Greater Copenhagen Light Rail

Hovedstadens Letbane
Overview
LocaleMetropolitan Copenhagen
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines2 (in development)
Number of stations27
Websitewww.dinletbane.dk
Operation
Operation will start2025[1]
Operator(s)Ringby-Letbanesamarbejdet
Train length35 m (114 ft 10 in)
Technical
System length27 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC Overhead lines
Average speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)[2]
Map of the route

Bus from line 300S at Nordre Ringvej. The light rail will replace virtually the entire line.

Greater Copenhagen Light Rail (Danish: Hovedstadens Letbane, lit.'The Capital City's Light Rail') is a planned electric light rail system crossing the lines of the S-train in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark, parallel to but outside the borders of Copenhagen Municipality. Its first stage is known as the Ring 3 Light Rail, for which construction started in 2018. It will go from Lundtofte Park north of Copenhagen to Ishøj station in the southwest, and it is expected to open in 2025,[1] with an annual ridership of 13-14 million projected.[1] The line will be owned by the Ringby-Letbanesamarbejdet (Ring city-Light rail cooperation), which is a collaboration between the municipalities serviced or affected by the line.

  1. ^ a b c "Siden blev ikke fundet". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference railway-transport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).