https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Regional trains in Denmark will be allowed to operate at full capacity for passenger numbers from Friday, May 21st. Seat reservations will still be required to take trains. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210519/denmarks-regional-trains-to-return-to-full-passenger-capacity Wed, 19 May 2021 19:08:38 +0200 denmarks-regional-trains-to-return-to-full-passenger-capacity Danish state-owned rail operator DSB is to purchase 100 electric trains at a cost of around 20 billion kroner, including maintenance costs. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210412/denmark-signals-billion-kroner-spending-on-new-electric-trains Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:10:10 +0200 denmark-signals-billion-kroner-spending-on-new-electric-trains Denmark’s national rail company DSB has decided to abolish a requirement for seat reservations which it introduced earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200805/danish-rail-company-criticised-after-scrapping-coronavirus-seat-reservation-rule Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:55:41 +0200 danish-rail-company-criticised-after-scrapping-coronavirus-seat-reservation-rule A refreshment service will soon return to some of Denmark’s DSB rail services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200211/coffee-and-rolls-return-to-denmarks-trains Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:46:50 +0100 coffee-and-rolls-return-to-denmarks-trains National rail operator DSB suffered an outage to its ticketing system on Sunday night after an apparent cyber-attack on the online platform. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190902/denmarks-rail-ticket-system-targeted-in-digital-attack Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:21:06 +0200 denmarks-rail-ticket-system-targeted-in-digital-attack Denmark's national rail operator DSB has poured cold water on the prospect put forward by Sweden to expand its overnight connections to European destinations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190716/danish-operator-not-keen-on-swedish-overnight-trains Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:59:25 +0200 danish-operator-not-keen-on-swedish-overnight-trains National rail operator DSB is looking to its customers to help the company offer more sustainable train services in the future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190529/help-make-us-more-sustainable-danish-rail-operator-to-passengers Wed, 29 May 2019 16:28:39 +0200 help-make-us-more-sustainable-danish-rail-operator-to-passengers Passengers travelling with Denmark’s national rail operator DSB during the Easter holiday period could experience journey times up to an hour longer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190416/travelling-by-train-in-denmark-this-easter-you-could-be-in-for-a-delay Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:16:58 +0200 travelling-by-train-in-denmark-this-easter-you-could-be-in-for-a-delay Rail traffic in the eastern part of Denmark was paralysed on Monday due to unofficial industrial action by train drivers with the national DSB rail company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190401/industrial-conflict-brings-denmarks-trains-to-a-standstill Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:51:10 +0200 industrial-conflict-brings-denmarks-trains-to-a-standstill Danmark’s national rail operator DSB is to offer new discounted fares as it feels the pinch from competition provided by intercity coach companies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190207/danish-rail-operator-to-offer-cheaper-tickets-as-passengers-make-hop-to-bus-travel Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:16:01 +0100 danish-rail-operator-to-offer-cheaper-tickets-as-passengers-make-hop-to-bus-travel Danish state rail operator DSB was the victim of an unprecedented DDoS cyber attack, the company confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180514/cyber-attack-hits-danish-rail-network Mon, 14 May 2018 12:55:50 +0200 cyber-attack-hits-danish-rail-network IT failures meant that many passengers travelled free on Boxing Day, one of the busiest days of the year for Danish rail operator DSB. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171227/train-passengers-travelled-free-on-denmarks-busiest-post-christmas-day Wed, 27 Dec 2017 09:32:21 +0100 train-passengers-travelled-free-on-denmarks-busiest-post-christmas-day Several passengers have received medical attention after a local train in northern Zealand crashed with a digger on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171114/several-taken-to-hospital-after-danish-train-collides-with-digger Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:05:54 +0100 several-taken-to-hospital-after-danish-train-collides-with-digger A new fast rail connection between Copenhagen and Ringsted scheduled to open at the end of next year will have a maximum capacity of one train per hour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171027/multi-billion-new-danish-rail-line-to-run-at-half-capacity Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:23:01 +0200 multi-billion-new-danish-rail-line-to-run-at-half-capacity Denmark’s rail operator DSB could reintroduce a limited version of its now-defunct sales trolley after a successful trial period. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170712/coffee-and-cake-sales-could-roll-back-on-board-danish-trains Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:43:11 +0200 coffee-and-cake-sales-could-roll-back-on-board-danish-trains Danish rail operator DSB has announced that travelling by train between Denmark and Sweden will become easier in the new year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161223/commuters-between-denmark-and-sweden-get-christmas-gift-with-new-id-rules Fri, 23 Dec 2016 10:57:12 +0100 commuters-between-denmark-and-sweden-get-christmas-gift-with-new-id-rules Border controls at the southern border town of Padborg have delayed nearly half of all train passengers along the affected route. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161011/border-control-wrecks-havoc-on-danish-train-service Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:46:10 +0200 border-control-wrecks-havoc-on-danish-train-service The Stena Line ferry from Grenaa to Varberg in Sweden has refused boarding to around 30 passengers since mandatory ID checks were introduced in November. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151229/danish-ferry-forced-to-turn-away-passengers-without-id Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:19:59 +0100 danish-ferry-forced-to-turn-away-passengers-without-id Denmark's national rail operator warns it may slap a surcharge on ticket prices for people travelling across the Øresund Bridge to Sweden, predicting ID checks will cost it a million Danish kroner ($150,000) a day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151228/danish-rail-firm-dsb-may-hike-fare-for-oresund-bridge-to-sweden Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:29:32 +0100 danish-rail-firm-dsb-may-hike-fare-for-oresund-bridge-to-sweden A man had his leg ripped off when trying to board a train at Middelfart Station on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151023/mans-leg-ripped-off-in-danish-train-accident Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:30:24 +0200 mans-leg-ripped-off-in-danish-train-accident