„Light Rail Day” 2026 in Copenhagen / Denmark
9.-10. November 2026
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
| Site visit at Hovedstadens Letbane CMC, Ballerup Blvd. 201, 2600 Ballerup (Monday) | CfL, Folke Bernadottes Allé 45, 2100 Copenhagen (Monday Dinner and Tuesday) |
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.
Gathering at Hovedstadens Letbane CMC, Ballerup Blvd. 201, 2600 Ballerup
Sandwiches and water, CMC and Depot visit.
Pending on capacity, participants can try the simulators.
Lecture: Siemens and Metro Service
Frank Petersen, Coordination Manager, HL-Copenhagen Light Rail
“Mobilization - From the construction phase to operation”
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.
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
Stadler, Tram vehicle lecture
Michael Borre, CEO Aarhus Letbane, Denmark
”Why do Aarhus Letbane want to be operator themselves?”
Aarsleff Rail, Denmark
"Insights from building Greater Copenhagen Light Rail
Navigating complexity, learnings, and new findings."
Rene Schilling, Head of Sales, FOGTEC, Cologne, Germany
“Rail firefighting - we get it right”
Coffee break
Sandro Zimmermann, Head of infrastructure, DVB-Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe
“Postplatz – DVB Dresden, we carry out our own track works”
Shane Lindsay, Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Barry O'Donnell, Vehicle Maintenance Contract Manager - “When fire stops the tramway”
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
”Save costs and increase lifetime of your Rails with the right Maintenance strategies”
Coffee break
Stadler Signaling, second lecture
Reinhold Schröter, Secretary Urban Transport Operation, VDV, Cologne, Germany
“Accidents with left-turning vehicles and what to do against them”
Latest end of the conference
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