Little South Line

The Little South Line (Danish: Lille Syd) is a railway line on the Danish island of Zealand, formerly connecting the towns of Roskilde and Næstved by way of Køge.

Little South Line
Location map
Overview
Native nameLille Syd
OwnerBanedanmark
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeRailway
SystemDanish railways
Operator(s)DSB
Rolling stockAlstom Coradia LINT
History
Opened4 October 1870
Technical
Line length61.4 km
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterPassenger
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed120 km/h

History

The railway was built as part of the Zealand South Line (Danish: Sjællandske Sydbane) which was inaugurated on 4 October 1870. After 1924, most trains used the Ringsted-Næstved Line instead of Lille Syd.

In 2012, it was decided to electrify the section between Køge and Næstved.[1] The works were completed in March 2019.[2]

Since December 2020, the northern part of the Little South Line, between Køge and Roskilde, has been served by an extension of Østbanen.[3][4] In April 2023, DSB started operating regional trains on the Næstved–Køge–Copenhagen route via the high speed Copenhagen–Køge Nord Line.[5]

Stations
Station Location Distance from
Roskilde (km)		 Distance from
Næstved (km)
Roskilde station Roskilde 0.0 km 61.4 km
Gadstrup station Gadstrup 8.0 km 53.4 km
Havdrup station Havdrup 11.5 km 49.9 km
Lille Skensved station Lille Skensved 15.4 km 46.0 km
Ølby station Ølby 19.6 km 41.8 km
Køge station Køge 22.3 km 39.1 km
Herfølge station Herfølge 27.9 km 33.5 km
Tureby station Algestrup 34.2 km 27.2 km
Haslev station Haslev 43.0 km 18.4 km
Holme-Olstrup station Holme-Olstrup 53.9 km 7.5 km
Næstved Nord station Næstved 58.2 km 3.2 km
Næstved station Næstved 61.4 km 0.0 km

See also

References
  1. "Elektrificeret Køge-Næstved-bane skal aflaste strækning til Femern" (in Danish). Ingeniøren. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  2. "Elektrificerede strækninger".
  3. Kollektivtrafik.dk. Region Sjælland overtager togdriften på Lille Syd mellem Køge og Roskilde. (in Danish). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. Stevnsbladet. Første tur til Roskilde gik glat. (in Danish) Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. Berlingske.dk. Ny direkte togforbindelse indvies mellem Næstved og København. Retrieved 11 April 2023
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