Railway
How far do trains run on the Danish railway network, and how long is the railway network? How much do infrastructure managers and operators invest in railways and rolling stock? The Railway statistics shed light on the infrastructure on the Danish railway network.,
Traffic performance
, Concept used to measure and compare traffic activity. Indicates the distance traveled by the transport unit in kilometers. For rail transport, the unit of measurement is train kilometers, and for road transport, the unit of measurement is vehicle kilometers., Rail traffic on the Danish rail network, The figure shows how far trains run on the Danish railway network by transport type. This is measured in train kilometers. 'Network managed by Banestyrelsen' includes all passenger trains, S-trains, freight trains, regional, national and international trains on the Banestyrelsen network., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Rail traffic (BANE31), More about the figure, Last update, 29.8.2025, Next update, 28.8.2026, Source data, The data source for passenger and goods data is questionnaires to train operators including private railways and light rail lines.
The data source for investments is partly the train operators and partly infrastructure managers.
Other data sources are the Danish Transport Agency.
., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Rail Transport, Length of the railway network, The figure shows the length of different types of railways, including the electrified part of the railway network., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Railway network 1st January (BANE41), More about the figure, Last update, 29.8.2025, Next update, 28.8.2026, Source data, The data source for passenger and goods data is questionnaires to train operators including private railways and light rail lines.
The data source for investments is partly the train operators and partly infrastructure managers.
Other data sources are the Danish Transport Agency.
., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Rail Transport, Crossings and stations or halts, The figure shows the number of crossings and stations or halts on the Danish railway network., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Railway network 1st January (BANE41), More about the figure, Last update, 29.8.2025, Next update, 28.8.2026, Source data, The data source for passenger and goods data is questionnaires to train operators including private railways and light rail lines.
The data source for investments is partly the train operators and partly infrastructure managers.
Other data sources are the Danish Transport Agency.
., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Rail Transport, Investments in the railway network, The figure shows the amount invested in the Danish railway network., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Investments in railway network (BANE42), More about the figure, Last update, 29.8.2025, Next update, 28.8.2026, Source data, The data source for passenger and goods data is questionnaires to train operators including private railways and light rail lines.
The data source for investments is partly the train operators and partly infrastructure managers.
Other data sources are the Danish Transport Agency.
., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Rail Transport, On the statistics – documentation, sources and method, Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published., See the documentation of statistics to learn more:, Rail Transport, Rail transport statistics covers transport of goods and passengers by rail, investments in rail infrastructure and vehicles, rail traffic and accidents. The statistics is used for policy work in the EU and is compliant with the EU-regulation on the topic which secures that it can be compared to other EU-countries. Furthermore it is used by others with interest in the railroad sector this includes government bodies., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Rail Transport, Need more data on Railway?, Search on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find more detailed data, e.g. detailed statements for rail traffic, the railway network by mode of transport, or investments in equipment., Go to the StatBank, Contact, Mathias Dybdahl Bluhme, Phone: +45 40 22 56 37, Mail: , mdb@dst.dk
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