M1 (Copenhagen)
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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. From Christianshavn
to Vanløse, the line is shared with M2
.
area of Copenhagen. The principal of building a rail transit was passed by the Parliament of Denmark on 24 June 1992, with the Ørestad Act. The responsibility for developing the area, as well as building and operating the metro, was given to the Ørestad Development Corporation
, a joint venture between Copenhagen Municipality (45%) and the Ministry of Finance
(55%). Initially, three modes of transport were considered: a tram
way, a light rail
and a rapid transit. In October 1994, the Development Corporation chose a light rapid transit system.
The decision to build stage 2, from Nørreport to Vanløse was made by parliament on 21 December 1994. Stage 2 involved the establishment of the company Fredriksbergbaneselskapet I/S in February 1995, owned 70% by the Ørestad Development Corporation and 30% by Fredriksberg Municipality. In October 1996, a contract was signed with the Copenhagen Metro Construction Group (COMET) for building the lines, and with Ansaldo
for delivery of the trains and operate the system the first five years. COMET is a consortium comprised Astaldi
, Bachy
, SAE
, Ilbau
, NCC Rasmussen & Schiøtz Anlæg and Tarmac Construction.
Construction started in November 1996, with the moving of underground pipes and wires around the station areas. In August 1997, construction started at the depot, and in September, COMET started the first mainline construction work. In October and November, the two tunnel boring machine
s (TMB), christened Liva and Bette, were delivered. They started digging each barrel of the tunnel from Islands Brygge
in February 1998. The same month, the Public Transport Authority
gave the necessary permits to operate a driverless metro. The section between Fasanvej
and Frederiksberg
is a former S-train line, and was last operated as such on 20 June 1998.
The first section of tunnel was completed by September 1998, and the TMBs moved to Havnegade. By December 1998, work had started on all the initial nine stations. Plans for M2 were presented to the public in April 1999, with a debate emerging if the proposed elevated solution is the best. In May, the first trains were delivered, and trial runs began at the depot. In December, the tunnels were completed to Strandlodsvej, and the TMBs were moved to Havnegade, where they started to grind towards Frederiksberg. From 1 January 2000, the S-train service from Solbjerg
to Vanløse was terminated, and work to rebuilt to metro started. By February 2001, all tunnels were finished.
On 6 November 2001, the first train operates through a tunnel section. On 28 November, laying of tracks along stage 1 and stage 2A completed. An agreement about financing stage 3 was reached on 12 April. By 22 May, the 18 delivered trains had test-run 100000 kilometres (62,137.3 mi). The section from Nørreport to Lergravsparken and Vesterport was opened on 19 October 2002. Initially, the system had a 12-minute headway
on each of the two services. From 3 December this was reduced to 9 minutes, and from 19 December to 6 minutes. Operation of the system was subcontracted to Ansaldo, who again subcontracted it to Metro Service, a subsidiary of Serco Group
. The contract had a duration of five years, with an option for extension for another three.
Trial runs on the next section of metro, stage 2A from Nørreport to Frederiksberg, began on 24 February. It opened on 29 May 2003. All changes to bus and tin schedules in Copenhagen took place on 25 May, but to allow Queen Margrethe II
to open the line, the opening needed to be adapted to her calendar. This caused four days without a bus service along the line. Stage 2B, from Frederiksberg to Vanløse, opened on 12 October. Forum Station
was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
in 2005. In 2007, the Ørestad Development Corporation was discontinued, and the ownership of the metro was transferred to Metroselskabet I/S.
and H
. The line starts elevated and is located in fare zone 2. The borough of Vanløse
is mostly a residential area. The line then runs into the enclave municipality of Frederiksberg, running parallel to the Frederikssund Line
of the S-train. At Flintholm
, there is transfer to the C, F
and H-lines of the S-train. Flintholm is the country's third-largest public transport hub. The station is located at the Grøndal Park, and is the borderline between the urban and suburban Copenhagen. The area around Lindevang
is a redeveloped industrial area, that now is mostly residential, in addition to hosting the Copenhagen Business School
.
