The Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority () is the Danish

government agency A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, s ...

responsible for regulating, planning and safety relating to

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in Denmark. The agency also acts as an advisor towards the ministry related to policy and strategic development in transport. It further acts as the administrator of the government's procurement of

ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

and rail transport through

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s and collects and publishes statistics related to public transport. The agency was reorganised on 14 April 2010. It was from 2010 to 2021 a part of the larger Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority (). By royal resolution on 23 January 2021, the Ministry of the Interior and Housing was established, and the authority's areas of responsibility for housing and construction were transferred to the newly established Danish Housing and Planning Authority and the authority's name was changed to Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority.

Overview

The headquarters are in

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. In 2010, annual revenue was +1.4 billion DKK ($235 million USD) and employees approximately 250 people.

Objective

The role of the Danish Transport Authority includes the following functions: * The Danish Government's railway authority, responsible for regulation, planning, safety and transport co-ordination nationally and internationally. * Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

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and the Faroe Isles. * Regulation, approval and oversight regarding market access for

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

, aviation and postal services. * International relations regarding transport markets including representation in forums within the European Union, intergovernmental organizations and the coordination of EU-matters and –hearings. * Adviser to the Ministry of Transport on matters relating to transport policy and the strategic development of the transport sector. * Licensing and transport-related training of personnel in the areas of railway, and aviation. * Collection of data and publishing statistical information regarding railway safety, punctuality, etc.

References

External links

Official site
{{authority control Rail transport in Denmark Government agencies of Denmark Government agencies established in 2003 Public transport in Denmark