Danske Statsbaner (Danish State Railways), usually referred to as DSB, is the largest Danish train operating company. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, goods transport and railway maintenance are outside its scope. DSB runs a light railway, called S-tog, in the area around the Danish capital, Copenhagen, that connects the different areas and suburbs in the greater metropolitan area. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Vesterport Station is very central to the S-Train network. ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km2 [including water] xxx/km2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 E Copenhagen (Danish: København) is...

DSB was founded in 1885 when the government-owned companies De jysk-fynske Statsbaner and De sjællandske Statsbaner merged. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

History

On September 1, 1867, the Danish state took over Det danske Jernbane-Driftsselskab (The Danish Railway Operation Company), the major railway company in Jutland and Funen, and consequently, De jysk-fynske Statsbaner (The State Railways of Jutland and Funen) were formed. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland, German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Funen (Danish: Fyn) is the third largest island of Denmark. ...

The Danish state took over Det sjællandske Jernbaneselskab (The Railway Company of Zealand) on January 1, 1880, forming De sjællandske Statsbaner (The State Railways of Zealand). With the majority of railways on both sides of the Great Belt thus owned by the Danish state, it was not until October 1, 1885 that the companies of Jutland/Funen and Zealand merged into one national railway company, De danske Statsbaner (The Danish State Railways), the merger being finalised on April 1, 1893. Zealand (Danish: Sjælland) is the largest island of Denmark. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Belt (Danish:Storebælt) is a strait between the main Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The Little Belt Bridge was opened in 1935.

Coinciding with the opening of the Little Belt Bridge in 1935, DSB introduced their new express train concept known as lyntog ('lightning trains'). These diesel-powered trains featured a then-impressive top speed of 120 km/h as well as a high level of comfort, and they proved themselves DSB's most commercially successful initiative of the 1930s. Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 493 KB)A far away picture of the Old Littlebelt bridge. ... Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 493 KB)A far away picture of the Old Littlebelt bridge. ... The bridge seen from Snoghøj The Little Belt Bridge, also known as The Old Little Belt Bridge, is a truss bridge over the Little Belt strait in Denmark. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The bridge seen from Snoghøj The Little Belt Bridge, also known as The Old Little Belt Bridge, is a truss bridge over the Little Belt strait in Denmark. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ...

World War II left DSB with a fleet of outdated and worn-out trains, and although the use of motorised locomotives and DMUs was slowly starting to prevail during the 1920s and '30s, the diesel trains could not immediately satisfy the needs for pulling power. Thus, it was not until the mid-1950s that diesel locomotives got a real foothold with DSB. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... A diesel multiple unit can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine; one or more of these form a passenger train; a combination of diesel powered locomotives operating under the control of one engine-driver, coupled together consecutively, usually at the head end of the train, which further... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the... Great Western Railway No. ...

DSB's class MY diesel locomotives, delivered from NOHAB starting in 1954, proved themselves very reliable and economically feasible compared to the steam locomotives, eventually putting the age of steam to an end as well as being a decisive factor in DSB's choice of motive power for nearly three decades. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Passenger train showing the red/black livery introduced in 1972.

The 1960s were marked by an increasingly poor economy for DSB, leading to a steady staff reduction throughout the decade. However, this was also accompanied by the appearance of new technology, notably the utilisation of electronic equipment, improving the safety and efficiency of DSB's railway traffic. In 1972, along with the celebration of the 125th anniversary of railways in Denmark, DSB introduced a new, mainly red design (with engine rooms of locomotives painted black), replacing the traditional maroon livery with yellow winged wheel symbols. DSB's position was additionally strengthened by the oil crisis in 1973. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... At the height of the crisis in the United States, drivers of vehicles with odd numbered license plates were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers with even-numbers were limited to even-numbered days. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

The IC3 trains were introduced in 1990.

In 1990, after a delay of several years, the IC3 trains came into use, initially as lyntog, and in 1991 as ordinary intercity trains. The IC3 trains, being a specimen of the 'Flexliner' type of multiple units, have a distinct appearance due to the rubber-framed ends, allowing access between separate trainsets when coupled together. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Great Belt fixed link was opened for railway traffic in 1997 (a year before road traffic), replacing DSB's railway ferries. In 1997, infrastructural duties were branched off into a new agency under the Danish Ministry of Transport, Banestyrelsen (now: Banedanmark), leaving DSB with the task of train operation. A new design was presented in 1998, as well as the announcement of the Good Trains for All plan, seeking to replace old and less comfortable trains by 2006/2007. DSB was turned into an independent public corporation on January 1, 1999. The Great Belt (Danish:Storebælt) is a strait between the main Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A railway ferry is a kind of ship which carries a train. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

The goods department of DSB, DSB Gods, was merged with Railion in 2001, and DSB now solely manages passenger rail service, including the operation of railway stations. Railion is a European (mainly German) railroad cargo carrier. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Transportation in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark
• History of rail transport in Denmark
• Arriva
• Deutsche Bahn
• NSB
• Railion
• SJ

Railways total: 2,859 km (508 km privately owned and operated) standard gauge: 2,859 km 1. ... An Arriva bus arriving at Telford Central An Arriva train in North Wales Arriva is a private company that runs public transport services throughout the United Kingdom. ... Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation; abbreviated DBAG or simply DB) is Germanys main railway operator, providing passenger and goods services over federally owned tracks. ... The NSB, Norges Statsbaner AS., known in English as Norwegian State Railways is a transport company, created in its present form by the Norwegian National Rail Administration through legislation on December 1, 1996, but then privatized on July 1, 2002, owned privately by Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. ... Railion is a European (mainly German) railroad cargo carrier. ... SJ, or Swedish Railways, AB is a Swedish government owned public transport on railway operator. ...

References

Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:

Danske Statsbaner

• DSB - Official site
• Profile of the DSB Group
• DSB: History and nostalgia (in Danish)
• Banedanmark - Danish Rail Transport Agency
• Railway history of Denmark, from Banedanmark
• Danish Ministry of Transport
• Koed, Jan (1997). Danmarks Jernbaner i 150 år. Forlaget Kunst og Kultur. ISBN 87-7600-199-7.