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Billund railway line

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Jelling station, on the proposed Billund line
Billund railway line
Overview
StatusCancelled
LocaleBillund, Denmark
Termini
Stations3
Websitewww.bane.dk/Borger/Baneprojekter/Kommende-baneprojekter/Ny-bane-til-Billund
Service
TypePassenger rail
SystemBanedanmark
History
Opened2023 [1]
Technical
Line length19 km (12 mi)
Charactersingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed120 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Billundbanen: Giver fortsat usikkerhed for lokale". tvsyd.dk (in Danish). 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Billund Airport to get railway connection | The Post". cphpost.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02.
  3. ^ "The Copenhagen Post". 9 April 2021.