List of Copenhagen metro stations
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Copenhagen Metro
Copenhagen Metro is a rapid transit system serving Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and Tårnby in Denmark. The system opened between 2002 and 2007, and has two lines, M1 and M2. The driverless light metro supplements the larger S-train rapid transit system, and is integrated with DSB local trains and...
is a driverless rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
system serving Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
and Tårnby
Tårnby
Tårnby Kommune is a municipality bordering Copenhagen on the island of Amager just south of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm and Peberholm, and covers an area of 65 km². It has a total population of 40,214...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It has two lines, M1
M1 (Copenhagen)
M1 of the Copenhagen Metro, colored green on the map, runs from Vanløse to Vestamager. It connects the Ørestad neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark, to the city center. The line is elevated while traveling through Øresund, while it runs in a tunnel below the city center...
and M2
M2 (Copenhagen)
M2 is a line of the Copenhagen Metro, colored yellow on the map. It runs from Vanløse to Lufthavnen through the center of Copenhagen, sharing track with the M1 from Vanløse to Christianshavn. The line was built along with M1 as part of the redevelopment of Ørestad. The principle of the line was...
. They share track between Vanløse
Vanløse station
Vanløse Station is an S-train and Copenhagen Metro station in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The metro station at street level is the eastern terminus of lines M1 and M2. S-trains on the Frederikssund radial stop at an upper level to the south of the Metro station...
and Christianshavn
Christianshavn station
Christianshavn Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, served by the M1 and M2 lines. The station is located centrally in the Christianshavn district. It is located in fare zone 1 and opened in 2002. It is notable for having a different layout than other underground stations on...
, where M1 branches south traveling to Vestamager
Vestamager station
Vestamager Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, Denmark. It is the terminus of the M1 line. Opened in 2002, it is located in fare zone 3, in Ørestad Syd, also called the Vestamager District. The station is close to Kalvebod Fælled and next to the metro's Control and...
. M2 heads southeast to Lufthavnen
Lufthavnen Station
Lufthavnen Station is a rapid transit station of the Copenhagen Metro, located at Copenhagen Airport on the island of Amager. The station is the terminus of the M2 line and is located in fare zone 4....
, which serves Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...
. The system was built as a light metro that supplements the city's other rapid transit system, the S-train
S-Train
The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934...
. The metro opened in 2002, with additional stations opened in 2003, and the M2 branch to the airport completed in 2007. The two lines are in total 21 kilometres (13 mi) long, of which 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) is in tunnels and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) is elevated. Each line takes 23 minutes to travel from one end to the other. The City Circle Line is under construction and scheduled to open in 2018. It will form a 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) loop around the city center, with a full circumference taking 25 minutes. Line M3 will operate the full circle, while M4 will only operate the eastern half.
The system has 22 stations, of which 9 are underground and 12 are elevated. Christianshavn offers transfer between the two metro lines; Flintholm
Flintholm station
Flintholm Station is an important S-train and Metro interchange station in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened on 24 January 2004, it is located in the west of Copenhagen where the Frederikssund S-train Line crosses the S-train Ring Line. It is located in fare zone 2....
, Nørreport
Nørreport station
Nørreport Station is a mainline railway, S-train and Copenhagen Metro station located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the busiest train station in the country, serving 300,000 people daily, including passengers not stepping off. There are 165.000 leaving or entering trains including the metro...
and Vanløse offer transfer to the S-train, while transfer to regional trains is possible at Lufthavnen, Nørreport and Ørestad
Ørestad station
Ørestad Station is a railway and Metro station situated in the middle of the new city of Ørestad in Copenhagen, Denmark. The M1 and regional trains to Copenhagen Airport, the city centre, and Malmö are served from the station. It is in fare zone 3....
. The City Circle Line will have 17 stations, with transfer to between the current and new lines at Christianshavn
Christianshavn station
Christianshavn Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, served by the M1 and M2 lines. The station is located centrally in the Christianshavn district. It is located in fare zone 1 and opened in 2002. It is notable for having a different layout than other underground stations on...
and Kongens Nytorv
Kongens Nytorv station
Kongens Nytorv Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located under Kongens Nytorv plaza, in fare zone 1.-Station layout:...
