Køgebugtbanen
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Køgebugtbanen is one of six radial S-Train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center to communities along Køge Bugt (the bay of Køge) and terminates in the city of Køge about 35 km Southwest of central Copenhagen.
[edit] Stations
| Name | Services | Opened | S-trains | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Østerport | A, A+, E, Ex | August 2, 1897 | May 15, 1934 | Also all other radials; named Østerbro until 1934. Ex service terminates |
| Nørreport | A, A+, E, Ex | July 1, 1918 | May 15, 1934 | Also all other radials; transfer to metro |
| Vesterport | A, A+, E, Ex | May 15, 1934 | Also all other radials | |
| København H | A, A+, E, Ex | November 30, 1911 | May 15, 1934 | Central station; also all other radials |
| Dybbølsbro | A, A+ | November 1, 1934 | Also Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials | |
| Sydhavn | A, A+ | October 1, 1972 | ||
| Sjælør | A, A+, E, Ex | October 1, 1972 | ||
| Ny Ellebjerg | A, A+, E, Ex | January 6, 2007 | Transfer to ring line | |
| Ellebjerg | October 1, 1972 | Closed January 6, 2007 | ||
| Åmarken | A | October 1, 1972 | ||
| Friheden | A, A+, E | October 1, 1972 | Cross-link express bus 200S | |
| Avedøre | A, A+ | October 1, 1972 | ||
| Brøndby Strand | A, A+ | October 1, 1972 | Cross-link express bus 500S | |
| Vallensbæk | A, A+ | October 1, 1972 | ||
| Ishøj | A, A+, E, Ex | September 26, 1976 | Cross-link express buses 300S, 400S | |
| Hundige | A, A+, E, Ex | September 26, 1976 | A service terminates; bus terminal; cross-link express buses 400S, 600S | |
| Greve | A+, E, Ex | September 30, 1979 | Cross-link express bus 600S | |
| Karlslunde | A+, E, Ex | September 30, 1979 | ||
| Solrød Strand | A+, E, Ex | September 30, 1979 | ||
| Jersie | A+, E, Ex | September 25, 1983 | ||
| Ølby | A+, E, Ex | September 25, 1983 | Transfer to regional train (Lille Syd) | |
| Køge | A+, E, Ex | October 4, 1870 | September 25, 1983 | Transfer to regional train (Lille Syd), Østbanen, many buses |
[edit] Service patterns
The basic service pattern consists of the A service which runs until Hundige and stops at all stations, and E, which runs partially non-stop until Ishøj and then stops at all stations until Køge. On weekdays until around 19:00 these are supplemented by the A+ service which stops at all stations by Ellebjerg and Åmarken from København H to Køge.
During the morning rush, 4 trains on service Ex run from Køge to Østerport. No Ex trains go in the other direction, except that the four morning Ex trains carry passengers on the short run from Østerport to the stabling tracks at København H.
[edit] History
Køgebugtbanen is the only one of the six S-train radials that was originally built as an S-train line. It opened in four phases between 1972 and 1983. It was originally envisaged that its main role would be as a "picnic railway" providing access for city-dwellers to the beaches between Brøndby Strand and Hundige, but after the first phase was completed it became evident that transporting commuters were more important. Therefore the station at Hundige were placed about 500 m farther inland than planned at first. The abandoned area reservations from Ishøj until Olsbækken in Greve can still be followed on a modern map.
The railway was completed when it reached Køge in 1983. Until then the only rail connection between Copenhagen and Køge was a long detour via Roskilde.
