City Circle Line
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The City Circle Line (Danish: Cityringen) is a planned future expansion of the Copenhagen Metro. Plans for its construction were approved by the Danish Parliament on 1 June 2007.[1] Construction is intended to begin in 2009 and end in 2018. The total cost is estimated at 15 billion kroner.[2]
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[edit] Stations and route
The City Circle Line will serve 17 stations. The line will intersect the M1 and M2 lines at Kongens Nytorv and Frederiksberg stations. The Metro will also reach the Nørrebro area 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.
[edit] Planned routes
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.[3] If these lines become approved, two of them will be extensions of the M4.
[edit] Planned stations
The official plans name the following locations as future stations, but none of them have been officially named. Stations are listed counterclockwise, beginning in the south east.[4]
- København H (interchange with S-train and DSB. Terminus of the M4.)
- near Rådhuspladsen
- near Christiansborg Palace
- Kongens Nytorv (interchange with M1 and M2)
- near Frederik's Church
- Østerport (interchange with S-train and DSB)
- near Trianglen
- near Poul Henningsens Plads
- near Vibenshus Runddel
- near Rådmandsmarken
- Nørrebro (interchange with S-train. Terminus of the M4.)
- near Nørrebros Runddel
- near Landsarkivet
- near Aksel Møllers Have
- Frederiksberg (interchange with M1 and M2)
- near Platanvej
- near Enghave Plads
Most likely, the upcoming line will have the same design and structure as the current metro. The trains are also likely to be the same type as the current trains.
[edit] References
- ^ Metro-Cityringen vedtaget: Markant løft af den kollektive trafik i hovedstadsområdet (Danish)). Transportministeriet (Danish Transport Ministry) (2007-06-01).
- ^ Enighed om Metro-ring til 15 milliarder kroner. DR Nyheder (2005-12-02).
- ^ Cityring — Linjeføringen. Metro. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
- ^ Metro Cityring. Metro. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
