Aarhus Main Station is being rebuilt: Gain a view of the planned bus services to and from Aarhus

Aarhus Main Station is being rebuilt: Get an overview of the planned bus services to and from Aarhus

*****************************************************************************************************

Train traffic between Skanderborg, Aarhus and Randers has been closed down these days, as the tracks are being rebuilt. However, large parts of train traffic in Jutland have been cancelled until 12 pm Monday morning due to a signal failure.

Train traffic at Aarhus Main Station has been halted since Friday evening, as the station and tracks in and out of Aarhus are being rebuilt. This means that up to 20,000 passengers a day will have to switch to bus services. (Photo: © Mikkel Berg Pedersen, Ritzau Scanpix)

From Heikki Yding ( [email protected] ) Today at 7:23 PM

From tomorrow morning, up to 20,000 commuters in East Jutland will have to get used to using bus services when traveling to and from Aarhus.

Since Friday evening, all train traffic has been closed down between Skanderborg, Aarhus and Randers, as the station in Aarhus is being made accessible for electric trains.

However, more bus services are needed, as train traffic in most of Jutland has been disrupted since Sunday and will continue to be so until 12 pm Monday due to a signal failure.

Read also: DSB needs 50 extra bus services Monday morning after signal failure ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/dsb-har-brug-50-ekstra-togbusser-mandag-morgen-efter-signalfejl )

It is still unclear how many additional commuters will be affected, and how many bus services will be deployed. However, according to DSB, 50 extra bus services are needed to cover the signal failure.

In addition, Nordjyske Jernbaner informs DR that the buses in North Jutland will be overcrowded, and therefore recommend that people do not use public transport Monday morning if possible.

>

> This is the largest operation we have carried out on Aarhus Main Station in terms of bus services

> Mads Lykkegaard, platform manager at DSB.

DR News has not yet obtained a full overview of which and how many bus services will be deployed to help the many passengers affected by the signal failure, which has paralyzed most of the Jutland train traffic.

------------------

Bus services in Aarhus

------------------

However, here is an overview of the bus services that have already been planned due to the rebuilding of the tracks in and around Aarhus Main Station.

The buses park in front of the station in Aarhus, and this is the first time that buses have been deployed between Skanderborg, Aarhus and Randers simultaneously.

- This is the largest operation we have carried out on Aarhus Main Station in terms of bus services, says platform manager Mads Lykkegaard from DSB.

In rush hour, there will be up to 60 buses per hour on Banegårdspladsen in Aarhus, and Mads Lykkegaard is anxious about how it will go.

- It's clear that it will strain traffic in Aarhus with all the buses coming in and out of the city, so it will be the most exciting to watch from my chair, says Mads Lykkegaard.

Overview of the bus services that have been deployed in Aarhus due to the rebuilding of the station. The buses have different colored signs on the front, so passengers can more easily find the line they need to take.

Normally, there are many bus routes and city buses on Banegårdspladsen, but they have been moved to other stops to make room for the bus services.

To help passengers find the right bus, colored signs have been set up in the buses' front. In this way, it is easier to find the blue line between Skanderborg and Aarhus, the pink line between Skanderborg and Randers, the small one from Aarhus to Randers and the orange one from Aarhus to Langå.

If more passengers than DSB expects show up, standby buses are ready to be put into service in both Aarhus, Skanderborg, Randers and Langå. The question is whether there will be enough on Monday morning, now that so many commuters suddenly find themselves without trains.

-------------------------------

Trains to Skanderborg next week

-------------------------------

Train traffic between Skanderborg and Aarhus will not resume until January 28, while it will take 3 months before trains run again between Aarhus and Randers.

This will not happen until April 20, and the reason is that the largest renovations are taking place on the stretch from the main station out of the city towards the north.

Banedanmark will change 21 kilometers of train tracks in and out of Aarhus, so that the tracks can handle the load from electric trains.

On some stretches, the tracks will be lowered to make room for road lanes; one railway bridge will be removed, while others will be renovated or raised.

In addition, 20 track switches will be changed, and the platforms at Aarhus Main Station will be extended by 60 meters each.

Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=undefined )