The Aalborg Airport railway line is a branch line railway in North Jutland, Denmark that links the city of Aalborg with its airport. The long standard gauge single track railway line opened in 2020.
History The railway line was constructed as part of an initiative to improve transport between the city and the airport. The feasibility studies started in 2017 and were followed by detailed design and expropriation in 2018. The actual construction was in 2019 and 2020.Tidsplan for arbejdet med lufthavnsbanen, Banedanmark, 26. juni 2017. Construction officially started in February 2019. It opened on 13 December 2020Ny jernbane til Aalborg lufthavn vil skabe problemer for bil- og skibstrafik ved Limfjorden by Katrine Seier & Jesper Nørgaard Thomsen. dr.dk, 02 March 2018. at a cost of 276 million DKK.Aalborg Lufthavn får tog til døren af Christian Henriksen. TV 2 Nord, 29. november 2016.
Route The line starts as a branch line north of Lindholm Station. A new station was built at the airport, with a bridge built over Lindholm Å.Broer , Banedanmark, 26. juni 2017.
See also
List of airport rail link systems List of railway lines in Denmark Rail transport in Denmark History of rail transport in Denmark
References
External links
Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network DSB – largest Danish train operating company Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland Aalborg Airport