Back Cityringen Danish Cityringen German Cityringen Finnish Ligne 3 du métro de Copenhague French Linea M3 (metropolitana di Copenaghen) Italian 시티링엔 Korean Linia M3 (metropolitana de Copenhagen) LMO M3 (metro van Kopenhagen) Dutch Cityringen NB Linia M3 metra w Kopenhadze Polish
| City Circle Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Metroselskabet | ||
| Locale | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Stations | 17 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Copenhagen Metro | ||
| Operator(s) | Metro Service | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 29 September 2019 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 15.5 km (9.6 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double | ||
| Character | Underground | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph)[1] | ||
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The City Circle Line (Danish: Cityringen) or M3 is a loop line of the Copenhagen Metro. It has been claimed by COWI A/S that the City Circle Line is the largest construction project to have taken place in Copenhagen during the last 400 years.[2] The network's total length is 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) and has 17 stations. The line opened on 29 September 2019.
Plans for its construction were approved by the Danish Parliament on 1 June 2007.[3] Preferred bidders were announced during November 2010.[4] The total cost was estimated at 15 billion kroner[5] but had risen to 21.3 billion kroner ($3.39 billion) when the contractors were announced in late 2010.[4] It is a fully automated line, using driverless trains and capable of routine 24/7 operations. Italian rolling stock manufacturer AnsaldoBreda provides the trains for the new line, and the stations are intentionally similar to the Copenhagen Metro's existing stations. The transit agency Movia has projected that up to 34 million passengers eventually switch from buses to using the Metro during each year.
- ^ "13 ting du måske ikke vidste om den nye metrolinje - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "The Copenhagen Metro, Denmark." cowi.com, Retrieved: 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Metro-Cityringen vedtaget: Markant løft af den kollektive trafik i hovedstadsområdet" (in Danish). Transportministeriet (Danish Transport Ministry). 1 June 2007.
- ^ a b "København Cityringen contractors selected". Railway Gazette International. 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Enighed om Metro-ring til 15 milliarder kroner". DR Nyheder. 2 December 2005.