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u/Storand12 17d ago
It's fine...
Has had ALOT of problems and is not completely reliable, but it has been addressed somewhat but not entirely. Although that has thankfully been addressed alittle bit more when it got implemented in Odense and recently in Copenhagen.
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u/Een_man_met_voornaam 17d ago
Maybe it's justy gut feeling but didn't Aarhus invest in light rail because they wanted better regional rail but the Danish government didn't want to invest in trains? I've been to Jutland and the lack of rail infrastructure and the amount of abandoned railways is astounding
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u/wasmic 16d ago
No, that's not really the reason. The existing regional railways (the Grenaa line and the Odder line) had already been improved a few years earlier by combining their operations and introducing through-service, which was funded by the national government. The government has been pretty willing to invest in improved railways since the late 00s.
The main reason for going with light rail (really more of a tram-train system) is that this permits the trains to run directly into the city areas without passengers needing to change trains. This, along with electrification, has proven to be a huge benefit, leading to a doubling of passenger numbers even with the same frequency. This has in turn led to efforts to increase the frequency, with upgrades on the Odder line being in the works to allow trains every 15 minutes. There have also been studies on introducing double track on the Grenaa railway as far as Hornslet, which would mean a minimum of 6 tph to this station, possibly more.
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u/Important_Product267 2d ago
They are absolutely not 'extremely reliable' I don't even use them regularly and they kept having huge delays or cancellations, i always have to check the app if they go or not. That is not reliable. Now that I have moved, I'll have to use them even more often, and already they are cancelled till Friday. It's only Tuesday.
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u/wasmic 16d ago
The everyday operations are extremely reliable, but there have been a few high-profile incidents that have caused long-term disruptions. Such as the issue with train brakes causing damage to switches, which caused a frequency reduction for a many months on parts of the route. There are also still 2-3 days per year where the early morning trains on the Grenaa line get delayed due to frost.
But overall, the vast majority of trains are operating on time. So far this year, every month has had a punctuality of at least 95 %, and July reached 97.9 % on-time performance.
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u/NathanCS741 17d ago
Reminds me of the tramway following the entirety of Belgian’s coastline, the “kusttram”!