Rail transport in Denmark

Denmark
Operation
National railway	DSB
Infrastructure company	Banedanmark
Major operators	DSB DB Cargo
Statistics
Ridership	206,566,000 (2017)
Passenger km	6.653 billion (2016)
Freight	2.575 billion tkm (2016)
System length
Total	2,633 km (1,636 mi) (2022)
Double track	1,098 km (682 mi)
Electrified	964 km (599 mi) as of Jan 1st 2023
Freight only	4 km (2.5 mi)
Track gauge
Main	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main arteries, 25 kV 50 Hz	474 km (295 mi) (2023)
1650 V DC (S-train)	171 km (106 mi) (2023)
750 V DC (Metro)	38 km (24 mi) (2023)
Light rail (Aarhus, Odense, Copenhagen)	124 km (77 mi) (2023)
Features
No. stations	567 (2022)
Map Active lines of the Danish railway network with electrified main lines (blue) and S-train lines (red). The Copenhagen Metro is not shown.

The rail transport system in Denmark has 2,633 km of railway lines. The Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg (at the German border), and the Lunderskov-Esbjerg line are electrified. Most traffic is on passenger trains. There is also a lot of cargo that goes between Sweden and Germany.

Maintenance work on most Danish railway lines is done by Banedanmark, a state-owned company that also allocates tracks for train operators. Most passenger trains are operated by DSB, with Arriva and Nordjyske Jernbaner operating on some lines in Jutland. Freight transport is mainly done by DB Schenker Rail, although other operators take care of a significant portion of the local traffic.

Denmark is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Denmark is 86.