Danish Ministry of Transport has announced that intends to establish a state-owned rolling stock company that will be responsible for the acquisition and ownership of new trains from Danish State Railway, DSB. The new company will continue DSB’s acquisition programme, as the government will focus on electric trains.
“We must avoid the fatal mistakes that were made in the acquisition of IC4. This resolution is a major step towards replacing DSB’s outdated rolling stock with safe and modern electric trains,” the Minister of Transport Ole Birk Olesen said.
According to a research made by DSB for the Ministry, the acquisition of uniform rolling stock is the best and cheapest solution. Therefore, the government is proposing to purchase a uniform fleet. The analysis recommends the acquisition of 204 trains with a total capacity (seats) of 43,000 that will allow DSB to increase the capacity from 59,000 seats to 65,000 seats by 2030. The value of the programme is estimated between DKK 14 – 17 billion (EUR 1.9 – 2.3 billion).
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