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Drive real Danish trains on real Danish lines.

Take the controls of the IC3, the MY 1146 or the electric Vectron on 458 km of real railway, cross the Great Belt on the old train ferry, and stop at the STOP board right on time.

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Free, no account needed Phone, tablet and PC Dansk og English
458kmof real Danish railway to drive
32stations, each with its platform on the right side
10ready-made journeys, plus your own
3trains to drive: the IC3, the MY 1146 and the Vectron
1train ferry across the Great Belt
966kmif you drive every long journey both ways

Measured on the game's own track: København H to Odense 160 km, Aarhus H to Odense 168 km, Struer to Vejle 129 km. The 25 km from Vejle to Fredericia belong to both the Aarhus and the Struer line and are counted once.

Why you will love it

Not a toy train. A real Danish journey.

Every line is built from real map data, and every train is modelled to give you the feel of the real thing. Sit in the driver's seat and see what a driver sees.

  1. Real railway, true to the map

    458 km of today's lines with their true curves, hills, speed limits and stations, and the platform on the correct side.

  2. The feel of the real trains

    Drive from the driver's seat of the IC3, the MY 1146 or the Vectron, modelled to give you the feel of the real trains, engine sound included.

  3. The old train ferry is back

    Drive the old ferry route between Nyborg and Korsør. Roll onto M/F Kronprins Frederik and cross the Great Belt by ship.

  4. Bridges, tunnels and the sea

    The East Tunnel and the West Bridge as trains cross today, and the old Little Belt Bridge of 1935: 1,178 m of steel, 33 m above the water.

  5. Easy to learn, hard to master

    One lever, a STOP board and a timetable. Points for where you stop, how smoothly you brake and how punctual you are.

  6. Free, in your browser

    No account needed. Phone, tablet or PC, in Danish or English. Pause and continue later.

Try it here

Can you stop at the STOP board?

Welcome on board. Your train is coming into the station at 80 km/h. Pull the lever down to brake and stop the front of the train at the STOP board, on time.

  • 1

    One lever

    Push up for power, pull down to brake.

  • 2

    Stop at the STOP board

    The closer you stop, the higher your score.

  • 3

    Keep to the timetable

    Arrive on time for full points.

80km/h
STOP600 m
Planned 0:450:00

Ready when you are.

Power
0
Brake

Coming into the station

600 m to the STOP board at 80 km/h. Planned arrival in 45 seconds. Drag the lever, or use the arrow keys.

Keys: ↑ and ↓ move the lever, 0 is neutral, E is the emergency brake. The same as in the game.

A small taster made for this page. In the game you drive whole journeys with every stop scored like this.

Choose your train

Modelled to give you the feel of the real trains.

Each train has its own timetable and its own results. Pick one, listen to it, and take it out on the line.

Intercity · 3 cars

IC3

The three-car diesel train, as it runs today. Smooth and quick, and the first train you meet in the game.

Top speed
180 km/h
Train
3 cars
Kbh H to Odense
1 h 29
Drive it

The sound plays quietly, as it does in the game. Tap again to stop it.

A smiling DSB crew member in front of a train ferry at sunrise on the Great Belt
Only in this game

Drive the old ferry route between Nyborg and Korsør.

NyborgKorsør

Before the Great Belt bridge and tunnel, every train between Funen and Zealand went by ship. In the game you can do it again: drive your train onto the train ferry M/F Kronprins Frederik and cross the Belt by sea.

  1. Stop at the harbour

    Stop at Nyborg (or Korsør, going the other way) and press "Drive onto the train ferry".

  2. Roll on board at 10 km/h

    Drive slowly over the linkspan and onto the train deck. The train stops by itself 3 m before the buffer stop.

  3. Cross the Great Belt

    The ferry casts off. Watch the crossing in cinematic scenes, with the real sounds of the harbour and the sea. Or skip it.

  4. Drive off and on

    Drive off the ferry and along the harbour track to the station, and carry on with your journey.

Take the ferry

Prefer today's way? Take the East Tunnel to Sprogø and the West Bridge, as trains cross today. The game asks you before you depart.

A red DSB MZ locomotive with coaches waiting at the train ferry berth at dusk
Waiting at the train ferry berth.
The network

Three real lines. Two belts. One ferry.

