The Little South Line ( Danish : Lille Syd ) is a railway line on the Danish island of Zealand , formerly connecting the towns of Roskilde and Næstved by way of Køge .
20-747: The railway was built as part of the Zealand South Line ( Danish : Sjællandske Sydbane ) which was inaugurated on 4 October 1870. After 1924, most trains used the Ringsted -Næstved Line instead of Lille Syd. In 2012, it was decided to electrify the section between Køge and Næstved. The works were completed in March 2019. Since December 2020, the northern part of the Little South Line, between Køge and Roskilde, has been served by an extension of Østbanen . In April 2023, DSB started operating regional trains on
40-579: A bridge with double-tracked railway, three steel-arch main spans, and concrete deck arch approach spans. In the autumn of 1932, the British company Dorman, Long & Co. submitted a tender to build the Storstrøm Bridge as a steel bridge. As the submitted tender was not entirely acceptable, the DSB prepared a new project proposal which was granted to Dorman, Long & Co. without a public tender. The contract for
60-421: A foot and bicycle path. It was scheduled to open to road traffic in 2022, and to rail traffic in 2023 however this was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The revised opening for road traffic is now the middle of 2024, and for rail traffic in 2026. The construction budget for the new bridge is about DKK 2.1 billion, out of a total project budget of approx. DKK 4.1 billion. The ground breaking ceremony of
80-632: A new bridge, and in August 2012, the Danish government proposed allocation of funds for the construction of a new bridge. Parliamentary agreement to build a replacement for the Storstrøm bridge was reached on 21 March 2013, and the construction act ( Danish : anlægslov ) was passed on 26 May 2015. The new bridge is commissioned by Vejdirektoratet and preliminary designed by Danish companies COWI , Dissing+Weitling and Hasløv & Kjærsgaard . In October 2017, it
100-453: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Storstr%C3%B8m Bridge The Storstrøm Bridge ( Danish : Storstrømsbroen , pronounced [ˈstoɐ̯stʁɶmsˌpʁoˀn̩] ) is a road and railway arch bridge that crosses Storstrømmen between the islands of Falster and Masnedø in Denmark . Together with Masnedsund Bridge it connects Falster and Zealand ( Sjælland ). It
120-541: The Lübeck–Puttgarden railway and Lübeck–Hamburg railway lead to Hamburg. The Fehmarn Belt Tunnel , to be completed in 2029, will replace the ferry service. From 2020 until 2028 trains go only to Nykøbing, with frequent closures due to rebuilding. The original Zealand South Line was completed for the privately owned Zealand Railway Company ( Danish : Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab ) and opened on 4 October 1870. It connected Roskilde (and thus Copenhagen via
140-571: The West Line ) with Masnedsund on the south coast of Zealand via Køge , Næstved and Vordingborg . From Masnedsund there was a steamship connection across the Storstrømmen strait to Orehoved on the north coast of the island of Falster . In 1880, the Zealand Railway Company was taken over by the Danish state, and in 1885 became part of the national railway company DSB . After
160-485: The Næstved–Køge–Copenhagen route via the high speed Copenhagen–Køge Nord Line . This European rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about transport in Denmark is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zealand South Line The South Line ( Danish : Sydbanen ) is a government-owned railway line in Denmark . Technically,
180-483: The Storstrøm Bridge amounted to DKK 28.5 million, or approximately DKK 41.0 million if also counting the Masnedsund Bridge and associated road and rail construction work. On 18 October 2011, Banedanmark announced the immediate cancellation of rail traffic across the bridge after a crack in one of the spans was discovered. Further investigation revealed a total of 11 cracks between 17 and 55 cm in length. One of
200-410: The Storstrøm Bridge as an exception to the double-track conversion, but the expected increase in traffic in combination with the discovery of the poor condition of the bridge resulted in the decision to replace the Storstrøm Bridge entirely. As the bridge was found to be in poor condition in 2011, Banedanmark was tasked with investigating different long-term solutions. Their recommendation was to build
