Rail transport in Denmark
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The rail transport system in Denmark consists of 2,633 km of railway lines, of which the Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg, and the Lunderskov-Esbjerg line are electrified. Most traffic is passenger trains, although there is considerable transit goods traffic between Sweden and Germany.
DSB IC4 in Copenhagen Central Station
Active lines of the Danish railway network: Green: Non-electrified lines Blue: Lines electrified before 2012 Orange: Lines electrified since 2012 Red: S-train lines The Copenhagen Metro is not shown.
A S-train EMU at Valby station in 2002
Copenhagen–Ringsted Line
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The Copenhagen–Ringsted line is a high-speed railway on Zealand, Denmark, connecting Copenhagen via Køge with Ringsted. The line was inaugurated on 31 May 2019, and started operating on 1 June as the first high-speed railway in Denmark. It supports speeds of up to 250 km/h (155 mph) for passenger trains as well as a maximum of 24 trains per hour along its length. As of 2023, the speed limit is 200 km/h.
Køge North station on the Copenhagen–Ringsted line
Ny Ellebjerg station: new platforms on the left