The railway system in Denmark is highly developed and provides convenient way of travelling for passengers. Moreover, the Danish State Railways is in alliance with other European railways in order to allow goods to be transported by rail in an effective manner.
The railway system in the region consists of:
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Intercity fast trains servicing Copenhagen and major cities in Denmark
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Regional trains servicing Copenhagen and other cities on Zealand
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Øresund train servicing Copenhagen, Copenhagen Airport and Malmö, Sweden
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Electrified Railways of Copenhagen (S-train) with 85 stations servicing roughly 85 million passengers each year in the Greater Copenhagen Area with frequent travels.
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A metro creating a fast and direct link between Copenhagen city centre and major city areas as well as the new town Ørestad.
An extension of the current metro to reach the Copenhagen Airport is currently under construction, and is expected to open in 2007. Finally, yet another extension of the metro is on the drawing table and will – if decided – be finalised in 2017.
Transportation times by train:
Copenhagen – Copenhagen Airport: 12 minutes
Copenhagen – Odense: 1 hour 30 minutes
Copenhagen – Aarhus: 3 hours 15 minutes
Copenhagen – Aalborg: 5 hours
Copenhagen – Malmö, Sweden: 35 minutes
Copenhagen – Stockholm, Sweden: 5 hours
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