220-440: The excavated bed of the sea, inside a cofferdam. Some piers could be excavated and cast with the cofferdam empty of water, where the soil was sufficiently waterproof, but others had to be excavated and cast underwater. Steel sheet piles were driven into the bed around the cofferdam. The foundations were continued upwards to a level 3 metres below the water surface. The section of pier from 3 metres below water level to 3 metres above
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#1732854814217240-521: The line connects Ringsted with Nykøbing Falster , from which it branches to Gedser and Rødbyhavn . In practice, Ringsted is not the terminal station, so the line is often said to continue to Copenhagen . The railway is part of the Vogelfluglinie from Copenhagen to Hamburg . On Sydbanen's southwestern end at Rødby, a Scandlines ferry line exists to the German coastal town of Puttgarden , from where
260-531: The line will be electrified, slated for partial introduction in 2024, and completion all the way in 2027 when a new Storstrøm Bridge will open. The railway Nykøbing–Rødby will be in operation only when the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel is opened around 2029. Between Copenhagen and Næstved there are four routes that trains can use: Stations with passenger stops from Ringsted and southbound are: Download coordinates as: This article about transport in Denmark
280-698: The opening of the Ringsted-Næstved Line in 1924, most trains between Copenhagen and South Zealand used the route via Ringsted instead of the original route via Køge . The rump section between Roskilde and Næstved via Køge became known as the Little South Line ( Danish : Lille Syd ). The line is being upgraded to ERTMS , (Køge-)Næstved-Nykøbing in 2021, and the rest in 2028. Furthermore, 55 km of new tracks are being laid, to smooth out curves, allowing for 200 km/h (125 mph) when done. These works are expected to finish in 2021. Afterwards,
300-473: The two others. The inter-arch bracing is built as a double Warren truss . The bridge has a total of 50 spans. The approach span configuration is somewhat unusual, with piers spaced alternately 57.8 m and 62.2 m apart and suspended spans placed in the longer spans. The road deck is 5.6 metres (18 ft) wide. The bridge has 49 piers of different heights, extending to a maximum water depth of 13.8 metres. Each pier rests upon concrete foundations cast on
320-466: The two road lanes was also partially closed while repairs were being made and fell. The bridge reopened to light rail traffic on 21 November 2011, and to regular rail traffic on 23 January 2012. The Storstrøm Bridge is 3,199 metres long and 9 metres wide. The three tied-arch main spans have lengths of 103.9 m, 137.8 m and 103.9 m, respectively. The central span has a clearance below of 26.0 metres (85 ft), tapering off to 25.2 metres (83 ft) in
340-438: The work was signed on 13 May 1933, with the steel superstructure to be constructed by Dorman, Long & Co., while the substructure and earthworks were assigned to Christiani & Nielsen as subcontractor. Guy Anson Maunsell was appointed as managing director of the consortium. The Storstrøm Bridge was opened by King Christian X on 26 September 1937; the ceremony was attended by more than 40,000 people. The total cost of
360-458: Was announced that a joint venture of the Italian companies Itinera , Condotte and Grandi Lavori Fincosit had been selected to build the bridge with the design of Studio de Miranda Associati . The new bridge will be a single-pylon cable-stayed bridge with an electrified double-tracked railway allowing speeds of 200 km/h (120 mph), two road lanes allowing 80 km/h (50 mph) and
380-527: Was made from pre-cast and granite clad concrete shells. These were set into position and then filled with concrete. The remainder of the height of each pier was created using sliding steel forms. The upper sections of the piers are hollow. Piers full height extends to a maximum of 38 metres. As part of the planned Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link project, the railway from Ringsted to Rødbyhavn will be electrified, and between Vordingborg and Rødbyhavn also converted from single track to double track. Initial plans left
400-605: Was the main road connection between the islands until the Farø Bridges were opened in 1985. It is still part of the railway connection between the islands of Lolland , Falster, and Zealand. It is on the rail line between Copenhagen and Hamburg , Germany . The bridge was designed by the bridge department at the Danish State Railways (DSB), headed by Anker Engelund and with the assistance of Danish company Christiani & Nielsen . The initial design proposal described
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