Lunderskov – Esbjerg railway line

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Lunderskov – Esbjerg
Route at Brørup
Route at Brørup
Line of the Lunderskov – Esbjerg railway line
Route map
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system : 25 kV 50 Hz  ~
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Fredericia – Flensburg railway from Fredericia
   
Railway depot Sydjyllands Veterantog
Station, station
Lunderskov
   
Railway line Fredericia – Flensburg to Padborg
   
Andst (until 1969)
   
Troldhede – Kolding – Vejen Jernbane from Troldhede
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Vejen
   
DSB workshop
   
Goods connection
Station, station
Brørup
Station, station
Holsted
Station, station
Gørding
   
from Grindsted
   
from Tønder
   
Depot
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Bramming
Station, station
Tjæreborg
   
DSB workshop and goods connection
   
from Skjern
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Esbjerg
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Esbjerg Havnebane

The Lunderskov – Esbjerg railway is a railway line in the Danish South Jutland . It leads from Lunderskov to Esbjerg and was put into operation on October 3, 1874 together with the first part of Vestjyske Længdebane to Varde .

history

The decision to build the railway line came with the Railway Act of April 24, 1868 , which passed Vestjyske Længdebane, Vendsysselbane and Silkeborgbane . On the same day, a law was passed that included the construction of the port of Esbjerg, which was to be connected to a port railway. In 1909 the railway bridge over Snæum Å was destroyed by a storm surge .

passenger traffic

Lunderskov railway station

Since January 2003, the section will Esbjerg- Bramming by Arriva and DSB served. Only DSB serves the Bramming – Lunderskov section.

electrification

In the course of the delay in the delivery of the problematic IC4 trains (DSB MG), several proposals were made to electrify further main lines of the Danish railway network in order to be able to buy proven standard equipment and thus alleviate the increasing shortage of vehicles. This was rejected several times because the electrification of the rail network requires the simultaneous improvement of the signaling system, which is to be converted to European Rail Traffic Management System 2 (ERTMS 2) between 2018 and 2021 . Electrification can only take place afterwards.

In this context, however, the Esbjerg – Lunderskov line was of interest because it was prepared for future electrification in 1997, shortly before the electrification program was stopped in the same year.

On February 7, 2012, the parties Socialdemokraterne , Det Radikalische Venstre , Socialistisk Folkeparti , Venstre , Dansk Folkeparti , Liberal Alliance and Det Konservative Folkeparti decided to electrify the line and start electric train operations by the end of 2015.

The basic idea for electrification was to quickly acquire 15 new electric multiple units with which a similar number of IC3 sets (DSB MF) could be released. These train sets, which have previously operated on the Østerport – Esbjerg route, are to be used on the non-electrified regional train routes between Copenhagen and Nykøbing Falster and Kalundborg without having to purchase new double-decker trains.

The same parties decided on March 12, 2013 to upgrade the line to a speed of 200 km / h. The electrification work was therefore postponed until 2016 in order to complete both measures together. Furthermore, ten bridges between Esbjerg and Lunderskov had to be rebuilt in order to be able to install the overhead contact line.

Foundations and masts had to be erected for the entire route in 1614, and in 1691 catenary hangers were necessary. Installation of the overhead contact line began in November 2016, the last masts were set in Esbjerg and the first test drives were carried out in weeks 7 to 12 in 2017. The test drives took place after 8 p.m. in order to influence regular operations as little as possible. After a long break, the Esbjerg – Lunderskov line was the first of several lines to be electrified in the coming years. The experience gained during the construction of this line should flow into the planning of future electrification.

The contact line was put into operation on March 12, 2017.

traffic

According to a tender by Transport-, Bygnings- og Boligministeriet ( German  Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing ) for the implementation of regional transport in Denmark by private providers, half-hour train services between Esbjerg and Ribe are to be carried out from December 2020. The award of the train services is to be stipulated in a contract for eight years.

Web links

Commons : Lunderskov – Esbjerg railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. J. Munch-Petersen: Stormfloden the 3. – 4. December 1909. In: Ingeniøren . February 12, 1910, pp. 68-70 , accessed September 17, 2016 (Danish).
  2. Nicolai Østergaard: IC4-forsinkelse tvinger DSB til at modernized ME-lokomotiver. In: Ingeniøren. Ing.dk, January 19, 2010, accessed September 16, 2016 (Danish).
  3. ^ Nicolai Østergaard: Social Democrat: Regeringen sylter elektrificering. In: Ingeniøren. Ing.dk, June 25, 2009, accessed September 16, 2016 (Danish).
  4. ^ Jørgen Kristiansen: Modernization af Banenettet i Vestdanmark. (PDF) Aalborg Universitet, 2010, p. 11 , accessed on September 17, 2016 (Danish).
  5. Bred aftale om elektrificering af jernbanen mv - Transportministeriet. Trm.dk, February 7, 2012, archived from the original on February 1, 2014 ; accessed on April 2, 2018 (Danish).
  6. Nicolai Østergaard: Her er kabalen, the giver DSB's commute 2,000 ekstra siddepladser. In: Ingeniøren. Ing.dk, June 27, 2013, accessed on September 17, 2016 (Danish).
  7. Toget kommer til at suse med 200 km / t - dr.dk/P4/Esbjerg/Nyheder/Esbjerg. Dr.dk, March 13, 2013, accessed on September 17, 2016 (Danish).
  8. Christian Østergaard: The chief electrical engineer af jernbanen bliver et år forsinket. In: Ingeniøren. December 16, 2014, accessed September 17, 2016 (Danish).
  9. Med kørestrøm fra Esbjerg til Lunderskov i April 2017. (PDF) banedanmark.dk, November 10, 2016, accessed on November 16, 2016 (Danish).
  10. Flere togstrækninger kommer i udbud. Transport-, Bygnings- og Boligministeriet, June 9, 2017, accessed November 4, 2018 .