Copenhagen Metro

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Copenhagen Metro
Overview
Native nameKøbenhavns Metro
OwnerMetroselskabet I/S
LocaleCopenhagen, Denmark
Transit typeLight rapid transit
Number of lines4
Line numberM1, M2, M3, M4
Number of stations44
Daily ridership360,000 (daily)
Annual ridership120 million (2023)[1]
Chief executiveCarsten Riis, CEO
WebsiteM.dk
Operation
Began operation19 October 2002
Operator(s)Inmetro
Number of vehicles
[2]
Train length3 cars
Headway2–4 minutes
Technical
System length43.3 km (26.9 mi)[3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Top speed
  • M1 and M2: 80 km/h (50 mph)
  • M3 and M4: 90 km/h (56 mph)
[4]

The Copenhagen Metro (Danish: Københavns Metro, pronounced [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀns ˈme̝ːtsʰʁo]) is a light rapid transit system in Copenhagen, Denmark, serving the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Tårnby.

The original 20.4-kilometre (12.7 mi)[3] system opened in October 2002, serving nine stations on two lines: M1 and M2. In 2003 and 2007, the Metro was extended to Vanløse and Copenhagen Airport (Lufthavnen) respectively, adding an additional six plus five stations to the network. In 2019, seventeen stations on a wholly underground circle line, the M3, was added bringing the number of stations to 37.[5]

The driverless light metro supplements the larger S-train rapid transit system, and is integrated with local DSB and regional (Øresundståg) trains and municipal Movia buses. Through the city centre and west to Vanløse, M1 and M2 share a common line. To the southeast, the system serves Amager, with the 13.9-kilometre (8.6 mi)[3] M1 running through the new neighborhood of Ørestad, and the 14.2-kilometre (8.8 mi)[3] M2 serving the eastern neighborhoods and Copenhagen Airport. The M3 is a circle line connecting Copenhagen Central Station with Vesterbro, Frederiksberg, Nørrebro, Østerbro and Indre By districts. The metro has 44 stations, 30 of which are underground. Service is provided 24/7, making Copenhagen along with New York City and Chicago the only cities in the world to provide 24/7 rapid transit service throughout their city limits.

In 2023, the metro carried 120 million passengers.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Metroen i tal" [Metro figures] (in Danish). Metroselskabet. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Cityringens nye metrotog kører hurtigere og tættere Archived 28 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Jyllands-Posten, 31 January 2015
  3. ^ a b c d "Sporplan" [Track plan]. M.dk (in Danish and English). 22 November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ "13 ting du måske ikke vidste om den nye metrolinje - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ Metroselskabet: Cityringen åbner Archived 3 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine