Billund railway line
| Billund railway line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Locale | Billund, Denmark |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 3 |
| Website | www |
| Service | |
| Type | Passenger rail |
| System | Banedanmark |
| History | |
| Opened | 2023 [1] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Character | single track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Billund railway line was a planned railway line of 19 km to connect the existing Danish rail network at Jelling to Billund Airport and Billund itself to cater to the Legoland resort there.
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, in 2021, the Danish government cancelled the project.[3]
References
- ^ "Billundbanen: Giver fortsat usikkerhed for lokale". tvsyd.dk (in Danish). 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Billund Airport to get railway connection | The Post". cphpost.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02.
- ^ "The Copenhagen Post". 9 April 2021.