After Lindevang, the line dives into the tunnel that it will follow through the city center. At Fasanvej
is another campus of the Copenhagen Business School. Frederiksberg
serves the center of the municipality, that in addition to many public offices and cultural facilities, serves the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences
and another campus of the Copenhagen Business School. The station is located in both fare zone 1 and 2. Frederiksberg will become a transfer station to M3 when the City Circle Line presumably opens in 2018. Forum is the last station in Frederiksberg Municipality, but located only a few blocks from the Copenhagen borough of Nørrebro
. The Forum area is a residential area from the 1930s and 1940, built in functionalism
, and hosts the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Nørreport
lays within Indre By
—the city center of Copenhagen. It is the main intersection with DSB's intercity and regional trains, as well as the S-train, serving lines A
, B
, C, E
and H. Kongens Nytorv
lays at the heart of the commercial and cultural center of Copenhagen. When the City Circle Line opens, the station will serve as the transfer to lines M3 and M4. Christianshavn
is located on an island, a former navy base that has been redeveloped into residential and commercial mix. It is the last station served by both lines, with M1 branching off towards Islands Brygge
.
Islands Brygge
is the first station to lay within the redeveloped area of Ørestad. Located in the borough of Amager Vest
, it is located adjacent to the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Copenhagen and the IT University of Copenhagen
. The station is the last located underground. DR Byen is located at the southern end of the campus. It is named for DR Byen
, the headquarters of the national broadcaster DR. Copenhagen Concert Hall is located adjacent to the station. Sundby
is located close to a large recreational area to the west, a residential to the east and the psychiatric division of Amager Hospital
.
Bella Center
is located in a traditional housing area, but is also adjacent to Scandinavia's largest convention center, Bella Center
. Ørestad
is located in the heart of the new urban development area. In addition to numerous corporate offices and educational institutions, the area hosts Field's
, the Nordic Countries' largest shopping center. The metro station is located above the DSB regional Oresundtrain
station, that has international services to Sweden. Vestamager
is the terminus
of M1. It is located close to the Kalvebod Commons
.
throughout the day. During rush hour (07–10 and 15–18), there is a four-minute headway. During Thursday through Saturday night (24–05), the headway is fifteen minutes, and other night it is twenty minutes on all sections of the metro. At all other times, there is a six-minute headway. On the section shared with M2, there is half the headway except during night. Travel time along the whole line is 22 minutes, with the section from Vestamager to Nørreport taking 13 minutes and from Nørreport to Vanløse taking 9 minutes.
Two stations, one north and one south of Ørestad, are planned and will be opened when Ørestad
is fully developed. They will be located approximately half-way between Bella Center and Ørestad, and Ørestad and Vestamager. Possible names are Ørestad Nord and Ørestad Syd.
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...
, colored green on the map, runs from 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...
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...
. It connects the Ørestad
Ørestad
Ørestad is a developing city area in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the island of Amager. It is expected that 20,000 people will live in Ørestad, 20,000 will study, and 80,000 people will be employed in the area...
neighborhood of 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...
, Denmark, to the city center. The line is elevated while traveling through Øresund, while it runs in a tunnel below the city center. From 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...
to Vanløse, the line is shared with 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...
.
History
The background for the metro was the urban development of the ØrestadØrestad
Ørestad is a developing city area in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the island of Amager. It is expected that 20,000 people will live in Ørestad, 20,000 will study, and 80,000 people will be employed in the area...
area of Copenhagen. The principal of building a rail transit was passed by the Parliament of Denmark on 24 June 1992, with the Ørestad Act. The responsibility for developing the area, as well as building and operating the metro, was given to the Ørestad Development Corporation
Ørestad Development Corporation
The Ørestad Development Corporation was a company responsible for urban redevelopment of Ørestad south of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was owned by the Copenhagen Municipality and the Ministry of Finance . It was also responsible for building parts of the Copenhagen Metro. The company was...
, a joint venture between Copenhagen Municipality (45%) and the Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance of Denmark
The Ministry of Finance of Denmark is a ministry in the Government of Denmark. Among other things, it is in charge of the government budget , paying government employees and improving efficiency in government administration...
(55%). Initially, three modes of transport were considered: a tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
way, a light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
and a rapid transit. In October 1994, the Development Corporation chose a light rapid transit system.
