by lpetrich
Femern A/S - Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link It will link Germany and southeastern Denmark, creating a Germany-Copenhagen route about 160 km (100 mi) shorter than the existing one through Denmark's western peninsula (Jutland).
Denmark has two existing long road-rail bridge-tunnels in its eastern Islands: the 21-km (13-mi) Great Belt one, opened in 1997 (rail) and 1998 (road), and the 15-km (9-mi) Øresund bridge-tunnel between Copenhagen and Malmö, Sweden, opened in 2000.
The 18-km (11-mi) Fehmarn Belt one will connect Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødbyhavn, Denmark, and will be a tunnel without a bridge, instead of the earlier-planned bridge-tunnel. It will be an immersed tunnel, constructed from 217-m segments lowered into place. These segments will be 79 ordinary ones and 10 special ones, the latter ones containing room for equipment below the road tunnels. It will have two pairs of road lanes and two tracks, and it will be about 5 times longer than the tunnel at Øresund, which has a similar design.
Tendering begins for Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link | International Railway Journal The contracting process has started, and construction contracts should be signed by next year. Construction should also begin then, and the tunnel should open in 2021.
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Denmark pumps oil money into rail upgrades | International Railway Journal
One hour plan to shrink Danish journey times | International Railway Journal
Denmark breaks ground on Ringsted – Fehmarn upgrade | International Railway Journal
Denmark has two existing long road-rail bridge-tunnels in its eastern Islands: the 21-km (13-mi) Great Belt one, opened in 1997 (rail) and 1998 (road), and the 15-km (9-mi) Øresund bridge-tunnel between Copenhagen and Malmö, Sweden, opened in 2000.
The 18-km (11-mi) Fehmarn Belt one will connect Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødbyhavn, Denmark, and will be a tunnel without a bridge, instead of the earlier-planned bridge-tunnel. It will be an immersed tunnel, constructed from 217-m segments lowered into place. These segments will be 79 ordinary ones and 10 special ones, the latter ones containing room for equipment below the road tunnels. It will have two pairs of road lanes and two tracks, and it will be about 5 times longer than the tunnel at Øresund, which has a similar design.
Tendering begins for Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link | International Railway Journal The contracting process has started, and construction contracts should be signed by next year. Construction should also begin then, and the tunnel should open in 2021.
Also,
While the tunnel itself is progressing, infrastructure managers in Denmark and Germany are developing plans for the connecting railways. The tunnel's rail infrastructure will interface with the Banedanmark network 5km from the northern portal, and meet German tracks 3km from the southern portal. The 119km line from Ringsted to Vordingborg and Rødby will be rebuilt for 200km/h operation, which will include construction of a new alignment north of Glumsø and the relocation of Glumsø station; track-doubling on the Vordingborg - Holeby section; and construction of new bridges over the Masnedsund and Guldborgsund. The Storstrøm Bridge between the islands of Falster and Zealand will also be rebuilt. Detailed design is at an advanced stage and Banedanmark will issue tenders for the project soon.Denmark has been upgrading its rail network, doing double-tracking, electrification, and increasing the maximum speeds on them.
On the German side, the 88km Lübeck - Puttgarden line will be electrified, double-tracked and upgraded for 160km/h operation. Alignment studies are being carried out, although the specification for the project has not yet been finalised.
Denmark pumps oil money into rail upgrades | International Railway Journal
One hour plan to shrink Danish journey times | International Railway Journal
Denmark breaks ground on Ringsted – Fehmarn upgrade | International Railway Journal