Great Belt Fixed Link Rail and Road Project, Denmark
System:
Operator
Oresundkonsortiet
Date opened
1997/98
Route length
16km (10 miles)
Number of stations
None
Number of rail passengers/day
30,000 rail passengers
Maximum line speed
Passenger 200km/h (125mph), freight 120km/h (80mph)
Gauge
1,435mm
Extensions planned
None
Electrification:
Voltage
1,500V
Current
dc overhead
Rolling Stock:
Vehicles
Mostly DSB-owned EMUs
Capacity
7 passengers/m²
Special Characteristics:
Vital permanent link between the two biggest Scandinavian economies
Serves area with population of 3.5 million
Link has taken nine years to complete
7.5 million m³ of material dredged from Oresund seabed for bridge piers and tunnel
Western and eastern approach bridges have 49 spans
Height of bridge deck from water level is 55m, one of highest in the world
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