Editing Denmark (section)

=== Transport ===
{{Main|Transport in Denmark}}
{{See also|Transport in the Faroe Islands|Transport in Greenland}}
[[File:Denmark passenger and freight railway network.png|thumb|Denmark railway network]]
[[File:Copenhagen airport from air.jpg|thumb|[[Copenhagen Airport]] is the largest airport in Scandinavia and the [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|15th-busiest in Europe]]<ref name="cph" />]]
Significant investment has been made in building road and rail links between regions in Denmark, most notably the [[Great Belt Fixed Link]], which connects [[Zealand]] and [[Funen]]. It is now possible to drive from [[Frederikshavn]] in northern [[Jutland]] to [[Copenhagen]] on eastern Zealand without leaving the motorway. The main railway operator is [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]] for passenger services and [[DB Cargo]] for freight trains. The railway tracks are maintained by [[Banedanmark]]. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea are intertwined by various, international ferry links. Construction of the [[Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link]], connecting Denmark and Germany with a second link, Started in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Menteth|first=Thames|date=13 May 2022|title=Construction of Fehmarnbelt tunnel portal begins in Denmark|url=https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/construction-of-fehmarnbelt-tunnel-portal-begins-in-denmark-13-05-2022/|access-date=4 December 2022|website=Ground Engineering (GE)|language=en|archive-date=19 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519023729/https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/construction-of-fehmarnbelt-tunnel-portal-begins-in-denmark-13-05-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> Copenhagen has a [[rapid transit]] system, the [[Copenhagen Metro]], and an extensive electrified suburban railway network, the [[S-train]]. In the four largest cities – [[Copenhagen]], [[Aarhus]], [[Odense]], [[Aalborg]] – [[light rail]] systems are planned to be in operation around 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ring 3 summary report |url=http://www.ringtre.dk/fileadmin/filer/freesites/ringtre/filer/Letbane/Dokumenter/Resume_UK_final03.pdf |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131909/http://www.ringtre.dk/fileadmin/filer/freesites/ringtre/filer/Letbane/Dokumenter/Resume_UK_final03.pdf |archive-date=13 April 2014 }}</ref>

[[Cycling in Denmark]] is a very common form of transport, particularly for the young and for city dwellers. With a network of bicycle routes extending more than 12,000&nbsp;km<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitdenmark.dk/danmark/da-dk/menu/turist/inspiration/aktivferie/cykel/cykel-ruter-og-regioner.htm |title=Cykelruter og regioner |publisher=Visitdenmark.com |language=da |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315171238/http://www.visitdenmark.dk/danmark/da-dk/menu/turist/inspiration/aktivferie/cykel/cykel-ruter-og-regioner.htm |archive-date=15 March 2012 }}</ref> and an estimated 7,000&nbsp;km<ref name="vcta">{{cite web |url=http://www.vcta.dk/OmVCTA.aspx |title=Vi cykler til arbejde 2011 |access-date=16 August 2011 |publisher=[[Dansk Cyklist Forbund]] |language=da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724113337/http://www.vcta.dk/OmVCTA.aspx |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> of [[Segregated cycle facilities|segregated dedicated bicycle paths and lanes]], Denmark has a solid [[cycling infrastructure|bicycle infrastructure]].

Private vehicles are increasingly used as a means of transport. Because of the [[car taxation|high registration tax]] (150%), [[VAT]] (25%), and one of the world's highest income tax rates, new cars are very expensive. The purpose of the tax is to discourage car ownership.
In 2007, an attempt was made by the government to favour environmentally friendly cars by slightly reducing taxes on high mileage vehicles. However, this has had little effect, and in 2008 Denmark experienced an increase in the import of fuel inefficient old cars,<ref>{{cite news |title=Tyske miljøzoner sender gamle biler til Danmark |date=9 January 2009 |url=http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE626918/tyske-miljoezoner-sender-gamle-biler-til-danmark/ |work=Politiken.dk |access-date=29 November 2010 |language=da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430200435/http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE626918/tyske-miljoezoner-sender-gamle-biler-til-danmark/ |archive-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> as the cost for older cars—including taxes—keeps them within the budget of many Danes.
{{As of|2011}}, the average car age is 9.2 years.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Transport |title=Statistical Yearbook 2012 |publisher=dst.dk |chapter-url=http://www.dst.dk/pukora/epub/upload/16251/13tra.pdf |access-date=3 September 2012 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519023727/http://www.dst.dk/pukora/epub/upload/16251/13tra.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

With Norway and Sweden, Denmark is part of the [[Scandinavian Airlines]] [[flag carrier]]. [[Copenhagen Airport]] is Scandinavia's busiest passenger airport, handling almost 30 million passengers in 2024.<ref name="cph">{{cite web |title=Group Annual Report 2024 |url=https://www.cph.dk/494193/globalassets/8.-om-cph/04_investor/arsrapporter/2024/copenhagen_airports_as_group_annual_report_2024.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616072050/http://www.cph.dk/globalassets/om-cph/investor/publikationer/arsraporter_uk/cph_uk_ar_report_2015_03_18_final.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2015 |access-date=27 March 2025 |website=cph.dk |publisher=Copenhagen Airports A/S}}</ref> Other notable airports are [[Billund Airport]], [[Aalborg Airport]], and [[Aarhus Airport]].