{"id":8573,"date":"2022-05-23T12:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/denmark\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=8573"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:21:19","slug":"new-railway-across-west-funen","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/denmark\/en\/project\/new-railway-across-west-funen\/","title":{"rendered":"New railway across West Funen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"content-top-project\">\n    <div class=\"content-top-details\">\n        <svg class=\"icon-sprite details-logo\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon_deco_systra_blanc\" \/>\n        <div class=\"title\">Technical details<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"single-content\">\n\t            <div class=\"subtitle\">Customer<\/div>\n\t            <div class=\"desc\">Danish Road Directorate assisted by Banedanmark<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"single-content\">\n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Dates<\/div>\n                <div class=\"desc\"><p>2022-2028<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"single-content\">\n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Missions<\/div>\n                <div class=\"desc\"> Design of the railway and the intersecting roads<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"single-content\">\n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Localisation<\/div>\n                <div class=\"desc\">From Odense West to Kauslunde<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"single-content\">\n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Partners<\/div>\n                <div class=\"desc\">NIRAS A\/S<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n           \n            \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A new double-track, electrified railway will be constructed from Odense West to Kauslunde east of Middelfart. Spanning approximately 35 km, this new route will offer a more direct path compared to the current rail link across West Funen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-project-description\">Project description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new railway will enable passenger trains to travel at speeds up to 250 km\/h, allowing passengers to travel faster across the western part of Funen. The desire for reduced travel time is part of the so-called hour model, which includes a vision that it should be possible to travel between Odense and Aarhus in one hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-common-transport-corridor\">Common transport corridor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By combining highway and railway into a common transport corridor, noise, barrier effects, and landscape impact are minimized as much as possible. Additionally, the new railway will alleviate pressure on the current railway, enabling better handling of freight and regional passenger train traffic on the existing route<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA is responsible for the design of the railway and intersecting roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA is the lead consultant on the project with NIRAS as a subcontractor. The Danish Road Directorate is the client for the overall construction project and the construction authority for the railway project, which is carried out in collaboration with the Danish Railway Authority (Banedanmark). Additionally, Energinet is the construction authority for the relocation of an existing natural gas pipeline along the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The total construction project is budgeted at 4.9 billion DKK, and the new railway is expected to be operational by the end of 2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dirty-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/denmark\/en\/news\/contract-for-total-consultancy-services-for-new-railway-across-west-funen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the news about the contract<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":39579,"parent":0,"template":"","type-market":[10482,10484,10476],"project-market":[],"project-service":[],"project-location":[],"type-service":[],"type-solution":[],"class_list":["post-8573","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-market-rail","type-market-bridges-structures","type-market-road-highways"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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