. The new lines will also have a stop at Copenhagen Central Station (København H), the largest train station in Denmark. The system is owned by Metroselskabet, a company owned jointly by the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, and the government of Denmark. The metro and its 34 trains are operated by the private company Metro Service. The system has four zones, and ticket prices vary depending on the number of zones a traveler travels through. The fare
Fare
A fare is the fee paid by a passenger allowing him or her to make use of a public transport system: rail, bus, taxi, etc. In the case of air transport, the term airfare is often used.-Uses:...
system is integrated with the public transport authority Movia
Movia (transit agency)
Trafikselskabet Movia is the public transport agency that is responsible for buses and certain local railways in Copenhagen and the part of Denmark east of the Great Belt, covering the regions Sjælland and Hovedstaden, except for Bornholm. It does not own any buses and trains itself, but pays...
and the national railway company DSB. In 2009, the metro transported 50 million passengers.
Key
Nørreport station
Nørreport Station is a mainline railway, S-train and Copenhagen Metro station located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the busiest train station in the country, serving 300,000 people daily, including passengers not stepping off. There are 165.000 leaving or entering trains including the metro...
, the ticket zone and any transfer possibilities available at the station. The second table lists the stations on the City Circle Line, which lines will serve it and available transfers. All M3 and M4 stations will be underground.
| † | Terminal station |
| # | Transfer station |
Current stations
| Station | Line | Grade | Opened | Time | Zone | Transfer |
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| Amager Strand Amager Strand station Amager Strand Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, located in the Sundbyøster district of Copenhagen. It opened on 28 September 2007.The station services the M2 line. It is located in fare zone 3.-External links:* *... |
Elevated | 2007 | 10 | 3 | — | |
| Amagerbro Amagerbro station Amagerbro Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, located in the Sundbyøster district of Copenhagen. It opened in 2002.The station serves the M2 line and connects with bus services. It is located between the Christianshavn and Lergravsparken stations. It is located in fare zone... |
Underground | 2002 | 5 | 1 | — | |
| Bella Center Bella Center station Bella Center Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro. It is served by the M1 line. The station is elevated from ground level and opened on 19 October 2002. It is located in fare zone 3 and named after the Bella Center, a congress center located to the west of this... |
Elevated | 2002 | 11 | 3 | — | |
| Christianshavn Christianshavn station Christianshavn Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, served by the M1 and M2 lines. The station is located centrally in the Christianshavn district. It is located in fare zone 1 and opened in 2002. It is notable for having a different layout than other underground stations on... # |
Underground | 2003 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| DR Byen | Elevated | 2002 | 7 | 1, 3 | — | |
| Fasanvej Fasanvej station Fasanvej Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It was known as Solbjerg Station until 25 September 2006. The station opened 12 October 2003, and serves the M1 and M2 lines... |
Underground | 2003 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Femøren Femøren station Femøren Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro located in the Sundbyøster district of Copenhagen. It opened on 28 September 2007.The station serves the M2 line. It is located in fare zone 3.-External links:* *... |
Elevated | 2007 | 12 | 3 | — | |
| Flintholm Flintholm station Flintholm Station is an important S-train and Metro interchange station in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened on 24 January 2004, it is located in the west of Copenhagen where the Frederikssund S-train Line crosses the S-train Ring Line. It is located in fare zone 2.... |
Elevated | 2003 | 8 | 2 | S-train S-Train The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934... |
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| Forum Forum station Forum Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro in Frederiksberg, Denmark. The station opened in 2003. It serves the M1 and M2 lines and connects with bus services. The station lies adjacent to Forum Copenhagen, a large special events venue, which has given the station its name... |
Underground | 2003 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Frederiksberg Frederiksberg station Frederiksberg Station is a rapid transit station opened in 2003 on the Copenhagen Metro in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It serves the M1 and M2 lines and connects with bus services. It is located in fare zones 1 and 2... |
Underground | 2003 | 3 | 1, 2 | — | |
