Copenhagen - Ringsted

The purpose of expanding the capacity between Copenhagen and Ringsted is to relieve the congestion problems caused by the transport bottleneck on the section. 

The section is of key significance for both national and international railway traffic, and it is therefore imperative to act upon the fact that since the opening of the bridges across the Great Belt and Oresund the capacity has been exhausted.

In March 2007, the Folketing, the Danish Parliament, passed the law on projection, according to which the two following solutions are to be examined:

1) "The fifth track solution"
2) "The new track solution"

"The fifth track solution" involves an additional track along the existing railway line alignment between Hvidovre and Høje Taastrup. Furthermore, the solution encompasses minor local improvements of the capacity on the section between Copenhagen and Ringsted.

"The new track solution" involves the construction of a new double railway line along a new alignment from Ny Ellebjerg to Ringsted via Køge.

Dynamic map
The Public Transport Authority has developed a dynamic map on which you can examine the two alignment options, the tracts of land and

the cultural/historical sites that will be affected.

Link to the dynamic map