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Transportation in Denmark
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Railways
total:
2,859 km (508 km privately owned and operated)
standard gauge:
2,859 km 1.435-m gauge (600 km electrified at 25kV AC; 760 km double track) (1998)
There is a railway connection from Hamburg to Copenhagen through:
- the old Little Belt Bridge - 1935
- the Great Belt rail link with the Western Bridge and the Eastern Tunnel - 1997.
The Oresund Bridge provides a rail connection with Malmö, Sweden.
A train ferry opened about 1960 from Rodby, Denmark to Puttgarten , Germany provides a short cut from the Danish capital to Germany.
Metros
- Copenhagen Metro: an automated driverless system with 19 vehicles, 13 stations and 14 km of track, operated by Serco.
Highways
total:
71,437 km
paved:
71,437 km (including 843 km of expressways)
unpaved:
0 km (1998 est.)
Waterways
417 km
Pipelines
crude oil 110 km; petroleum products 578 km; natural gas 700 km
Ports and harbours
Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Grenaa, Køge, Odense, Struer
Merchant marine
total:
336 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,190,227 GRT/6,815,128 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 12, cargo 132, chemical tanker 22, container 70, liquified gas 26, livestock carrier 6, petroleum tanker 24, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll-on/roll-off 19, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 3 (1999 est.)
note:
Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1998 est.)
Airports
118 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
28
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
7
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
13
under 914 m:
3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
90
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m:
82 (1999 est.)
See also
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