National infrastructure manager of Denmark

 ENT - Banedanmark

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Banedanmark is the national rail infrastructure manager of Danmark. It used to be known as Banestyrelsen. Banedanmark does not operate its own locomotives or measuring/maintenance motor cars.

Website: https://www.bane.dk

Railway Operators in Denmark

 DSB - Danske Statsbaner

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On the 1st of January 1999 DSB was split up in different parts: DSB Gods/Cargo was sold on 1 January 2001 to Railion creating Railion Denmark A/S. DSB acquired 2% of the Railion holding. The infrastructure provider in Denmark was renamed from Banestyrelsen to BaneDanmark.

From January 2009 until 2011 DSB operated (together with the First Group from the UK, as DSBFirst) the regional trains around the Øresund under the name Øresundståg. These trains run from Helsingør through Copenhagen (both Denmark) and Malmö to Göteborg, Kalmar and Karlskrona in Sweden. Since December 2011 Veolia operated the trains on the Swedish part of Øresundståg due to financial problems at DSBFirst. DSB will operate the trains on the Danish side until 2022, when Transdev (from Sweden) will take over. Transdev already operates the trains on the Swedish side since 2022 (from 2020: SJ).

In December 2020 Arriva has taken over operation of Svendborg–Odense and Struer–Vejle, including 16 Desiro DMUs.

In 2018 passenger traffic was down by 0.6% on 2017, to 186.7 million passengers. Only traffic across the Øresund grew by 4%.

Website: http://www.dsb.dk/ 

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 AT - Arriva Tog A/S

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Since 15 December 2002 Arriva has taken over the operation of local trains in Western Denmark for 7 years, and for a new period of 8(opt. +2) years from 2009. The lines involved are: Århus-Langå-Viborg-Struer, Struer-Thisted, Struer-Holstebro-Skjern, Århus-Skanderborg-Silkeborg-Herning, Herning-Skjern-Esbjerg and Esbjerg-Tønder-Niebüll(D).
At first Arriva hired 40 units class MR from DSB, but many of them have in the mean time been replaced by new LINT DMUs. The 11 remaining units class MR were also replaced by new LINT DMUs. In 2006 6.5 million passengers travelled with Arriva.

In June 2012 Arriva took over full operations on the private VNJ (Vestbanen, 51km) line Varde-Nørre Nebel with their own LINT DMUs, the Lynette motor cars and trailers of VNJ are no longer used. The trains now continue over the main line to Esbjerg without a change at Varde.

In December 2020 Arriva has taken over the operation of Svendborg–Odense and Struer–Vejle from DSB (including 16 Desiro DMUs) but the operation of Skjern–Holstebro was handed over to Midtjyske Jernbaner.

In 2022 Murates (an investment company) has bought Arriva Tog, including Polish and Serbian bus divisions of Arriva. In spring 2024 the company will be renamed into GoCollective.

Website: http://www.arriva.dk/

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 DBCSC - DB Cargo Scandinavia

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DSB Cargo was sold on 1 January 2001 to Railion creating Railion Danmark A/S. DSB acquired 2% of the Railion holding. The main freight flow for Railion in Denmark is from Sweden and the Copenhagen area to Padborg at the German border. In 2008 Green Cargo from Sweden bought 49% of Railion Danmark from Deutsche Bahn, and Railion Danmark was renamed into Railion Scandinavia later in 2008. In February 2009 the "final" name became DB Schenker Rail Danmark Services A/S. In 2016 this became DB Cargo Scandinavia.

Freight traffic in 2001 amounted 7.2 million tonnes, 9.2% less than in 2000. The tonne-km figure fell by 2.1% to 2 billion tonne-km.

Website: https://dk.dbcargo.com/

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 LT - Lokaltog A/S

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In July 2015 Hovestadens Lokalbaner A/S and Regionstog merged into Lokaltog A/S. This new company now operates all the former private railways east of the Store Bælt. The lines operate are: Together the companies operate 3 types of DMUs and have several diesel locomotives for mainline services, mainly former DSB class MX/MY.

Website: http://www.lokaltog.dk/

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 MjbaD - Midtjyske Jernbaner Drift A/S

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MjbaD is the combination of former companies HHJ and VLTJ. It operates trains between Århus and Odder (HHJ, now trams), Vemb-Lemvig and Lemvig-Thyborøn (VLTJ). Freight trains are worked as far as Holstebro on the VLTJ network. In 2012 DSB has taken over the operation of Århus-Odder and operated through Grenaa-Odder trains with Desiro trainsets. In 2019 these were replaced by trams. Midtjyske Jernbaner is the last company in Denmark to operate Lynette motor cars.

In December 2020 MjbaD has taken over operation of Skjern–Holstebro from Arriva, for which 4 former DSB Desiro trainsets are used.

Website: http://www.mjba.dk/

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 NJJ - Nordjyske Jernbaner

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This new company is the merger of HP (Hirtshalsbanen or Hjørring Privatbaner) and SB (Skagensbanen). It operates freight trains north of Ålborg and passenger trains on the former HP ans SJ lines: Hjørring-Hirtshals and Frederikshavn-Skagen. In 2006 980.000 passengers travelled with NJ.

Since summer 2017 NJ has taken over the operation of local trains on Skørping-Ålborg(hourly) and Ålborg-Hjørring(half-hourly)-Frederikshavn from DSB, with new trainsets of type LINT from Alstom.

Website: http://www.njba.dk/

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 VIK - VIKING-Rail ApS

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In 2022 all CFL Cargo activities in Denmark were sold to VIKING-Rail. The focus of VIKING-Rail is (domestic) freight and infrastructure trains. It also operates maintenance facilities for diesel locomotives.

In January 2007 CFL Cargo from Luxemburg became the owner of DJ - Danske Jernbaner Aps. It used to be a subsidiary of NEG from Germany that is now also owned by CFL Cargo. CFL Cargo Danmark operates open-acces freight trains in Western Denmark with second-hand diesel locomotives.

Website: http://vikingrail.dk/

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Last update: 13-03-2024