolition projects were also initiated and in 2014 we built a temporary station at Orehoved, so passengers and train services are affected as little as possible during work on the railway. The platform at Vordingborg was extended, so that in the future the station can take longer trains and noise insulation of existing buildings was started. From 2016 onwards, the rollout of the project will follow the previously described two-phase model, where phase one is the stretch between Ringsted-Nykøbing F and phase two is the stretch between Nykøbing F-Holeby.

Graphic design: Søren Varming, Punktum design MDD. Print: Kandrups. UK version. September 2016

Read much more about the project at www.banedanmark.dk/ringsted-femern

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Sund & Bælt’s subsidiary A/S Fehmarn Landanlæg together with Banedanmark as the developer, are responsible for the railway land-based construction from Ringsted to Fehmarn. The Fehmarn Belt project is Denmark’s largest infrastructure project with a total budget of DKK 62 billion.

www.banedanmark.dk/ringsted-femern

Banedanmark Ringsted-Femern Banen Amerika Plads 15 DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø

Telephone +45 9139 9866 [email protected] www.banedanmark.dk

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