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The Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority (Danish: Trafikstyrelsen) is the Danish government agency responsible for regulating, planning and safety relating to public transport in Denmark. The agency also acts as an advisor towards the ministry related to policy and strategic development in transport.
The rail transport system in Denmark consists of 2,633 km (1,636 mi) of railway lines, [5] of which the Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg (at the German border), and the Lunderskov-Esbjerg line are electrified.
The largest railway operator in Denmark is Danske Statsbaner (DSB) — Danish State Railways. Arriva operates some routes in Jutland , and several other smaller operators provide local services. The total length of operational track is 3,476 km standard gauge, with 1,756 km electrified.
Denmark has more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) of railway lines, of which most are under the control of Banedanmark; a number of private railways run their own lines. Banedanmark lines [ edit ]
Station Code [5] Opened Serves Railway line Passengers [6] Remarks Albertslund: Alb: 1931: Albertslund: Høje Taastrup Line: Named Vridsløselille until 1963 : Alken: Ak: 1871: Alken: Skanderborg–Skjern
In 2009, the Danish government approved funding of €3.3 billion over several years to Banedanmark for the project; at the time, the projected completion date was 2021. This programme makes Denmark the first European country to attempt a complete conversion of a national network to ETCS Level 2. [8]
The two most significant buildings in the area are the Ferring Building and Field's, one of Scandinavia's largest department stores at 178,000 square metres (1,920,000 sq ft). [4] Surrounding Field's is the Ørestad Downtown, which include 205,000 square metres (2,210,000 sq ft) of commercial space.
Nakskov is served by Nakskov railway station which is connected to Nykøbing Falster and the rest of the Danish rail network by the Lollandsbanen railway line. Busses run within the town and to neighbouring towns, villages and areas.