Metro
Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN METROEfficient, dependable transport fused with Scandinavian design
COPENHAGEN METROEfficient, dependable transport fused with Scandinavian design
Copenhagen is one of the most cosmopolitan cities
in Scandinavia. The Danish capital is now bursting
with more restaurants and cafes than ever. As
Denmark’s most popular tourist destination, it’s enjoyed a
growing number of visitors sampling stunning beauty with
its cobbled squares, canals and copper spires defining the cityscape.
Copenhagen is proud of its status as one of the world’s
most liveable cities, thanks in part to its excellent public
transport, aided by the latest introduction to trains and buses,
the Metro, in 2002.
The Copenhagen Metro has two lines which run from
Copenhagen Airport and Vestamager to the centre of the
City and which continue to suburban Vanløse.
In total the Metro network now runs through 21 kilometres
of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, calling at 22 stations en
route. At five stations (Vanløse, Flintholm, Nørreport, Ørestad and Lufthavnen) there are connections to the S-Train and
regional rail networks.
The driverless trains run frequently throughout the day,
sometimes as often as every three minutes. Sundays to
Thursdays between midnight and 5am the metro operate a
less frequent service with trains running every 20 minutes or
so.
With tourism a huge source of income for the city, the Metro
is perfect for visitors landing at Copenhagen Airport, with
a journey time from there to the centrally located Nørreport Station of about 15 minutes.
The operation and maintenance of the Metro is handled
by Metro Service A/S.
ALL IN THE DESIGN The Copenhagen metro benefit from trains designed for practicality, safety and also comfort. The metro are served by
34 trains, each with three fully accessible cars. The seats face
each other except at the ends of the train where they are in
rows so passengers can look out of the large front windows in
roughly a third of the available capacity. There are four large
‘flex zones’ with folding seats along the sides, providing space for wheelchairs, prams and bicycles.
“In designing the train, the intention was to make the trains
pleasant to look at, as well as easy to clean and maintain,”
says the Metro’s website.
“None of the panels have sharp corners or dirt-collecting gaps, and since all the seats are wall-mounted, the floor is free of support legs. This makes it easier to clean. All interior
A considerable number of Renesco*s specialists are at work on building the waterproofing of the new City Ring for Metro Copenhagen since 2013 until 2016. Renesco has to seal 21 metro stations, which on an average extend down vertically 30 metres, against water pres-sure up to 3 bar. It will take years to line - watertight - a total surface of 150‘000 m² with 600‘000 kg of material.
Renesco is supplying a waterproofing system based on FPO-geomembrane as well as with HDPE-Material including pump wells, flower-boxes, piles etc. and provided also the compartment and injection system.
Installing the sealing in Copenhagen Metro presented some exceptional challenges above ground as well as below. Renesco‘s CEO Per König: „Sometimes we have to work at six installation sites at once. This is logistically not easy as for traffic reasons the city hardly permits any construction areas—not even for its own subway.“ Nevertheless the waterproofing works are progressing smoothly.
Demanding construction sites like Metro Copenhagen made Renesco one of the leading companies for waterproo-fing and injection.
www.renesco.com
Renesco‘ specialists can be found today providing expert services for all kind of waterproofing, grou-ting and injection for the new Metro Copenhagen.
www.renesco.com
furnishings and technical equipment are easy to access
enabling quick replacement at the workshop.”
For safety, cameras are mounted in all cars and connected
to the control room where staff can see selected areas of the
train. If a call is made from a call point, the system switches to
a camera that shows who is pressing the call button to provide
extra security to the user and reduce misuse.
The design of the stations has also been carefully considered
to reflect the fact that the Metro will have a long service life. With this in mind, the buildings have been designed to blend in
with and enhance its urban surroundings – both in the existing
city and the new Ørestad. The classic, fundamental design has been combined with functionality to provide smoothly
operating Metro stations that give passengers ideal access
conditions from street level to platforms.
