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København – Fredericia / Taulov
The Copenhagen–Fredericia Line crossing theGreat Belt by theGreat Belt Bridge.
Overview
Termini	Copenhagen Central Fredericia,Taulov
Service
Type	Main line
Operator(s)	DSB Railion CFL Cargo[1]
Technical
Line length	220.6 km (Fredericia branch) 222.6 km (Taulov branch)
Number of tracks	Double Quadruple (Høje Taastrup–Roskilde)[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	160 km/h 180 km/h (certified multiple units only)[3]
Route map Legend km Kystbanen toElsinore 0.0 Copenhagen Central Oresund Railway toMalmö Central 3.9 Valby Copenhagen–Ringsted Line toRingsted 19.5 Høje Taastrup 24.2 Hedehusene 28.3 Trekroner 31.3 Roskilde Roskilde–Køge–Næstved line toNæstved Kalundborgbanen toKalundborg 42.5 Viby Sj 49.7 Borup Copenhagen–Ringsted Line toCopenhagen 63.9 Ringsted Ringsted–Rødby Færge line toRødby Færge 78.3 Sorø 92.9 Slagelse Tølløsebanen toHøng 108.3 Korsør Great Belt Tunnel ferry across Great Belt strait Great Belt Bridge Nyborg Færge 131.6 Nyborg 146.7 Langeskov Odense–Kerteminde– Martofte Jernbane 160.3 Odense Nordfyenske Jernbane and Nordvestfyenske Jernbane Svendborgbanen toSvendborg 169.1 Holmstrup Assensbanen toAssens 175.5 Tommerup 178.8 Skalbjerg 181.1 Bred 184.7 Aarup 190.2 Gelsted 194.8 Ejby 200.1 Nørre Aaby 204.3 Kauslunde Stribbanen [da] toStrib 210.4 Middelfart Little Belt Bridge 216.3 Snoghøj 220.1 6.1 Fredericia–Padborg line 220.6 Fredericia Fredericia–Aarhus line toAarhus 8.6 Taulov Fredericia–Padborg line toPadborg km This diagram: view talk edit

TheCopenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line is theDanishrailway line between the capital,Copenhagen, and theJutland peninsula by way of the islands ofZealand andFunen. It is administered byBanedanmark and has a length of about 220 kilometres (140 mi). Being one of the main arteries of theDanish railway network, it has double track and is fully electrified.

The line is composed of the railway line acrossZealand (theWest Line) and the main line acrossFunen (theFunen Main Line), both of which were built during the mid-19th century. Originally connected by theGreat Belt ferries, these two lines were joined in 1997 by theGreat Belt Fixed Link.

The first section of the railway line, therailway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde, opened in1847 as the firstrailway line in theKingdom of Denmark.^[a] It was built for the privately ownedDet Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab (English:the Zealand Railway Company) by British engineering company William Radford. The railway line was ceremonially opened on 26 June 1847, and the following day the railway opened to regular traffic with three trains daily in each direction.^[5] The Copenhagen–Roskilde railway line was prolonged from Roskilde to theport city ofKorsør by theGreat Belt in 1856.^[6][7]

Therailway line across the island of Funen fromNyborg by theGreat Belt viaOdense toMiddelfart by theLittle Belt opened in1865.^[8] It was built by the civil engineering partnershipPeto, Brassey and Betts. The socalledQueen Louise's Railway was inaugurated onQueen Louise's 48th birthday the 7 September 1865, with regular traffic commencing the following day.^[9] In Middelfart, passengers could catch the steam ferry across the Little Belt toSnoghøj in theJutland peninsula. The following year, on 1 november 1866, a shortbranch line, theMiddelfart–Strib railway line, opened fromMiddelfart to the harbour atStrib 5 kilometers north of Middelfart, from where there was connection viarailway ferry across the Little Belt toFredericia in Jutland.^[10]

In 1935, with the opening of theLittle Belt Bridge between Middelfart and Snoghøj, The Funen Main Line was connected directly to the railway network in Jutland atFredericia.

• Being connected to Copenhagen, there are transfers to theS-train network, theCoast Line and theOresund Railway.
• Roskilde station is linked to theNorthwest Line and theLittle South Line).
• TheSouth Line joins the line atRingsted (see alsoFugleflugtslinjen).
• Slagelse station is a terminus for theTølløse Line, operated by regional trains.
• TheSvendborg Line starts atOdense station.
• TheFredericia–Aarhus Line continues northward through Jutland atFredericia station.
• The Snoghøj–Taulov segment is a direct connection to theFredericia–Padborg Line, avoiding the need to change direction atFredericia.

• List of railway lines in Denmark
• Transport in Denmark

• Jensen, Niels (1972).Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish).Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag.ISBN 87-11-01765-1.

• (in Danish)Banedanmark – government agency responsible formaintenance andtraffic control of most of theDanish railway network
• (in Danish)DSB – largest Danish train operating company
• (in Danish)Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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