Royal Danish Navy
Danish
Royal Yacht, Copenhagen, 16th August 2007
Photo:
© Ian Boyle
Danish
Royal Yacht, Copenhagen, 16th August 2007
Photo:
© Ian Boyle
Danish
Royal Yacht, Copenhagen, 16th August 2007
Photo:
© Ian Boyle
Danish
frigate F352, Copenhagen, 16th August 2007
Photo:
© Ian Boyle
Danish
frigate F357, Copenhagen, 16th August 2007
Photo:
© Ian Boyle
Danish
frigate F357, Copenhagen, 16th August 2007
Photo:
© Ian Boyle
Copenhagen Metro
Copenhagen Metro
(Københavns Metro) is a rapid transit system serving Copenhagen,
Frederiksberg and Tårnby in Denmark. The 20.5 km (12.7-mile) 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 Movia buses. Through
the city centre and west to Frederiksberg, M1 and M2 share a common
line. To the south-east, the system serves Amager, with the 13.7 km
(8.5-mile) M1 running though the new neighbourhood of Ørestad, and the
14.2 km (8.8-mile) M2 serving the eastern neighborhoods and Copenhagen
Airport. The metro has 22 stations, of which 9 are underground. Current
lines M1 & M2 were completed in September 2007, the final section to the
airport opening after my visit. In 2010, the metro carried 52 million
passengers.
The system is owned by Metroselskabet, which is again
owned by the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, and the
Ministry of Transport. The 34 trains are of the class AnsaldoBreda
Driverless Metro, and are based at the Control and Maintenance Center at
Vestamager. The trains are 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) wide and three cars long;
their 630-kilowatt (840 hp) power output is supplied by a 750-volt third
rail. Operation of the system is subcontracted to Metro Service. Trains
run continually, twenty-four hours a day, with the headway varying from
two to twenty minutes. (ref: Wikipedia)
I travelled on line M1
eastwards from the city centre because this had the longest surface
section. With no drivers, an excellent view forwards is possible and
most images were taken from the train, in rapidly deteriorating weather.
Map of Copenhagen Metro (links to
larger copy)
Copenhagen Metro Set 02
Photo:
© Ian Boyle - 16th August 2007
Copenhagen Metro Set 30
Photo:
© Ian Boyle - 16th August 2007
Other Copenhagen Metro Sets
Photo:
© Ian Boyle - 16th August 2007
Copenhagen Metro - View from the train on Line M1
from the end of tunnel section at Islands Brygge to the eastern terminus
Vestamager
Photo:
© Ian Boyle - 16th August 2007
Copenhagen Metro - View from the train on Line M1
from the temporary eastern terminus Vestamager back to the start of
tunnel section at Islands Brygge
Photo:
© Ian Boyle - 16th August 2007
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