Billund railway line

The Billund railway line was a planned railway line of 19 km to connect the existing Danish rail network at Jelling to Billund Airport and Billund itself to cater to the Legoland resort there.

Jelling station, on the proposed Billund line

Billund railway line
Overview
Status	Cancelled
Locale	Billund, Denmark
Termini	Jelling Billund
Stations	3
Website	www.bane.dk/Borger/Baneprojekter/Kommende-baneprojekter/Ny-bane-til-Billund
Service
Type	Passenger rail
System	Banedanmark
History
Opened	2023 [1]
Technical
Line length	19 km (12 mi)
Character	single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

Background

In 2014 planning of the line was agreed, with a projected cost of 734 million DKK.^[2] The planned opening of the line was estimated to be 2020. However, in 2021, the Danish government cancelled the project.^[3]