Editing Odense (section)

== Transport ==
===Boat===
The [[Port of Odense]] consists of three main basins and a number of facilities along the canal, with quays measuring roughly {{convert|4200|m}} in length in total.{{sfn|Griffes|p=61}} Vessels up to a length of {{convert|160|m}} and a draft of {{convert|6.8|m}} are facilitated in the port. The wharf for tankers is situated outside the harbour on the southern side of the canal, with facilities for tankers, general cargo ships, bulk, and [[liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]] ships, and has a depth of {{convert|7.5|m}}.{{sfn|Griffes|p=61}}

===Great Belt Bridge===
Accessibility to Odense was greatly increased when the [[ferry]] service between the two main Danish islands, [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] and Funen, was replaced by the [[Great Belt Bridge]] – opened for rail traffic in 1997, for road traffic in 1998. When the bridge opened, it was the second longest [[suspension bridge]] in the world. Aarhus can be reached by train in 1 hour and 33 minutes while, thanks to the Great Belt Bridge, trains to [[Copenhagen]] can take as little as an hour and a quarter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dsb.dk/global/pdf/koereplaner/intercity/k14/intercity-internet-.pdf|title=Rejser med InterCity og InterCityLyn|publisher=DSB|access-date=6 July 2014|language=da|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201110/http://www.dsb.dk/global/pdf/koereplaner/intercity/k14/intercity-internet-.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Rail, bus and tram===
[[File:Denmark-Odense Railroad Centre.jpg|thumb|left|[[Odense station|Odense Station]]]]
Odense's main railway station [[Odense station|Odense Station]] lies on the [[Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line|railway line between Copenhagen and Jutland]], Denmark's peninsular mainland. International trains connect the town with [[Hamburg]] in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raildude.com/en/odense/train-connections-city/l/10236|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212530/http://www.raildude.com/en/odense/train-connections-city/l/10236|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2014|title=Train connections – Odense – Denmark|publisher=Raildude|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref> Local and regional trains link Odense to the rest of Denmark. A separate passenger railway line, [[Svendborgbanen]], operates between Odense and Svendborg. Formerly, railways connected Odense to most of Funen's coastal cities, but these links were closed down in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danskejernbaner.dk/|title=danskejernbaner.dk – Oversigt over danske jernbaner, stationer og deres historie|last=Danske Jernbaner|year=2008|language=da|access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> Today, these regional routes are served by buses operated by the public company [[FynBus]], which also operates the town's municipal bus service, connecting the town's suburbs to the city centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fynbus.dk/|title=Fynbus|publisher=Fynbus|access-date=6 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> On 28 May 2022, [[Odense Letbane|Odense's new tram line]] entered service. A 14.5&nbsp;km double-track line runs from Tarup in the northwest to the station, Syddansk Universitet, a hospital, and Hjallese in the south, with 26 stops. Possible extensions are under consideration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/celebrations-as-odense-tramway-opens/61734.article?ID=z9xqh~9nxqzx~9x9tn~W4ik~Ky0gk|title=Celebrations as Odense tramway opens|publisher=Railway Gazette|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>

