Groundbreaking marks start of first Danish HS project

摘要

Denmark's transport minister Mr Henrik Dam Kristensen officially launched construction of the Copenhagen - K0ge - Ringsted high-speed line on September 6 in a groundbreaking ceremony at Karlslunde. The initial construction works are being carried out in conjunction with the expansion of the parallel Koge Bay highway between Greve and Solrad to minimise the impact of the project on the surrounding area. The DKr 10.4bn ($US 1.8bn) line will have a maximum operating speed of 250km/h and will relieve the existing mainline through Roskilde, reducing journey times between Copenhagen and Ringsted from 59 minutes to 38 minutes. Civil works on the 56km double-track route will take place between 2014 and 2016, with tracklaying due to start in 2015.