| Page Views: 216 Last Visit to Rødbyhavn: June, 2009 | By train and ferry to Denmark by Nemorino - last update: Aug 2, 2009 |
| Crossing the Fehmarn Belt |
Forty-one times a day these Scandlines ferries make the crossing from Puttgarden, on the island of Fehmarn in northern Germany, to Rødbyhavn on the Danish island of Lolland. |
I made this crossing as a train passenger on a EuroCity train going from Hamburg to Copenhagen, and then back the following week. Both times, the train and the ferry were right on time, and we had little or no waiting. The train is the last vehicle to be driven onto the ferry and the first to be driven off, so there were no delays for us.
This was a "free" train trip for me -- free in the sense that it didn't cost me any money but only three thousand "Bonus Points" that I had accumulated as a frequent traveler on the German Railroad System. Since these "Bonus Points" are usually more or less worthless, I was amazed to discover that a mere three thousand of them would get me a first class ticket from Frankfurt to Copenhagen and back. |
On the way from Hamburg to Puttgarden the train crosses a long bridge over the Fehmarn Sound to get from the German mainland to the island of Fehmarn, which is where I snapped this photo from the train window.
I later looked up the Fehmarn Sound Bridge and found that it has a total length of 963 meters and was inaugurated in 1963. At some future date the German and Danish governments might also build a much longer bridge, nearly nineteen kilometers, over the Fehmarn Belt between Puttgarden and Rødbyhavn, which is where the ferry now goes. |
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mircaskirca Sat Oct 31, 2009 08:02 UTC
Sounds like a pleasant journey! I always enjoy ferries but have never experienced a train on a ferry. Nice little transportation page, Don! | LoriPori Tue Sep 15, 2009 23:07 UTC
That is absolutely the coolest thing I have ever heard of - Train in the Ferry. And yes, it is fun to ride along the open sea and enjoy all those fresh cool breezes. | lynnehamman Thu Aug 27, 2009 08:32 UTC
Gosh, Don. We have ferries here, and trains- but I have never seen a train ON a ferry! Quite fascinating. Very nice transport page & photos. | risse73 Thu Aug 13, 2009 22:15 UTC
Don, nice account of your adventure! First time I've heard of a train in a ferry. Love those tugboats! I've seen them being used in environmental actions. BTW, thanks for visiting my Cuba page! It was a great experience. -Marissa- |
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