The decision to build stage 2, from Nørreport to Vanløse was made by parliament on 21 December 1994. Stage 2 involved the establishment of the company Fredriksbergbaneselskapet I/S in February 1995, owned 70% by the Ørestad Development Corporation and 30% by Fredriksberg Municipality. In October 1996, a contract was signed with the Copenhagen Metro Construction Group (COMET) for building the lines, and with Ansaldo
Gio. Ansaldo & C.
Ansaldo was one of Italy's oldest and most important engineering companies, existing for 140 years from 1853 to 1993.-From foundation to World War I:...
for delivery of the trains and operate the system the first five years. COMET is a consortium comprised Astaldi
Astaldi
Astaldi SpA is a major construction company based in Rome, Italy. The group is active in the fields of civil, hydraulic, electromechanical and environmental engineering, and transportation and infrastructure.-History:...
, Bachy
VINCI
Vinci is a French concessions and construction company, formerly called Société Générale d'Enterprises. It employs over 179,000 people and is the largest construction company in the world by revenue. Vinci is listed at Euronext's Paris stock exchange and is a member of the CAC 40 index...
, SAE
Eiffage
-History:The company was formed in 1992 through the merger of several companies: Fougerolle , Quillery , Beugnet , and La Societe Auxiliaire d' Enterprises Electriques et de Travaux Public, better known as SAE .-Major projects:Recent projects have included the Channel Tunnel completed in 1994, the...
, Ilbau
Strabag
Strabag is a European construction company based in Villach, with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria). It is the largest construction company in Austria and one of the largest construction companies in Europe...
, NCC Rasmussen & Schiøtz Anlæg and Tarmac Construction.
Construction started in November 1996, with the moving of underground pipes and wires around the station areas. In August 1997, construction started at the depot, and in September, COMET started the first mainline construction work. In October and November, the two tunnel boring machine
Tunnel boring machine
A tunnel boring machine also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They can bore through anything from hard rock to sand. Tunnel diameters can range from a metre to almost 16 metres to date...
s (TMB), christened Liva and Bette, were delivered. They started digging each barrel of the tunnel from 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....
in February 1998. The same month, the Public Transport Authority
Public Transport Authority (Denmark)
The Public Transport Authority is a Danish government agency responsible for regulating, planning and safety relating to rail and public transport in Denmark. A subsidiary of the Ministry of Transport, the agency acts as the Danish railway authority, responsible for regulation, planning, safety,...
gave the necessary permits to operate a driverless metro. The section between 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...
and 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...
is a former S-train line, and was last operated as such on 20 June 1998.
The first section of tunnel was completed by September 1998, and the TMBs moved to Havnegade. By December 1998, work had started on all the initial nine stations. Plans for M2 were presented to the public in April 1999, with a debate emerging if the proposed elevated solution is the best. In May, the first trains were delivered, and trial runs began at the depot. In December, the tunnels were completed to Strandlodsvej, and the TMBs were moved to Havnegade, where they started to grind towards Frederiksberg. From 1 January 2000, the S-train service from Solbjerg
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...
to Vanløse was terminated, and work to rebuilt to metro started. By February 2001, all tunnels were finished.
On 6 November 2001, the first train operates through a tunnel section. On 28 November, laying of tracks along stage 1 and stage 2A completed. An agreement about financing stage 3 was reached on 12 April. By 22 May, the 18 delivered trains had test-run 100000 kilometres (62,137.3 mi). The section from Nørreport to Lergravsparken and Vesterport was opened on 19 October 2002. Initially, the system had a 12-minute headway
Headway
Headway is a measurement of the distance/time between vehicles in a transit system. The precise definition varies depending on the application, but it is most commonly measured as the distance from the tip of one vehicle to the tip of the next one behind it, expressed as the time it will take for...
on each of the two services. From 3 December this was reduced to 9 minutes, and from 19 December to 6 minutes. Operation of the system was subcontracted to Ansaldo, who again subcontracted it to Metro Service, a subsidiary of Serco Group
Serco Group
Serco Group plc is a government services company based in Hook, North Hampshire in the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
. The contract had a duration of five years, with an option for extension for another three.
