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 name	Lille Syd
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Roskilde Næstved
Stations	13
Service
Type	Railway
System	Danish railways
Operator(s)	DSB
Rolling stock	Alstom Coradia LINT
History
Opened	4 October 1870
Technical
Line length	61.4 km
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Passenger
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	120 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

• South Line (Denmark)
• Little North Line
• List of railway lines in Denmark

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

External links

• Official website