Tap a line on the map to see what waits for you. Every curve on this map is the game's own track.

STOREBÆLT Odense Nyborg Korsør Slagelse Sorø Ringsted Roskilde Høje Taastrup København H Aarhus H Viby J Hørning Skanderborg Horsens Hedensted Vejle Børkop Fredericia Middelfart Nørre Aaby Ejby Struer Holstebro Aulum Vildbjerg Gødstrup Herning Brande Thyregod Give Jelling Vejle Sygehus Struer Holstebro Herning Vejle Fredericia Aarhus H Skanderborg Horsens Middelfart Odense Nyborg Korsør Slagelse Ringsted Roskilde København H Børkop Padborg
Departures

Ten journeys ready to go.

Start with the short tutorial from Korsør to Slagelse, then take on the long journeys. Tap a departure to go straight to it.

Afgang Departures09:12
  1. 09:12Korsør to SlagelseNon-stop09:2015Tutorial
  2. 09:12Odense to København H7 stops on the way · Great Belt: ferry or bridge10:43160
  3. 09:12København H to Odense7 stops on the way · Great Belt: ferry or bridge10:41160
  4. 09:26Nyborg to KorsørNon-stop · Great Belt bridge and tunnel09:3823
  5. 09:49Slagelse to Roskilde2 stops on the way10:2262
  6. 09:12Aarhus H to Odense5 stops on the way · Little Belt Bridge10:41168
  7. 09:12Odense to Aarhus H5 stops on the way · Little Belt Bridge10:39168
  8. 09:26Fredericia to MiddelfartNon-stop · Little Belt Bridge09:3310
  9. 09:12Struer to Fredericia12 stops on the way · Single track11:18155
  10. 09:12Fredericia to Struer12 stops on the way · Single track11:16155

Times are the game's timetable for the IC3. The MY 1146 and the Vectron have their own timetables, and the Vectron runs only where the line has overhead wires. Or plan your own journey: any stations, any stops, any departure time.

From the game

The view from your window.

Drive from the cab, or follow your train from the outside: chase, lineside and helicopter cameras. These are real pictures from the game.

Your journey, your way

Drive it, plan it, or just sit back.

Ride along

Not in the mood to drive? Choose "Ride along", sit back and watch Denmark go by, with no score.

Plan your own journey

Pick your stations, your stops, your train and the time you leave. Every time is the timetable you will drive to.

Day, dusk or night

The light follows the clock. Leave at 22:12 and you drive at night.

Watch it again and share it

Replay your drive from the cab, the outside cameras and the map, then share your result with friends. Sign in if you like, and your name goes into the top ten for that journey.

Pause and continue later

Your journey is kept on your device, and the clock stops while you are away.

Made for the train, too

Play on your phone while you travel. If the signal drops for a moment, the game simply tries again and carries on.

Everyone on board

Made for everyone.

You do not need to be a rail expert. If you love trains and the Danish landscape, you will feel at home from the first minute.

  • Young drivers

    One lever and a clear target. The tutorial from Korsør to Slagelse teaches everything in about twelve minutes.

  • At your own pace

    Big, clear controls and no account needed. Pause whenever you like and pick it up again later.

  • The curious

    Ride along with no score and see Denmark from the driver's seat, from Struer to København H.

  • Rail enthusiasts

    Real curves, speed limits, passing loops on the single track, overhead wires only where they really are, and a timetable to keep.

The story behind the game

As a kid, I built whole worlds from whatever I had around me.

This game comes from the same place. In The Danish Train Adventure I take you on a train journey back to my childhood in 1980s Denmark, full of memories, stories and imagination. I even wrote a song for the ride.

Darren Wilden

In English. Plays from YouTube when you press play. Watch on YouTube
Now it is your turn

Build your own world with the same trains.

The trains and the ferry from this game, and more, are free to download as 3D models. Use them in your own non-commercial projects, with credit.

  • IC3
  • MY 1146
  • Vectron EB 3202
  • MZ 1413
  • Coach B, 1966
  • Train ferry Kronprins Frederik
Get the free models
Coming soon

Fredericia to Padborg

The line south through Jutland to the German border is next. The network keeps growing.

See it on the map
Welcome On Board

Your train is ready to depart.

Free, in your browser, on any device. Start with the twelve-minute tutorial, or go straight to the long journeys.

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