„Light Rail Day” 9.-10. November 2026 in Copenhagen/Denmark

"Nordic Light Rail Prize" in 2026 goes to Gråkallbanen in Trondheim/Norway

Venue Monday Site visit: Hovedstadens Letbane CMC, Ballerup Blvd. 201, 2600 Ballerup
Venue Monday Dinner and Tuesday: CfL, Folke Bernadottes Allé 45, 2100 Copenhagen 

The program reflects the current planning status and may be subject to change.

Monday, 9^th 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. 

12:00 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 
Lecture Metroselskabet 
16:30 public transport tram from “Rødovre Nord” to “Lyngby station” and from there S-train to Østerport
In Lyngby the tram continues into the city. You can see the solutions on your own hand. 

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”.

18:30 Networking Dinner at CfL, Folke Bernadottes Allé 45, 2100 Copenhagen  - 19:00 First dish to be served

Tuesday, 10^th November 2026 - Venue: CfL, Folke Bernadottes Allé 45, 2100 Copenhagen

08:00 Registration starts, 8:20 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”

Sandro Zimmermann, Head of infrastructure, DVB-Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe 
“Postplatz – DVB Dresden, we carry out our own track works”

13:20 Transport Infrastructure Ireland: When fire stops the tramway

13:50 Sebastian Misczyk, Siemens Mobility + Merwe Maas, VGF Frankfurt
“Frankfurt DTC - Hybrid CBTC for seamless tram and subway operation”

Stadler Signaling, second lecture

Reinhold Schröter, Secretary Urban Transport Operation, VDV, Cologne, Germany

“Accidents with left-turning vehicles and what to do against them”

16:30 latest end of conference 

"Light Rail Day" stands as the paramount gathering for tramway professionals across the Nordic nations.