Jutland line

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The Jutland Line is a European traffic route through Jutland between Central Europe ( Hamburg ) and Scandinavia ( Copenhagen ) and on to Malmö and Helsingborg in Sweden along the historic Ochsenweg via Flensburg .

The modern alternative to the Jutland line is the Vogelfluglinie , which shortens the Hamburg – Copenhagen route by 160 kilometers.

The Western European traffic flow to Scandinavia always leads via Hamburg and on the road through the Elbe tunnel or over the Elbe bridges . In Hamburg, the Jutland line split to the north and the Vogelfluglinie to the northeast. Both have Copenhagen as their destination. Beyond Copenhagen, the main routes lead to the Helsingør - Helsingborg ferry line and the Öresund Bridge .

Street

The Jutland line runs from Hamburg through Schleswig-Holstein on the federal highway 7 (the European route 45). In Denmark, the Jutland line branches off from the E45 to the E20 via a fixed connection Fyn - Zealand - Skåne . The most important cities on this section are Odense , Copenhagen and Malmö .

rail

By rail , the Jutland line runs over the Neumünster – Flensburg line and the Flensburg-Fredericia line , whereby freight traffic can bypass the Flensburg and Fredericia stations.

With the completion of the Storebæltsforbindelsen between Funen and Zealand and the Øresund connection , the Jutland line gained in importance again, especially in rail freight transport. The travel times on both routes are comparable, as the time-consuming ferry passage of the Vogelfluglinie is not necessary on the longer route. Freight trains can easily be operated continuously from Germany to Sweden with electric locomotives, which is why the goods transit traffic has been withdrawn from the Vogelfluglinie. The direct connection Berlin – Copenhagen via the Warnemünde – Gedser trajectory has also been discontinued.

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