{"id":587329,"date":"2026-10-30T20:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=75587"},"modified":"2026-10-30T20:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:26:08","slug":"trains-through-fehmarnbelt-tunnel-reportedly-delayed-to-2035","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=587329","title":{"rendered":"Trains through Fehmarnbelt tunnel reportedly delayed to 2035"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first trains through the Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany will not run before 2035, three years later than previously expected. This is the assessment of Danish state-owned operator DSB, according to Danish media outlet Ingeni\u00f8ren, while road traffic could start using the tunnel several years earlier.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The forecast is contained in a memo DSB prepared for a meeting with the Danish Ministry of Transport and infrastructure manager Banedanmark. Danish media Ingeni\u00f8ren, obtained access to document saying<\/a>\u00a0that the delay is most likely linked to the German side of the project. Until now, the expectation was that trains would be able to cross the Fehmarn Belt in 2032.<\/p>\n

The bottleneck is not the 18-kilometre immersed tunnel itself, but the Fehmarnsund crossing between the island of Fehmarn and the German mainland. Today, trains reach the island via a single-track bridge from the 1960s, which is not equipped to handle the additional traffic expected once the Fehmarnbelt tunnel opens. Germany is therefore planning a new tunnel under the Fehmarnsund, with two rail tracks and four road lanes.<\/p>\n