Safety at Odense Light Rail (2018)

YouTube name: Odense Letbane.
Date: March 26, 2018.
City: Odense (Denmark).

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We emphasize your safety and the safety of your colleagues, and that is why we have made this film.

IKEA → Korsløkke → Tarup Center → Hjallese Station → Benedikts Plads → Vestre Stationsvej → Vesterbro → Parkering Odense Syd Park & Ride → Bolbro → Palnatokesvej → Banegården/Central Station → ODEON → Hestehaven → Rosengårdcentret → Idrætsparken, Stadium → Ejerslykke → SDU Syd/Hospital Nord → Albani Torv → Kongensgade → Hospital Syd → Højstrup → Campus → Contex Park → Østerbæksvej → Bilka → SDU/University.

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Test drive on the Odense Light Rail (2022)We bring here a video report from the test run on the Odense Light Rail.By SporvognDK - December 2021.

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I Rode EVERY Light Rail System in Denmark! (2024)...at least until Copenhagen opens its light rail system in 2025. In just 24 hours, I'll ride the entire light rail system in Denmark, covering both of them. We've arrived in Odense, Denmark's third-largest city. We're on the 8:13 train to Svendborg. Oh my gosh, it's a tiny train, and this is so exciting—lots of like, oh my gosh, nice big tray table with a coffee thingy. We're only on this for a couple of stops; we're basically using it to get to the end of the light rail here. Well, thanks for the trip, you little weirdo. I love how tiny this platform is—it's so cute. Over here is the end of the light rail, which I actually can't ride until 8:30. I did this weird thing where you can pre-book a ticket via the app, but you have to schedule it, so it's not available until 8:30, so I'm stuck in this weird little area until then. Look how little space it takes to fit all these bikes—that’s think how much more space it would take to fill with cars if you’d use the same number. This line runs every 7.5 minutes throughout the day, which is very convenient. And something cool is they have separate countdown clocks for each platform, so there's only one train here now, but we know it's leaving in 6 minutes. The next train on this platform isn't leaving for 13 minutes. Slightly concerning, but it appears I need to be online for the ticket to be processed. That is a bit of a concern, given there's no Wi-Fi here. Here's a fun fact: besides the card, which is mainly for residents in Denmark, there's no way to get a physical single ticket. I guess if they yell at me, I'll say there was nothing else I could do. Here’s the route we're taking. We’re going to make our way through the university slowly, then up into town, looping around the city center, and ending at what I believe is a shopping mall. It’s actually quite a long trip, about 40 minutes. This is nice; it's very open. Looks like a couple of stops at the university are temporarily closed or something—first of all, the grassy tracks. Second, I assume this is slated for redevelopment because there's nothing here currently. Light rail station, accessible car dealership—that’s really the middle of nowhere. There are just some random office parks here and there, along with Park and Ride facilities. Wow, these bike racks are so cute. This is a park-and-ride facility with an indoor waiting room. Oh my God, there's a lot of construction going on here now, so in a few years, this will be a much bigger deal than it is now, and the tram will be more useful. Here are the closed areas—there will be a new hospital built on this site. Again, a lot of development around this line. It’s impressive how the tram here has its own right-of-way, with no roads crossing it. On both sides, there’s just construction. That outbound tram is very busy—I think the peak direction now is probably toward the university, not into the city. Perhaps it's the fog, but this large park appears quite ominous. I didn’t know Carl’s Jr. was exported here. There’s a whole stop just for IKEA—that's awesome. I think that's the building the station serves. It’s annoying how there's parking right between us, and you can't tell from this angle that this apartment complex also has parking out front. I wonder if some of these complexes were built before the light rail came in because the newer ones seem to be designed around the line, whereas these older ones were probably here first. The train I’m on is standing room only. I was going to complain about how twisty this line is, but clearly it doesn't matter—tons of people are using it now. We’re entering more old-school dense residential neighborhoods, and I think because of that, we're just seeing more tram passengers commuting into the city. This is a great use of street space, featuring tram tracks, one lane for cars, a protected bike lane, and a sidewalk. Now it's fully pedestrianized, which is even better. Here’s the Central Station, which apparently has this huge building attached. Oh, a light rail-accessible stadium right here. Now we’re at Tarup Center, which is pretty desolate, and the mall doesn't open until 10, so I think we'll take the tram back into the city center. Here’s the mall—you definitely can't say it's not transit-accessible. And given that the mall isn't open, this stop seems very popular—there are already several people here. I got off in the pedestrianized city center, which I’d call an old town, but it's actually quite modern. Overall, this is a perfect tram line—it covers a large part of the city. The university generates a lot of ridership. It runs straight through the city center on its own dedicated track, which is really cool.By Miles in Transit - May 29, 2024.

