Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan)Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan) High-Speed RailwayThe Øresund Line or in Swedish: Öresundsbanan, Danish: Øresundbanen is a railway between Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden via the Øresund Bridge. It operates 24/7, and a journey between the two cities takes 35 to 40 minutes. On the Swedish side it is managed by the Swedish Transport Administration, on the Danish side by Banedanmark. The railway line approaches Copenhagen from the Continental Line south of Malmö and heads west, passing over the Øresund Bridge on the lower section of the Peberholm artificial island, under Copenhagen Airport to Copenhagen Central Station. In Malmö, the City Tunnel connects the railway directly to Malmö C. Øresund train's are operated by DSB on the Danish side and SJ Öresund on the Swedish side. They connect Copenhagen and Malmö, with onward connections to Gothenburg, Kalmar, and Karlskrona. On the Danish side, many trains continue northwards on the Coast Line to Helsingør. SJ operates SJ 2000 high-speed trains between Stockholm, Malmö, and Copenhagen. Freight trains are operated by Railion using EG locomotives. Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) History Plans for connecting Scania and Zealand with a bridge had been raised throughout the entire 20th century, and in 1991 a company was created to start the work. Construction of the Øresund Bridge and Øresund Railway started in 1995 and was completed in 2000. According to UIC this rail line had in 2012 the most expensive second class rail tickets in Europe with a price of 0.21 Euro per km. The investigation encompassed 103 rail lines. This price is calculated on the distance Malmö-Copenhagen of 52.7 kilometres (32.7 mi) which does not include the shortening by Citytunneln and which made the per-km price higher compared to Eurostar. Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Future It has been proposed to complement the Øresund Line with a metro link called the Øresundsmetro. This would directly connect Malmö to the Copenhagen Metro system and reduce journey times between the two city centres from 35 minutes to 20 minutes. Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) City Tunnel Since December 2010, Øresund trains use the City Tunnel in Malmö, with its stations at Hyllie and Triangeln, thereby saving one minute for passengers to Malmö C and about 15 to 20 minutes for passengers to Triangeln. Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Border Technicalities One of the challenges with the line was the incompatibility between the railway electrification systems in Denmark and Sweden. Denmark uses 25 kV 50 Hz AC while Sweden uses 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC. The signalling systems in the two countries are also different. The problems were overcome by requiring all trains operating on the line to be dual voltage and have dual signalling systems, including a minority of the X2 trains operated throughout Sweden by SJ. The signalling system switches on Peberholm in Denmark, so the entire bridge uses the Swedish signalling, but Danish electrical system. The Danish signalling system is only approved for 180 km/h (110 mph) speed, while the Swedish system is approved for 200 km/h (125 mph). The entire bridge has 200 km/h (125 mph) maximum speed, also the Danish part, as the only railway in Denmark. On double-track lines in Denmark trains run on the right whereas in Sweden they run on the left. On the Øresund Line trains runs on the right hand track, changing sides at a flyover north of the Malmö C, resulting in trains in the Malmö area using the Danish standard. On Autumn 2015, border controls started at Hyllie station. They cause a delay in the traffic there. Furthermore, from January 2016, a carrier's responsibility in law was in effect, so all passengers had to go through identity check at Copenhagen Airport station, and all passengers from other Danish stations had to disembark, change track and go through the identity check. These checks were abolished in May 2017, after the EU commission declared such checks not acceptable. Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Line Detail Sweden Line
The Øresundstågs stop at the stations above. A few daily trains to Stockholm stop only at Malmö Central Station, Copenhagen Airport and Copenhagen Central Station (København H). From Lund C to Østerport Station there is an hourly late night service and the trip lasts exactly 60 minutes. Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) History The fixed connection across the Øresund, was inaugurated on 1 July 2000. Between the inauguration and December 2010, the tunnel through Malmö was not in operation and a far longer path was used. Trains had to drive in to Malmö Central Station and (after some 20 minutes, the train could depart for Copenhagen, but then had "to reverse" for several minutes (that is, reverse out of Malmö the same way the trains came in), followed by a long detour which orbited most of Malmö, before reaching the new fixed connection. Malmö South Station was then the last station in Sweden. (But is still in use for local trains and for a few Danish DSB Inter City trains to Ystad, from which car-ferries departure to the Danish Baltic Sea island, Bornholm. (The alternative, car ferries from Danish town Køge to Bornholm takes longer time) Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Overview Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Owner: Swedish Transport Administration Banedanmark Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Termini: Malmö Central Station Copenhagen Central Station Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Stations: 7 Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Service Type: High-speed railway Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) System: Danish railways Swedish railways Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Operator(s): DSB DSB Øresund SJ Skåne commuter rail Skånetrafiken DB Cargo Green Cargo Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Rolling Stock: SJ X2 SJ 2000 X 31K EG ET Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Opened: 2000 Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Line Length: 46 km Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Track Length: 92 km Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Number of Tracks: Double Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Character: Passenger and freight Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Electrification: 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC 25 kV 50 Hz AC Øresund Line (Öresundsbanan Øresundbanen) Operating Speed: 200 km/h (125 mph) | |||||
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