City Circle Line

City Circle Line

The City Circle Line (Danish: Cityringen) is a future expansion of the Copenhagen Metro. Plans for its construction were approved by the Danish Parliament on 1 June 2007.[1] Preferred bidders were announced in November 2010.[2] The total cost was estimated at 15 billion kroner[3] but had risen to 21.3 billion kroner when the contractors were announced.[2]

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Stations and route

The 15.5 km City Circle Line will serve 17 stations.[2] It will intersect the M1 and M2 lines at Kongens Nytorv and Frederiksberg stations, and suburban train services at København H, Østerport and Nørrebro.[2] It will extend the Metro network to the Nørrebro and Østerbro areas and København H (the Copenhagen central station).

Initially, two possible routes were considered, after an even bigger screening of ideas. In December 2005, the Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities selected the Frederiksberg route. The purpose is to cover areas not yet serviced by S-trains or the Metro.

The finished line will influence much of Copenhagen's current transport network; it is believed that the expanded Metro will replace most bus services in the inner city.

Planned routes

Diagram of the Copenhagen Metro showing the approximate positions of the proposed lines M3 and M4.

As of 2007, the Metro company plans to let the track be served by two new lines, the M3 and M4. These will run on the same tracks, but the M3 will run on the entire line, where the M4 will shuttle only the eastern half of the line, from København H to Nørrebro. This will equalize the amount of passengers in the busiest part of the line.

A map published by the Metro company shows an additional three potential lines extending into the suburbs of metropolitan Copenhagen.[4] If these lines become approved, two of them will be extensions of the M4.

Stations under construction

Stations are listed counterclockwise, beginning in the south-east.[5]

  • Københavns Hovedbanegård (Copenhagen Central Station, interchange with S-trains and DSB. Terminus of the M4.)
  • Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square)
  • Gammel Strand near Christiansborg Palace
  • Kongens Nytorv (interchange with M1 and M2)
  • Frederiks Kirke (Frederick's Church)
  • Østerport (interchange with S-trains and DSB)
  • Trianglen
  • Poul Henningsens Plads
  • Vibenshus Runddel
  • Skjolds Plads
  • Nørrebro (interchange with S-trains. Terminus of the M4.)
  • Nørrebros Runddel
  • Nuuks Plads
  • Aksel Møllers Have
  • Frederiksberg (interchange with M1 and M2)
  • Frederiksberg Allé
  • Enghave Plads

Most likely, these new stations will have the same design and structure as the current metro. AndsaldoBreda will supply trains, likely to be the same type as the current AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro trains.[2]

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