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 The new Light Rail (Letbane) in Denmark’s third-largest city Odense will not open until next year. It was scheduled for completion in 2021. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210316/odense-light-rail-in-danish-city-delayed-until-2022 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:07:51 +0100 odense-light-rail-in-danish-city-delayed-until-2022 A cyclist escaped with no more than a few scratches after being hit by one of Aarhus Letbane’s light rail trains on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180618/cyclist-not-seriously-injured-after-collision-with-aarhus-light-rail Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:25:22 +0200 cyclist-not-seriously-injured-after-collision-with-aarhus-light-rail The Aarhus Letbane light rail has reported losses in its first figures since a delayed opening in December 2017. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180501/aarhus-light-rail-reports-heavy-loss-citing-paid-off-costs Tue, 01 May 2018 15:32:12 +0200 aarhus-light-rail-reports-heavy-loss-citing-paid-off-costs The new Letbane light rail system in Aarhus will be open in time for Christmas, with passengers to be carried for the first time on Thursday and normal service expected on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171221/aarhus-light-rail-to-carry-first-passengers Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:43:41 +0100 aarhus-light-rail-to-carry-first-passengers The Danish Transport Authority (Trafikstyrelsen) has decided not to approve the Aarhus Letbane light rail to begin operating at the beginning of next week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171208/new-no-go-for-aarhus-light-rail-but-green-light-looks-close Fri, 08 Dec 2017 18:57:57 +0100 new-no-go-for-aarhus-light-rail-but-green-light-looks-close A train collided with a private car during testing of the yet-to-open Letbane light railway in Aarhus on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171206/aarhus-light-rail-train-hits-car-during-test-run Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:52:18 +0100 aarhus-light-rail-train-hits-car-during-test-run The Aarhus Letbane light rail, which has been beset by delays since its opening ceremony was cancelled at the last minute in September, is expected to be operational by the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171124/aarhus-light-rail-expected-to-open-in-december Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:42:03 +0100 aarhus-light-rail-expected-to-open-in-december A new delay to the opening of the multi-million light rail network in Aarhus has been announced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171115/aarhus-light-rail-debut-suffers-new-setback Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:47:18 +0100 aarhus-light-rail-debut-suffers-new-setback A cancelled event celebrating the official opening of the Aarhus Letbane light railway has cost the city over half a million kroner. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171024/light-rail-fiasco-costs-aarhus-half-a-million-kroner-report Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:39:07 +0200 light-rail-fiasco-costs-aarhus-half-a-million-kroner-report Following a last-minute cancellation of an extravagant opening ceremony, the Aarhus Letbane light rail network is now expected to begin operation at the end of October. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170927/aarhus-light-rail-gets-new-opening-date-maybe Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:50:21 +0200 aarhus-light-rail-gets-new-opening-date-maybe The official opening of the Aarhus Letbane light rail network was cancelled Saturday after authorities refused to issue safety permits, in an embarrassing setback for the multi-million transport project. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170926/aarhus-light-rail-could-open-in-near-future-after-embarrassing-delay-transport-authority Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:29:04 +0200 aarhus-light-rail-could-open-in-near-future-after-embarrassing-delay-transport-authority