Odense Letbane (Light Rail)

Odense, Denmark, Europe

Completed · Transport · Urban Light Rail System · Temperate · 2022

Denmark's first modern light rail line, running 14.4 km through Odense with 26 stops fully powered by renewable electricity. The project used a catenary-free OCS-less solution for heritage sections and embedded trackway to minimise urban disruption during construction.

Innovation highlights

Denmark's first modern light rail, fully renewable-electricity powered
Catenary-free (APS ground-level power supply) in sensitive heritage streetscapes
Embedded slab track system reducing structure-borne noise and vibration
BIM-led construction coordination across 14.4 km of city-centre alignment

Client / Developer: Odense Letbane I/S (City of Odense / Danish State)
Architect: Atkins / Dissing+Weitling (stations)
Engineer: Ramboll
Type: Urban Light Rail System

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