Trial runs on the next section of metro, stage 2A from Nørreport to Frederiksberg, began on 24 February. It opened on 29 May 2003. All changes to bus and tin schedules in Copenhagen took place on 25 May, but to allow Queen Margrethe II
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
to open the line, the opening needed to be adapted to her calendar. This caused four days without a bus service along the line. Stage 2B, from Frederiksberg to Vanløse, opened on 12 October. Forum Station
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...
was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture or Mies van der Rohe award is a prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe'...
in 2005. In 2007, the Ørestad Development Corporation was discontinued, and the ownership of the metro was transferred to Metroselskabet I/S.
Route
M1 starts at Vanløse, where there is transfer to the S-train's lines CC (S-train)
C is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It serves the Klampenborg radial and the inner part of the Frederikssund radial, and also reinforces service on the outer part of the Frederikssund radial in high-traffic period....
and H
H (S-train)
H is an S-train service in Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark that serves mainly the outer part of Frederikssundbanen, running partially non-stop between Ballerup and Flintholm. It is one of the six base lines of the S-train network, running every 20 minutes all days from about 5:00 until 1:00...
. The line starts elevated and is located in fare zone 2. The borough of Vanløse
Vanløse
Vanløse is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the western border of the municipality. Vanløse covers an area of 6.69 km², and has a population of 36,115, making Vanløse the smallest district of Copenhagen, by population....
is mostly a residential area. The line then runs into the enclave municipality of Frederiksberg, running parallel to the Frederikssund Line
Frederikssundbanen
Frederikssundbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center with a number of Northwestern suburbs and other townships until Frederikssund on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula....
of the S-train. At 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....
, there is transfer to the C, F
F (S-train)
F is the service designation for trains on the ring line of Copenhagen's S-train network. It runs from about 05:00 to 01:00 from Ny Ellebjerg to Hellerup...
and H-lines of the S-train. Flintholm is the country's third-largest public transport hub. The station is located at the Grøndal Park, and is the borderline between the urban and suburban Copenhagen. The area around 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...
is a redeveloped industrial area, that now is mostly residential, in addition to hosting the Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School, also known as CBS, is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 17,000 students and 1,300 staff members, CBS is also one of the largest business schools in Europe. CBS offers a wide range of business-oriented university programmes and a research environment...
.
After Lindevang, the line dives into the tunnel that it will follow through the city center. At 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...
is another campus of the Copenhagen Business School. 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...
serves the center of the municipality, that in addition to many public offices and cultural facilities, serves the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences
University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences
The faculty previously known as the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University is located in Frederiksberg, Denmark and was established in 1856. As of 1 January 2007, the University merged with the University of Copenhagen...
and another campus of the Copenhagen Business School. The station is located in both fare zone 1 and 2. Frederiksberg will become a transfer station to M3 when the City Circle Line presumably opens in 2018. Forum is the last station in Frederiksberg Municipality, but located only a few blocks from the Copenhagen borough of Nørrebro
Nørrebro
Nørrebro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate , which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station.-Geography:...
. The Forum area is a residential area from the 1930s and 1940, built in functionalism
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...
, and hosts the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
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...
lays within Indre By
Indre By
Indre By , also known as Copenhagen Center or K or Downtown Copenhagen or City, is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark...
—the city center of Copenhagen. It is the main intersection with DSB's intercity and regional trains, as well as the S-train, serving lines A
A (S-train)
A is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It is one of the base services on the network, running every 20 minutes from about 5:00 to 0:30 every day, and every 10 minutes from about 6:15 to 19:00. It runs between Hundige and Farum, serving all stations on the inner part of the Køge radial...
, B
B (S-train)
B is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It runs between Høje Taastrup and Holte and provides stopping services on the S-train system's Tåstrup radial and the inner part of the Hillerød radial....
, C, E
E (S-train)
E is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It runs between Køge and Hillerød, serving the outer ends of the Køge radial and the Hillerød radial...
and H. Kongens Nytorv
Kongens Nytorv
Kongens Nytorv is a public square in Copenhagen, Denmark, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. The finest and largest square of the city, it was laid out by Christian V in 1670 in connection with a major extension of the fortified city, and has an equestrian statue of...
lays at the heart of the commercial and cultural center of Copenhagen. When the City Circle Line opens, the station will serve as the transfer to lines M3 and M4. 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...
is located on an island, a former navy base that has been redeveloped into residential and commercial mix. It is the last station served by both lines, with M1 branching off towards 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....
