Copenhagen Metro

Copenhagen Metro
Copenhagen Metro
Overview
Native name	Københavns Metro
Owner	Metroselskabet I/S
Locale	Copenhagen, Denmark
Transit type	Light rapid transit
Number of lines	4
Line number	M1, M2, M3, M4
Number of stations	44
Daily ridership	360,000 (daily)
Annual ridership	120 million (2023)
Chief executive	Carsten Riis, CEO
Website	M.dk
Operation
Began operation	19 October 2002
Operator(s)	Inmetro
Number of vehicles	34 AnsaldoBreda; Driverless Metro (M1+M2); 30 Hitachi Rail Italy; Driverless Metro (M3+M4);
Train length	3 cars
Headway	2–4 minutes
Technical
System length	43.3 km (26.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Average speed	40 km/h (25 mph)
Top speed	M1 and M2: 80 km/h (50 mph); M3 and M4: 90 km/h (56 mph);
System map
System map
	Legend
	Copenhagen
	Frederiksberg
	Frederiksberg
	Copenhagen
	Copenhagen
	Tårnby
	In the upper part of the diagram (above Christianshavn) up and down correspond roughly to east and west, respectively; in the remaining part — to north and south. Vanløse is located to the west. København S is located to the south of København H.; The Circle Line is served on the whole loop as M3 and additionally on its eastern (lower) part between Orientkaj and København H as M4. In 2024 the M4 was extended to København S.; This route map: view; talk; edit;

Network map

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]

^ ^a ^b "Metroen i tal" [Metro figures] (in Danish). Metroselskabet. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ Cityringens nye metrotog kører hurtigere og tættere Archived 28 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Jyllands-Posten, 31 January 2015
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ Metroselskabet: Cityringen åbner Archived 3 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[Stats-1] "Metroen i tal" [Metro figures] (in Danish). Metroselskabet. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[jyllands-posten2015-2] Cityringens nye metrotog kører hurtigere og tættere Archived 28 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Jyllands-Posten, 31 January 2015

[track_schematic-3] "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.

[cityringenopening-5] Metroselskabet: Cityringen åbner Archived 3 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

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