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Electric power - for the sake of environment!

The railways of Denmark have 4 different currents:
  • 1500 V direct current. S-train in the Copenhagen area, introduced in 1934.
  • 25 000 V, 50 Hz alternating current. For National long-distance traffic, introduced in 1984.
  • 15 000 V, 15 kV 16 ²/3 Hz alternating current For German trains in Padborg south, introduced in 1996.
  • 750 V direct current Metro i the Copenhagen area, introduced in 2002. The electric power goes through a third rail
        - Even the Tram Museum has electric power.

    • Links:
    electric-lines
    masts    		catenary
    way of power
    change system    		third rail
    the Tram Museum    		information about kørestrøm.dk
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        These electric trains runs in Denmark:

    Letter EA 25 kV 50Hz. Two different types of locomotives: passenger and freight.

    Letter EG 25 kV 50Hz/ 15 kV 16 ²/3 Hz. Only for freight.

    Letter 185 25 kV 50Hz/ 15 kV 16 German registeret lok only for fraight.

    Letter 25 kV 50Hz/ 15 kV 16 ²/3 Hz. Hectorrail, Swedish registreret lok.

    Letter ER 25 kV 50Hz. Unit for domestic passenger transport.

    Letter ET 25 kV 50Hz/ 15 kV 16 ²/3 Hz. Unit for passenger transport across the Sound.

    Letter X31 25 kV 50Hz/ 15 kV 16 ²/3 Hz. Swedish owned unit, going to/from Sweden.

    Letter X2 25 kV 50Hz/ 15 kV 16 ²/3 Hz. Swedish owned unit, going to/from Sweden, X2000.

    Letter SA 1500 V DC. 4th generation S-train in the Copenhagen area.
         
    Letter MM and MU 1500 V DC. 2.generation S-train in the Copenhagen area. The only electric train width four pin pantograph.

    The Metro, 750 V DC, serve the line from Ørestad at Vestamager or Lergravsparken, further under the town center, to Vanløse.

    German locomotives, 15 kV 16 ²/3 Hz, driving only one kilometer, from the border to Padborg Station.

    History


    Rer-train In 1989 a French two-stock el-train drove Roskilde-Helsingør in a period - as an experiment.
    Thalys Thalys drove Padborg-Høje-Taastrup in 1999.

    Brown s-train 1th generation s-train service from 1934 to 1978. Here the museum s-train.

    Når dieseltoget forlader perronen, efterlader det en røgtåge.