HH Tunnel

Proposals for a second Øresund link (red, blue, and orange lines).

The HH Tunnel is a proposed tunnel, actually several tunnels, under Øresund between Helsingborg, Sweden and Helsingør, Denmark. The connection is planned for both road traffic, freight trains, and passenger trains.

There is still no decision on the construction of the HH-route. Neither the Danish government nor the Swedish government have so far made any decisions about time-tables or financing. Local and regional authorities are involved in the project.

The largest proposals for connecting railways include new high-speed railways Jönköping–Helsingborg (Europabanan, 250 km) and Helsingør–Copenhagen (50 km). If a freight train tunnel is built then the connecting railway Hässleholm–Helsingborg (75 km) would need to be upgraded to double track and a new freight railway Helsingør–Roskilde (60 km) would need to be built. Various Danish governments over the years have rejected the idea, especially freight trains through North Zealand. As such, the project has never been given any high priority in Denmark. After Sweden had a change of government in the 2014 elections, the new Löfven government stated the HH Tunnel project was "one of several" they have in mind.

Landskrona alternative

However, a low bridge combined with a tunnel below the central Øresund, from Landskrona to Copenhagen, Port Nordhavn would be easier to build, and a journey from Helsingborg (and all Swedish and Norwegian cities along the tracks up to Oslo) to Copenhagen would arrive up to 15 minutes faster, compared to a passenger tunnel between Helsingborg and Helsingør.

A ring track connecting Landskrona (Sweden) => Nordhavn Ydre (Denmark) - Østerport - Nørreport - Copenhagen H - Ørestad - Tårnby - Copenhagen Airport => Hyllie (Sweden) - Triangeln - Malmö C - Lund - Landskrona, with Inter Regional trains clockwise and anti-clockwise three or four times per hour, also shortens the time between Lund, Landskrona and the four adjoining stations (in Copenhagen).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

It is also considered that Helsingør Station, Helsingør's existing, landmark terminal, may not be suitable for the increased passenger traffic on a direct Helsingborg-Helsingør route. That is, a pure goods line may be the only possibility, unless a new station is built at Helsingør.

References

  1. ↑ Swedish - http://framtidensinfrastruktur.se/foretagspresentation/europasparet-avlastar-oresundsbron/
  2. ↑ EUROPASPÅRET. "Utredning om nya core network-förbindelser i Öresundsregionen för internationell och regional utveckling" (PDF).
  3. ↑ http://framtidensinfrastruktur.se/v2015/presentation/tunnel-landskrona-kopenhamn-knyter-samman-skandinavien/
  4. ↑ Swedish governments reply to this suggestion, PDF at
  5. ↑ Danish - https://www.information.dk/telegram/2013/08/svensk-by-grave-tunnel-nordhavn
  6. ↑ http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article4528671.ece

Coordinates: 56°02′N 12°39′E / 56.03°N 12.65°E / 56.03; 12.65


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