Copenhagen Central Station platforms

Infrastructure manager Banedanmark has selected a joint venture (JV) of Siemens and Per Aarsleff, a Denmark-based infrastructure contractor, as the preferred bidder to conduct the first phase of the Danish railway electrification programme.

Tthe companies are currently in final negotiations with Banedanmark and a contract is likely to be finalised by the end of this month.

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Work under the first phase of the project will include electrification of the 57km-long stretch between Esbjerg and Lunderskov, which is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2016.

"We have seen strong competition and good suggestions for such an important task, creating the framework for a far more modern railway."

The electrification work will also be carried out on Køge-Naestved, Ringsted-Rødby and the new Copenhagen-Ringsted lines.

According to Banedanmark, the Aarsleff/Siemens JV has offered the most economical bid for the contract, beating offers from ASB consortium (Alstom, Bravida Danmark and SPL Powerlines), Strukton/Balfour Beatty and Obrascon Huarte Lain/TSO.

Banedanmark CEO Jesper Hansen said: "We have seen strong competition and good suggestions for such an important task, creating the framework for a far more modern railway."

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Denmark is planning to electrify 1,300km of the network by 2026 through the kr28.5bn ($4.3bn) Togfonden DK fund.

The contract includes a further electrification of the Fredericia-Aalborg, Aalborg-Frederikshavn, Vejle-Struer and Roskilde-Kalundborg lines.

Image: Platforms at Copenhagen Central Station, Denmark. Photo: courtesy of Blondin Rikard via Wikipedia.