Join operators, planners, and innovators in Copenhagen to discuss sustainable urban mobility, share operational insights, and shape the future of public transport at the premier networking conference for the Nordic light rail industry.
Venue Monday: Site visit at Hovedstadens Letbane CMC, Ballerup Blvd. 201, 2600 Ballerup
Venue Monday Dinner and Tuesday: CfL, Folke Bernadottes Allé 45, 2100 Copenhagen
The program reflects the current planning status and may be subject to change.
Nordic Light Rail Prize 2026
The 2026 Nordic Light Rail Prize, officially awarded by the Nordic Light Rail Association (NLRA), goes to Gråkallbanen in Trondheim, Norway. The prize will be presented on Monday afternoon before the conference's official network dinner.
Program Status
The schedule below reflects our current planning. Please note that minor adjustments to sessions, speakers, and timings may occur as we finalize the details for Copenhagen.
Monday, 9th November 2026
Way to the site visit: Switch to the tram from “Glostrup station” (S-train). Destination “Rødovre Nord”. From there 5 minutes on foot to the depot (go over the bridge and follow the signs). You need a “City Pass Large” ticket for public transport for the site visit on Monday.
12:00 Gathering at Hovedstadens Letbane CMC, Ballerup Blvd. 201, 2600 Ballerup
Sandwiches and water, CMC and Depot visit.
Opening of the “Light Rail Day” 2027, Bernd Reuẞ
Thomas Gram Rasmussen, Business Unit director, Metro Service
“Building a people powered organization” – 45 Min.
Frank Petersen, Coordination Manager, HL-Copenhagen Light Rail
“Mobilization - From the construction phase to operation”
Dividing into 4 groups. The visit includes the tram simulators.
Coffee break
Helge Bay, Chairman Letbaner.dk
"Introduction to the Lyngby Insight"
Tram from “Rødovre Nord” to “Lyngby Storcenter station”, where Helge Bay from letbaner.dk will give local insights. From Lyngby we go by S-train to Østerport station and to the CfL venue for Prize award and Dinner.
S-Train (S-tog) from Lyngby to Østerport and walk to venue CFL (Center for ledelsen)
The NLRA-Nordic Light Rail Association awards the Nordic Light Rail Prize 2026 to Gråkallbanen in Trondheim/Norway. Represented by operator “Boreal Bane AS” and tram museum “Sporveishistorisk forening”.
Networking Dinner at CfL, Folke Bernadottes Allé 45, 2100 Copenhagen - 19:00 First dish to be served
Tuesday, 10th November 2026
Venue: CfL, Folke Bernadottes Allé 45, 2100 Copenhagen
Registration starts
Welcome
Welcome
Nicolas Sommer - Head of Commercial Project Management Metro, Stadler
“Building Copenhagen’s Future Rail Network – DSB S-tog and Stadler's manufacturing excellence”
Eric Rufer – Managing Partner Palixo (by substring), Switzerland
Joel Zbinden – Co-Lead Data Science Palixo (by substring)
“Intelligent Noise and Wear Reduction of LRV”
Rodrigo Canfora de Carvalho - Project Manager, Large Projects, Aarsleff Rail, Denmark
Small Changes, Big Impact - How practical improvements, early stakeholder involvement, and strong collaboration between the contractor and stakeholders have strengthened safety, efficiency, and project delivery on the Copenhagen Light Rail project.
Coffee break
Rene Schilling, Head of Sales, FOGTEC, Cologne, Germany
“Rail firefighting - we get it right”
Michael Borre, CEO Aarhus Letbane, Denmark
”Why do Aarhus Letbane want to be operator themselves?”
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Stanislawa Zielska, Senior Programme Manager – Luas Network
Barry O'Donnell, Vehicle Maintenance Contract Manager
“’George's Dock Bridge, Docklands Major Fire Incident’’
Lunch
Sebastian Misczyk, Siemens Mobility + Merwe Maas, VGF Frankfurt
“Frankfurt DTC - Hybrid CBTC for seamless tram and subway operation”
Carsten Rasmussen, Rail Maintenance and Innovation Specialist, Linsinger, Austria
”Data-driven maintenance of rails and its potential benefits”
Coffee break
Andreas Baumgartner - Sales & Business Development Director, Stadler Signalling
Michael Rüffer - Head of Market Development, Stadler Signalling
“Proven Digital Solutions for Capacity, Connectivity and Safety in Modern Light Rail Systems”
Sandro Zimmermann, Head of infrastructure, DVB-Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe
“Postplatz – DVB Dresden, we carry out our own track works”
Reinhold Schröter, Secretary Urban Transport Operation, VDV, Cologne, Germany
“Accidents with left-turning vehicles and what to do against them”
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