Danish Transport Authority

The Danish Transport Authority is an agency within the Danish Ministry of Transport.

15 April 2010 the Public Transport Authority and the Road Safety and Transport Agency united and is now called Danish Transport Authority.

This website merely describes the purview of the former Public Transport Authority. To also read about the former Road Safety and Transport Agency, please visit their website.

Road Safety and Transport Agency »

The purview of the former Public Transport Authority includes the following functions:

The Danish Government's railway authority, responsible for regulation, planning, safety and transport co-ordination nationally and internationally.
Adviser to the Ministry of Transport on matters relating to transport policy and the strategic development of the transport sector.
Administration of the Danish Government's procurement of railway and ferry transport services through the organisation of public tenders and management of transport operations contracts.
Administration of the newly established training of future train drivers.
Collection of data and publishing statistical information regarding railway safety, punctuality, etc.

Our main tasks include regulating railway safety, preparing and organising tenders and concluding/managing contracts for the operation of public service railway and ferry transport.

Our website
As Danish is the working language of the Danish Transport Authority, the English language version of this website is not a direct translation of the Danish version. The text has been abridged to provide a brief and accurate outline of the tasks and responsibilities vested in the Danish Transport Authority.