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