Trains and other things: Ørestad, Hedehusene, Borup, Aarup, Kolding

Day 2 of my Interrail trip and I'm leaving Sweden. I will take a trip through Denmark with many stops along my way.

Leaving my hotel in Lund in the morning

First train is this Öresundståg X31 to Copenhagen

Passing by Snälltåget in Malmö

The train is on the bridge

Ørestad station

Øresundsbanen railway opened in 2000, and has 7 stations between Copenhagen and Malmö.

The line is operated both by passenger and freight trains.

185 327 and 185 331 Bombardier Traxx F140 AC2

DB Schenker Rail Scandinavia has been a joint venture of DB Schenker Rail Germany and Green Cargo, but the latter company decided to leave this joint venture.

Ørestad station is a combined Regional train and Metro station

At Copenhagen Central I'm changing to a Regional DSB train

IC3

DSB ABs push pull double deck train

Høje-Taastrup station

IR4 and IC3

ME 1515 from 1981

ME is manufactured by Henschel & Sohn in Kassel, Germany

Hedehusene station opened in 1847, same year as Vestbanen. The station house is from 1917

In 1988 the railway between Høje Taastrup and Roskilde was upgraded to have 4 tracks.

IC4

IC4 coupled with IC3

Just like some stations in Sweden, there is a library here at the Hedehusene station

Taking a train further west. Here, I'm busy filling in my Interrail diary.

Viby Sjælland station

My next stop is in Borup

Borup station to the right

Most trains do not stop here

I'm continuing now in IR4 train

The new high speed line "København-Køge-Ringsted-banen" is almost finished, and will open in May 2019. It is designed for 250km/h and 24 trains per hour. Unfortunately, there will be only 2 trains per hour from the start and the opening of the line has already been delayed with 6 months.

The reason for the delay, is that there are no trains in Denmark supporting the new ERTMS signalling system, so the new line will have the current signalling system. There is also other troubles, such as connection of the new line with the old in Ringsted.

EG 3111 at Ringsted station

My next stop is Sorø station

The station is the second oldest in Denmark after Roskilde. It was built in 1856

185 333 Traxx F140 AC2

Underground crossing built in 1961

Water tower "Vestre Vandtårn"

Although this main line is electrified, most of the current rolling stock from DSB is still powered with diesel. DSB has purchased 26 new Vectron locomotives, which will enter the service in 2021. There is also a tender for the new coaches which will be used in push-pull operation.

Inside the train station

Passing by Slagelse station

Cormorant birds colony near Korsør station

Entering the great belt tunnel

Sprogø island and its lighthouse

Travelling on the 6.6km long West bridge

The new Nyborg station opened in 1995 in conjunction with the Great Belt fixed link

Entrance of the new station

The old station is located about 100m from the new one

The old Nyborg station

The old station is now an apartment building

4 IC3 trains coupled together, totally 12 coaches

IC3 trains are currently in process of refurbishment, all 96 train sets will be modernised by 2020.

Although the Great Belt fixed link opened first in 1997, parts of the station were constructed already in 1990.

Marslev station - shut down in 1977

I'm changing trains in Odense, from IC3

To IC4. This Regional service between Odense and Fredericia is the only one stopping at all stops on this line.

The line to Svendborg

Den fynske hovedbane railway is a 88.57km long railway between Nyborg and Fredericia

I get off in Aarup

EG 3109

There are 13 EG locomotives, also known as Siemens ES64 Eurosprinter

Aarup old station was replaced with the new one in 1995

Taking the next IC4 Regional train towards Fredericia

Gelsted station

Ejby station

Nørre Aaby Station

Middelfart station where I'm changing trains

From Middelfart the trains can either take a northern route to Fredericia, or a south route towards Kolding and Padborg.

EG 3104

Note the wheel arrangement of EG as Co'Co' instead of usual Bo'Bo' for Eurosprinter locomotives. The extra wheels are giving this locomotive extra tractive effort which is 400 kN compared to the usual 300 kN.