• Odense Letbane is the public company responsible for developing the first light rail line in Denmark ’ s third-largest city
• Melbourne in Australia maintains the title of the world ’ s largest tram system
• 45 years since the last tram ran in Copenhagen , a new tram system is being constructed in Odense , in addition to one in Aarhus
• The planned total investment in urban development from 2012 – 2022 is DKK 44bn ( US $ 6.8bn ). As a result of this , 38,000 new temporary jobs and 10,000 new permanent jobs will be created .
• The tramway will carry more than four buses and more than 200 cars worth of passengers each time that it enters the stations
• In August 2012 , the competition for the design and visualisation consultancy for the Odense Light Rail was won by a team consisting of Niras , PLH Architects , Atelier Villes & Paysages and MBD Design .
• In March 2015 , Parsons Brinckerhoff won the contract for project management , and strategic and economic advice .
• In June 2015 , preparatory work began involving the city ’ s water and sewer pipes
• The tramway project has been split into four different construction phases
• The first of 16 Variobahn trams is expected to be delivered by Stadler to Denmark in autumn 2019 , while the whole fleet is a to enter service by the end of 2020
• There will be 26 stations on the line from Tarup in the north to Hjallese in the south .
• At 14.5km , the first phase of the tram system extends through much of Odense
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