A+ (S-train)

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A+ is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It runs from Køge to Buddinge on Mondays to Fridays until about 19:00, serving almost all stations on the Køge radial and the inner half of Hareskovbanen. On Saturdays it runs from Køge to Østerport only.

[edit] Stations

• Køge
• Ølby
• Jersie
• Solrød
• Karlslunde
• Greve
• Hundige
• Ishøj
• Vallensbæk
• Brøndby Strand
• Avedøre
• Friheden
  • (skipping Åmarken and Ellebjerg)
• Sjælør
• Sydhavn
• Dybbølsbro
• København H
• Vesterport
• Nørreport
• Østerport
• Nordhavn
• Svanemøllen
• Ryparken
• Emdrup
• Dyssegård
• Vangede
• Kildebakke
• Buddinge

[edit] History

The A+ service can be traced back to the rush-hour Ax extras that began running when the first part of the Køge radial opened in 1972. It was upgraded to the daytime supplement K in 1992 and quickly renamed to A+ in 1993:

Name	Southern end	Years	Northern end
Ax	Køgebugtbanen: all stops to Vallensbæk	1972–1976	terminated at Hellerup
	all stops to Hundige	1976–1979
	to Hundige but stopping where?	1979–1983	terminated at Hellerup or Østerport?
	to Hundige, non-stop København H - Friheden	1983–1992	terminated at Østerport
K		1992–1993
A+		1993–1995
	to Køge, non-stop København H - Sjælør - Friheden	1995–1998
	as above, plus stop at Sydhavn	1998–2002
	as above, plus stop at Dybbølsbro	2002–2005
		2006–2007	Hareskovbanen: to Buddinge Mon-Fri