| Islands Brygge Islands Brygge station Islands Brygge Station is a rapid transit station opened in 2002 on the Copenhagen Metro. The last underground station on the M1 line, it is built using the cut-and-cover method. Buses also serve the station. It is located in fare zone 1.... |
Underground | 2002 | 5 | 1 | — | |
| Kastrup Kastrup station Kastrup Station is a rapid transit station of the Copenhagen Metro, located in the Kastrup section of Tårnby. It opened on 28 September 2007.... |
Elevated | 2007 | 14 | 4 | — | |
| Kongens Nytorv Kongens Nytorv station Kongens Nytorv Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located under Kongens Nytorv plaza, in fare zone 1.-Station layout:... |
Underground | 2002 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Lergravsparken Lergravsparken station Lergravsparken Station is a deep-level rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, located near the park with the same name. It opened in 2002.... |
Underground | 2002 | 7 | 1 | — | |
| Lindevang Lindevang station Lindevang Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It serves the M1 and M2 lines. It is located where the Metro line crosses Dalgas Boulevard in Frederiksberg. It opened 12 October 2003... |
Elevated | 2003 | 7 | 2 | — | |
| Lufthavnen Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup Station Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup Station is a railway station in Tårnby, Denmark, served by DSB’s regional trains including the Oresundtrain network. The nearby Lufthavnen metro station is served by the Copenhagen Metro’s line M2. The reconstructed railway station opened 2007-09-28, and Metro service... † |
Elevated | 2007 | 15 | 4 | Regional trains, Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality... |
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| Nørreport Nørreport station Nørreport Station is a mainline railway, S-train and Copenhagen Metro station located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the busiest train station in the country, serving 300,000 people daily, including passengers not stepping off. There are 165.000 leaving or entering trains including the metro... |
Underground | 2002 | 0 | 1 | Regional trains, S-train S-Train The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934... |
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| Elevated | 2002 | 12 | 3 | Regional trains | ||
| Elevated | 2007 | 9 | 3 | — | ||
| Sundby Sundby station Sundby Station is an rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro. It is served by the M1 line. The station is elevated from ground level and opened on 19 October 2002. It is located in fare zone 3.-External links:*... |
Elevated | 2002 | 9 | 3 | — | |
| Vanløse Vanløse station Vanløse Station is an S-train and Copenhagen Metro station in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The metro station at street level is the eastern terminus of lines M1 and M2. S-trains on the Frederikssund radial stop at an upper level to the south of the Metro station... † |
Elevated | 2003 | 9 | 2 | S-train S-Train The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934... |
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| Vestamager Vestamager station Vestamager Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, Denmark. It is the terminus of the M1 line. Opened in 2002, it is located in fare zone 3, in Ørestad Syd, also called the Vestamager District. The station is close to Kalvebod Fælled and next to the metro's Control and... † |
Elevated | 2002 | 14 | 3 | — |
Future stations
| Station | Line | Transfer |
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| Aksel Møllers Have | — | |
| Gammel Strand | — | |
| Enghave Plads | — | |
| Marmorkirken | — | |
| Frederiksberg Frederiksberg station Frederiksberg Station is a rapid transit station opened in 2003 on the Copenhagen Metro in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It serves the M1 and M2 lines and connects with bus services. It is located in fare zones 1 and 2... # |
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| Regional trains, S-train S-Train The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934... , Copenhagen Central Station |
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| Kongens Nytorv Kongens Nytorv station Kongens Nytorv Station is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located under Kongens Nytorv plaza, in fare zone 1.-Station layout:... # |
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| Nuuks Plads | — | |
| Nørrebro Nørrebro station Nørrebro station is a station on the S-train’s Ring line in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the outer end of the Nørrebro district. The planned City Circle Line would see underground trains of the Copenhagen Metro begin serving the station as well.... † |
S-train S-Train The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934... |
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| Nørrebro Runddel | — | |
| Regional trains, S-train S-Train The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934... |
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| Frederiksberg Allé | — | |
| Poul Henningsens Plads | — | |
| Rådhuspladsen | — | |
| Skjolds Plads | — | |
| Trianglen | — | |
| Vibenshus Runddel | — |