EUROPE transport challenges in the coming years . On the outskirts of the city , a new university hospital and science campus are under construction , and the existing university is planning to double its capacity over the next couple of years . “ By 2024 , we can see that more than 60,000 people on a daily basis will travel in and out of that area . That is approximately the same as a medium sized city in Denmark that needs to go in and out of an area . We cannot do that with the existing infrastructure ,” acknowledges Hagelskær .
“ Second of all , we have an ambition in Denmark that it will only take one hour to come from Copenhagen to Odense and one hour from Odense to Aarhus , the second largest city in Denmark . If that is going to be realised then we will be looking at double the amount of people coming in and out of Odense station on a daily basis . That means that we will have a lot of congestion in that area .”
Many solutions to these challenges were proposed but , in the end , the tramway is the one that Odense is going with . “ The tramway will carry more than four buses and more than
“ WE HAVE AN AMBITION IN DENMARK THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE ONE HOUR TO COME FROM COPENHAGEN TO ODENSE AND ONE HOUR FROM ODENSE TO AARHUS , THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN DENMARK .”
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