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Odense Light Rail's design: Train sets and accessibility (2018)Project manager Thomas Gram explains how Odense's light rail cars are designed and arranged to be inviting and functional.By Odense Letbane - April 20, 2018.

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Overwhelming light rail start in Odense (2022)After eight years and some billions, you could probably just try a few trips. That's how it sounded when 10-year-old Anders, together with thousands of other Odense residents, attended the opening and free trips of the long-awaited Light rail in Odense. We were there when the first 2 official light rail trains drove synchronously into Albani Torv, to celebrate the opening of the most controversial construction project in Odense in recent times. A construction project that has of course had the obligatory delays, lots of construction mess, complaints about nuisances, and local political debate for and against. But even if no one can yet predict how popular the light rail will become, it is set to become a part of the city many years into a future where Odense, like the rest of Denmark and indeed the rest of the world, will have to think about climate-friendly green forms of transport, before global warming and the ongoing climate changes really knock on the door. You can also watch a local historical look back at the controversy over a disputed highway that divided the city in more ways than one.By Odense ser Rødt - May 31, 2022.

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Odense Light Rail told in pictures (2020)See highlights from the light rail construction in 2020, which reached several essential milestones despite the pandemic. Receipt of all 16 train sets, completion of the control and maintenance center in Hjallese, installation of running power systems with masts and cables on virtually all 14 kilometers of track, completion of tracks and stations with a few exceptions and handling several unforeseen challenges - and not least completion of spaces and areas near the light rail, including in front of the Sports Park.By Odense Letbane - 2020.

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Odense Light Rail from Hjallese to Tarup - full length (2022)By Odense Letbane.
April 20, 2022.

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Light rail trip from Hjallese st. to Tarup Center, seen from the driver's cabin (2022)I hope that after some time the travel time can be reduced as you gain experience with the light rail's flow, as 42 minutes is quite slow compared to Aalborg Plusbus's 12 km in 30 minutes, which they have also said is a bit conservative.By Odense Letbane - April 25, 2022.

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Jarl Abrahamsen on the light rail's architectural significance (2022)Jarl Abrahamsen from Byforening Odense discusses his perspective on the light rail's architectural significance and the atmosphere it contributes to Odense's urban spaces. Music: Bensound.comBy Odense Letbane - January 19, 2022.

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Odense Light Rail, tram bell at around 00:52 (2024)By Rick.
March 23, 2024.

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How to drill a 17.5 m long concrete pile into the ground (2020)Odense Light Rail is building a transformer station on Nyborgvej. The ground is soft and moist, so the foundation must be secured with 21 concrete piles. A huge drilling machine has been used for the work - see how it is done here. We are constructing a transformer station on Nyborgvej. The ground here is soft and moist. Therefore, the foundation must be reinforced with a total of 21 concrete piles. A large drilling machine is used for this work. It drills downward through the soft soil layers. When solid clay appears, the drilling stops. This occurs at about 17.5 meters depth in this location. The drill is then slowly lifted. Simultaneously, free-flowing concrete is pumped into the hole. Once the drill is removed and the hole filled with concrete, iron reinforcement is placed into the concrete. The entire process takes approximately half an hour. The concrete must then set before construction can begin.By Odense Letbane - February 26, 2020.

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