Odense Letbane Odense Letbane Odense Letbane (Odense Tramway) is a planned tram system in Odense, Denmark. The first phase is scheduled to open in 2020. The tramway will start in Tarup in the north-western part of Odense, travel via the central train station, the University of Southern Denmark, and the new hospital reaching its final destination in Hjallese in the southernmost part of town. The first line will consist of 14.5 kilometers of tracks and will have 26 stations. Expected number of passengers is 34,000 daily. The total budget is 3.3 billion Danish krone (2017 numbers). The tramway is financed by the
Odense boundaries were redefined in 1970. As a result, the population declined slightly in the 1970s and 1980s, falling to 136,646 in 1981. It began climbing again in the late 1980s, and steadily grew to 144,518 in 1996 and 145,554 in 2004. In 2010 Odense had a population of 166,305 people. As of 2017 it had a population of 176,683. Odense Municipality is the administrative unit which covers not only the city of Odense but surrounding suburbs and villages. Odense City Council consists of 29 members, including a mayor. The former mayor of Odense, Anker Boye, is a member of the