Train Delays Expected Across Denmark Due to Speed Cuts

Train travel across Denmark will face major delays starting Monday morning.

Banedanmark is reducing train speeds across the country to 80 kilometers per hour.

The restrictions will remain in place until November 29.

Passengers should check Rejseplanen before traveling.

The delays follow an extraordinary surge in rail defects this year.

Banedanmark found 50 percent more invisible rail cracks than in normal years.

Lowering speeds eliminates the risk of broken rails.

A burnt technical hut near Aarup on Funen also caused signal failures.

That fire adds five to ten minutes of delay on Funen.

Several train lines face major schedule changes.

Regional trains between Odense and Fredericia are replaced by buses.

Trips from Copenhagen to Fredericia will take 15 extra minutes.

Trains from Næstved will only run as far as Køge Nord.

Some rush-hour trains on Kystbanen are also cancelled.

Banedanmark says safety is fully preserved despite the delays.

DSB stated that the Danish railway system is undergoing heavy construction work.

Transport Minister Karina Lorentzen Dehnhardt welcomed the defect checks.

She noted it is unfortunate to see defects on a newer line.

Banedanmark will assess the situation again on November 29.

This report was originally published by CPH Post.