plˈænz tə kənvˈɜːt ðə lˈaɪn tʊ ˈɛstɹˈeɪnz hɐdbɪn dɪskˈʌst fɔːɹ dˈɛkeɪdz, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ɐn ˈækt ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ dˌiːˌɛsbˈiː tʊ ᵻlˈɛktɹᵻfˌaɪ ðə lˈaɪn.
Plans to convert the line to S-trains had been discussed for decades, and in 1961 an act authorizing DSB to electrify the line.