.
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....
is the first station to lay within the redeveloped area of Ørestad. Located in the borough of Amager Vest
Amager Vest
Amager Vest is a district of Copenhagen, Denmark, located on the western part of the island of Amager....
, it is located adjacent to the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Copenhagen and the IT University of Copenhagen
IT University of Copenhagen
The IT University of Copenhagen is a Danish globally oriented, independent university.The IT University of Copenhagen was established in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1999. At that time, it was - in Danish - called "IT-højskolen"...
. The station is the last located underground. DR Byen is located at the southern end of the campus. It is named for DR Byen
DR Byen
DR Byen is the headquarter of the Danish national broadcasting corporation , located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The buildings include the Copenhagen Concert Hall by architect Jean Nouvel....
, the headquarters of the national broadcaster DR. Copenhagen Concert Hall is located adjacent to the station. Sundby
Sundby
Sundby is a locality in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden it had 271 inhabitants in 2005....
is located close to a large recreational area to the west, a residential to the east and the psychiatric division of Amager Hospital
Amager Hospital
Amager Hospital is located in Denmark on the island of Amager in Copenhagen. It was founded on April 1, 1997 with the merger of Skt. Elisabeth Hospital and Sundby Hospital...
.
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...
is located in a traditional housing area, but is also adjacent to Scandinavia's largest convention center, Bella Center
Bella Center
Bella Center is Scandinavia's largest exhibition and conference center, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in Ørestad between the city centre and Copenhagen Airport, it offers an indoor area of 121.800 m² and has a capacity of 20,000 peopleAmong the larger annual events are the Copenhagen...
. 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....
is located in the heart of the new urban development area. In addition to numerous corporate offices and educational institutions, the area hosts Field's
Field's
Field's is the biggest shopping centre in Denmark and one of the largest in Scandinavia.It is located in Ørestad, Copenhagen, close to the E20 motorway and Ørestad station on the Copenhagen Metro. It takes 10 minutes from Ørestad station to the city centre...
, the Nordic Countries' largest shopping center. The metro station is located above the DSB regional Oresundtrain
Oresundtrain
Oresundtrain or Øresundståg is a regional rail network serving the Oresund Region. The train consists of multiple units manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Kalmar, previously known as Kalmar Verkstad and lately in Hennigsdorf by LEW Hennigsdorf...
station, that has international services to Sweden. Vestamager
Vestamager
Vestamager most often refers to Kalvebod Fælled, but is also the name of one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager...
is the terminus
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
of M1. It is located close to the Kalvebod Commons
Kalvebod Fælled
Kalvebod Fælled , also known as Vestamager , takes up roughly one fourth of the island of Amager near Copenhagen, Denmark....
.
Service
The system operates continually with a varying headwayHeadway
Headway is a measurement of the distance/time between vehicles in a transit system. The precise definition varies depending on the application, but it is most commonly measured as the distance from the tip of one vehicle to the tip of the next one behind it, expressed as the time it will take for...
throughout the day. During rush hour (07–10 and 15–18), there is a four-minute headway. During Thursday through Saturday night (24–05), the headway is fifteen minutes, and other night it is twenty minutes on all sections of the metro. At all other times, there is a six-minute headway. On the section shared with M2, there is half the headway except during night. Travel time along the whole line is 22 minutes, with the section from Vestamager to Nørreport taking 13 minutes and from Nørreport to Vanløse taking 9 minutes.
Two stations, one north and one south of Ørestad, are planned and will be opened when Ørestad
Ørestad
Ørestad is a developing city area in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the island of Amager. It is expected that 20,000 people will live in Ørestad, 20,000 will study, and 80,000 people will be employed in the area...
is fully developed. They will be located approximately half-way between Bella Center and Ørestad, and Ørestad and Vestamager. Possible names are Ørestad Nord and Ørestad Syd.