The nine underground stations are visible at ground level via
elevator towers and glass pyramids. This is to allow daylight
to flow all the way down to the platform below, creating a pleasant natural light that also saves energy.
Eleven kilometres of the line are on embankments or elevated
sections and the 13 over ground stations are structures using
a mix of glass and steel, resembling the tunnel stations in
functionality and design.
CITYRINGENThroughout the last 13 years, the Metro has developed and
been extended to include more routes as new stations have
been built. Since 2008, the next phase of the Metro has been
taking shape.
This new underground Metro extension (called Cityringen in Danish) will encompass 17 new stations to
cover areas in the north and south of the city, a 15 km
underground railway under downtown Copenhagen, the
“bridge quarters” and Frederiksberg.
www.bombardier.com
BUILDING THE PLATFORM OF CUTTING
EDGE MOBILITY
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www.bombardier.com
BUILDING THE PLATFORM OF CUTTING
EDGE MOBILITY
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, off ers the broadest portfolio in the rail industry that covers the full spectrum of rail solutions from the manufacture of passenger rail vehicles, to the provision of complete rail transportation systems & system integration, signalling, propulsion & control technology, asset management and through life support with local engineering and manufacturing.
Bombardier Transportation, a division of Bombardier Inc, has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide and with over 60 systems in operation around the globe; Bombardier is highly proven to deliver turnkey transportation systems.
Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more effi cient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier Transportation is highly active & thrives in the areas of:
Passenger Rolling StockRailway Signalling Equipment & InstallationTurnkey Transportation SystemsPropulsion & Train Control BogiesAsset Management
Some of our current high profi le projects in Australia include but are not limited to:
Melbourne E Class TramsAdelaide A-City EMU TrainsAdelaide DMU & EMU Fleet Maintenance Adelaide Light Rail Vehicle (Trams)VLocity DMU Trains V/Line Fleet Maintenance Queensland Next Generation Rollingstock (QNGR) Gold Coast Rapid Transit SystemPerth “B” Series TrainsPerth A & B Series Fleet Maintenance
The circle line is due for completion in 2019. By then it is
estimated that a round trip is expected to take approximately
23 minutes. The new stations will be designed using the same
principles as the existing ones, fitting in with Copenhagen’s architecture. As the website explains: “It is imperative that the
diversity of the urban spaces into which Cityringen’s stations
will be integrated is respected and taken into account.
“Local variations will affect the design of elements,
such as stairways and skylights. In addition to providing the
subterranean cityscape of the Metro with daylight, at some
locations, skylights will be designed to function as integrated
and attractive features of the cityscape above ground.”
Copenhagen is a city that delicately balances preserving the
beauty and tradition of older buildings and architecture while
introducing modern additions that inevitably mean construction
works have to take place. The Cityringen expansion means
construction sites have had to be erected, but instead of it
looking unsightly, the Metro uses Cool Construction.
Cool Construction turns construction site hoardings into
temporary urban labs for the benefit of neighbours and passers-by. It’s financed by the sale of advertising space on dedicated parts of the hoarding and was launched in 2011.
Now, more than 100 projects are completed each year all around inner Copenhagen.
METRO SERVICEThe Metro is maintained by Metro Service
A/S, a privately owned company run by
a senior management team led by CEO
Claudio Cassarino.
Metro Service has 285 employees
working for the same purpose; ensuring
that the Copenhagen Metro provides the
best possible service for over 170,000
daily passengers.
The team includes everyone from
Stewards to assist customers in stations
and on trains, Train Dispatchers keeping
the trains and stations under surveillance
while the Passenger Information Officers answering passengers’ calls from the call
points and in Customer Service.
To ensure efficient running of the service, a range of different technicians
are making sure that the tracks and
trains are always up to speed, damages
fixed and parts changed. The tracks are inspected frequently, and once a year they
are polished to make the journey smoother
and to minimise noise from the trains.
With the Cityringen well into construction,
Copenhagen’s Metro looks set to power
into the next phase of transporting more
passengers around Denmark’s most
popular city.
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