Billund railway line
The Billund railway line is 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 | |
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Overview | |
Type | Passenger rail |
System | Banedanmark |
Status | In planning |
Locale | Billund, Denmark |
Termini | Jelling Billund |
Stations | 3 |
Website | www |
Operation | |
Opened | 2023 [1] |
Technical | |
Line length | 19 km (12 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Operating speed | 120 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 this has since been revised to 2023.
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References
- "Billundbanen: Giver fortsat usikkerhed for lokale". tvsyd.dk (in Danish). 13 March 2019.
- http://cphpost.dk/news/national/billund-airport-to-get-railway-connection.html
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