København – Fredericia / Taulov
Overview
Termini	Copenhagen Central Fredericia, Taulov
Service
Type	Main line
Operator(s)	DSB Railion CFL Cargo[1]
Technical
Line length	220.6 km (Fredericia branch) 222.6 km (Taulov branch)
Number of tracks	Double Quadruple (Høje Taastrup–Roskilde)[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	160 km/h 180 km/h (certified multiple units only)[3]
Route map km Kystbanen to Elsinore 0.0 Copenhagen Central Oresund Railway to Peberholm 3.9 Valby Oresund Railway to Peberholm 19.5 Høje Taastrup 24.2 Hedehusene 28.3 Trekroner 31.3 Roskilde Roskilde–Køge–Næstved line to Næstved Kalundborgbanen to Kalundborg 42.5 Viby Sj 49.7 Borup Copenhagen–Ringsted Line to Copenhagen 63.9 Ringsted Ringsted–Rødby Færge line to Rødby Færge 78.3 Sorø 92.9 Slagelse Tølløsebanen to Høng 108.3 Korsør Great Belt Tunnel ferry across Great Belt strait Great Belt Bridge Nyborg Færge 131.6 Nyborg 146.7 Langeskov 160.3 Odense Svendborgbanen to Svendborg 169.1 Holmstrup Assensbanen to Assens 175.5 Tommerup 178.8 Skalbjerg 181.1 Bred 184.7 Aarup 190.2 Gelsted 194.8 Ejby 200.1 Nørre-Åby 204.3 Kauslunde 210.4 Middelfart Little Belt Bridge 216.3 Snoghøj 220.1 6.1 Fredericia–Padborg line 220.6 Fredericia Fredericia–Århus line to Århus 8.6 Taulov Fredericia–Padborg line to Padborg km

The Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line is the Danish railway line between the capital, Copenhagen, and the Jutland peninsula by way of the islands of Zealand and Funen. It is administered by Banedanmark and has a length of about 220 kilometres (140 mi). Being one of the main arteries of the Danish railway network, it has double track and is fully electrified.

The line is composed of the railway line across Zealand (the West Line) and the main line across Funen (the Funen Main Line), both of which were built during the mid-19th century. Originally connected by the Great Belt ferries, these two lines were joined in 1997 by the Great Belt Fixed Link.

History

The railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde, Denmark's first railway line, which was completed for the Zealand Railway Company (Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab) by British engineering company William Radford, opened on 26 June 1847. The section from Roskilde to Korsør was completed in 1856.^[4]

The railway line from Nyborg to Middelfart was inaugurated on 8 September 1865. It was built by Peto, Brassey and Betts. In Middelfart, passengers could catch the steam ferry to Snoghøj, Jutland. On 1 November 1866, the railway was extended from Middelfart to Strib. Denmark's first train ferry was introduced on Strib-Fredericia in 1872.

Connections to other lines

• Being connected to Copenhagen, there are transfers to the S-train network, the Coast Line and the Oresund Railway.
• Roskilde station is linked to the Northwest Line and the Little South Line).
• The South Line joins the line at Ringsted (see also Fugleflugtslinjen).
• Slagelse station is a terminus for the Tølløse Line, operated by regional trains.
• The Svendborg Line starts at Odense station.
• The Fredericia–Århus Line continues northward through Jutland at Fredericia station.
• The Snoghøj–Taulov segment is a direct connection to the Fredericia–Padborg Line, avoiding the need to change direction at Fredericia.

See also

• Transport in Denmark

References

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