2024 is to be the year in which the construction of the new climate-friendly railway connecting Europe via the future Fehmarn Belt Link really takes shape.
The approximately 115-kilometre-long Ringsted-Femern line has already been completed on the section between Ringsted and Nykøbing Falster.
In the coming years, DSB will expand and upgrade King Frederik IX's bridge over the Guldborg Sound at Nykøbing Falster and a new double-track railway will be built between Nykøbing Falster and Rødbyhavn.
Preparing for tomorrow’s green electric trains
During 2022 and 2023, the old single-track railway line between Nykøbing Falster and Rødbyhavn was removed by DSB. The new railway embankment that will carry the future double-track railway was then established.
At the same time, a new station has been built near Holeby on Lolland.
DSB is currently preparing to build the new railway across Lolland.
The work is expected to continue throughout 2024, after which the line will be electrified and prepared for tomorrow’s green electric trains.
In addition, the new pan-European digital signalling system ERTMS will be installed on the line, making it possible to run cross-border train traffic via the Fehmarn tunnel.
Climate-friendly transport corridor
The Ringsted-Femern line is amongst Denmark’s largest ever building projects.
It will be an important part of the future new climate-friendly transport corridor between Denmark and Europe when the Fehmarn Link opens as planned in 2029 and reduces the travel time between Copenhagen and Hamborg to approx. 2,5 hours.