Billund railway line

The Billund railway line was a planned railway line to connect the existing Danish rail network at Jelling to Billund Airport and Billund itself to cater to the Legoland resort there.

Billund railway line
Billund railway line
Overview
StatusIn planning
LocaleBillund, Denmark
TerminiJelling
Billund
Stations3
Websitewww.bane.dk/Borger/Baneprojekter/Kommende-baneprojekter/Ny-bane-til-Billund
Service
TypePassenger rail
SystemBanedanmark
History
Opened2023 [1]
Technical
Line length19 km (12 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)

Background

In 2014 planning of the line was agreed, with a projected cost of 734 million DKK.[2] The planned opening of the line was estimated to be 2020. However, in 2021, the Danish government cancelled the project.[3]

References

  1. "Billundbanen: Giver fortsat usikkerhed for lokale". tvsyd.dk (in Danish). 13 March 2019.
  2. "Billund Airport to get railway connection | The Post". cphpost.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02.
  3. "The Copenhagen Post". 9 April 2021.
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