Øresund Line
| Oresund Line | |
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The Oresund Bridge
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| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed railway |
| System |
Danish railways Swedish railways |
| Termini |
Malmö Central Station Copenhagen Central Station |
| Stations | 7 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Owner |
Swedish Transport Administration Banedanmark |
| Operator(s) |
DSB DSB Øresund SJ Skåne commuter rail Railion |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Rolling stock |
SJ X2 SJ 2000 IC3 (X31) EG |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 46 km |
| Track length | 92 km |
| Number of tracks | Double |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification |
15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz AC 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
Oresund Line (Swedish: Öresundsbanan, Danish: Øresundbanen) is a 24/7 railway between Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden via the Oresund Bridge, with a 35-40 minutes trip. On the Swedish side it is managed by the Swedish Transport Administration, on the Danish side by Banedanmark.
The railway line continues from the Continental Line south of Malmö and heads west passing over the Oresund Bridge on the lower section, Peberholm artificial island and under Copenhagen Airport to Copenhagen Central Station. In Malmö, the City Tunnel connects the railway directly to Malmö C.
IC3 Oresundtrains are operated by a venture between DSB Øresund and Veolia Transport between Copenhagen and Malmö, with connections to Gothenburg, Kalmar and Karlskrona. On the Danish side, many trains continue northwards on the Coast Line to Helsingør. DSB operates Oresundtrains to Ystad with ferry connection to Bornholm. SJ operates SJ 2000 high-speed trains between , Malmö and Copenhagen, and Oresundtrains between Gothenburg and Copenhagen. Freight trains are operated by Railion using EG locomotives.
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