===Road===
By road, Odense connects to Zealand and Jutland with the Funish Motorway (''Fynske Motorvej''), a section of the [[European route E20|E20]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/DA/viden_og_data/statens-veje/vejenes_historie/Sider/Fynske-Motorvej.aspx#.U7kbSrHm4ZY|title=Fynske Motorvej (E20) |publisher=Vejdirektoratet|access-date=6 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> and to Svendborg on the southern part of Funen by way of the Svendborg Motorway (''Svendborgmotorvejen''), which comprises the [[Danish national road 9]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/DA/viden_og_data/statens-veje/vejenes_historie/Sider/Svendborgmotorvejen.aspx#.U7kaMbHm4ZY|title=Svendborgmotorvejen (rute 9)|publisher=Vejdirektoratet|access-date=6 July 2014|language=da|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202943/http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/DA/viden_og_data/statens-veje/vejenes_historie/Sider/Svendborgmotorvejen.aspx#.U7kaMbHm4ZY|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other, smaller routes connect Odense to the rest of Funen, with direct links to all coastal towns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hvorligger.dk/vejkort-fyn-danmark.html|title=Vejkort over Fyn|publisher=Hvorligger.dk|access-date=6 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141412/http://hvorligger.dk/vejkort-fyn-danmark.html|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2015 plannings were established on Denmark's first [[Diverging diamond interchange]] (DDI), called "Dynamisk Ruderanlæg", upgrading the [[diamond interchange]] number 52 on Fynske Motorvej (E20), crossing the roadways of Assesvej by following the American design of DDIs at {{coord|55.361287|N|10.344932|E|}}<ref>[http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/DA/vejprojekter/TSA52/Sider/default.aspx ''Dynamisk Ruderanlæg - Odense SV''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023521/http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/DA/vejprojekter/TSA52/Sider/default.aspx |date=17 November 2015 }}, published 23 July 2014, updated 1 June 2015</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://publisher.qbrick.com/Embed.aspx?mcid=FDF5B52C23A887EA&width=640&height=360 | title=Dynamisk Ruderanlæg }}</ref> On 17 September 2017, the redesigned interchange opened for traffic.<ref>Vejdirektoratettv: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doow9MoYsCg ''Køretur gennem det dynamiske ruderanlæg ved Odense I''], YouTube, 20 September 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.fyens.dk/article/3186026 ''Video: Første danske venstrekørsel: Sådan foregår det''], fyens.dk 18 September 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL7Ns6HmEkI ''Ruderkryds''], fyens.dk, 18. September 2017</ref> Computer aided simulation and land usage resulted the DDI as the adequate solution.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dynamiske Ruderanlæg |title=Det Digitale Projektbibliotek, Aalborg Universitet |url=https://projekter.aau.dk/projekter/da/studentthesis/dynamiske-ruderanlaeg(a467971e-d70c-4212-8985-88a5e76de099).html |website=projekter.aau.dk |language=da}}</ref>

===Air===
Odense is served by [[Odense Airport]], which operates flights to tourist resorts, mainly in the summer months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hca-airport.dk/|title=Hans Christian Andersen Airport|publisher=hca-airport.dk|access-date=5 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref>

=== Cycling Initiatives in Odense ===
In 2016, the city of Odense, Denmark implemented a new form of technology to allow for more efficient bike travel. Often, when it is raining heavily, cyclists have had to sit in the rain for long periods of time at traffic lights, and this disincentives them to cycle to work that day. To fix this problem, Odense has placed [[rain sensor]]s in traffic lights along their super bike highways. These sensors interact with [[motion detector]]s which "allow the system to register when bikes are within 70 meters of the intersection."<ref>{{Cite web |website=www.cycling-embassy.dk |access-date=2023-09-14 |title=Rain makes the light go green for cyclists in the Danish city of Odense |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114075358/http://www.cycling-embassy.dk/2016/05/10/rain-means-green-light-cyclists-danish-city-odense/ |archive-date=14 Jan 2017 |url=http://www.cycling-embassy.dk/2016/05/10/rain-means-green-light-cyclists-danish-city-odense/}}</ref> They then automatically prolong the green light. The intersection includes a small sign that explains the system to the cyclists, and when a light goes on, they can see the system is functioning. This technology allows cyclists to experience up to 20 seconds longer of green light, and makes their overall journey more efficient, safer, and dryer.

The [[Cycling Embassy of Denmark]] is the organization spearheading this research and initiatives. While there is not much criticism due to the cycling culture that is already fairly prevalent in Odense, those who commute in cars would be naturally upset by the longer red lights. However, the embassy believes that there should not be too much pushback because of the [[Social equity|equity]] issue involved with being exposed to the rain versus being sheltered in a car.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stateofgreen.com/en/news/10-examples-of-green-mobility-in-cities/|title=10 Examples of Green Mobility in Cities}}</ref> It will also only be utilized up to 3 times a month.

This initiative does not only optimize the corridor flow and speed for cyclists, but reinforces the "[[green wave]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ramboll.com/ingenuity/how-its-and-technology-can-accelerate-making-cycling-about-people|title=How technology can accelerate making cycling about people|access-date=5 November 2019|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105153917/https://ramboll.com/ingenuity/how-its-and-technology-can-accelerate-making-cycling-about-people|url-status=dead}}</ref> The green wave is known as the ability to cycle through several intersections without having to stop. This is the overall thought the Cycling Embassy had in installing rain sensors, as they hope to implement the technology in other intersections of the city, creating an efficient city-wide system of sustainable transit. Eventually, riding a bike will be easier than riding a car.