Copenhagen Metro Explained | Design, History, and the Future of Transport in the Capital of Denmark

Copenhagen Metro Explained | Design, History, and the Future of Transport in the Capital of Denmark
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This video is all about the amazing Copenhagen Metro! It will give Denmark the first carbon-neutral capital in the world, is an example of public-private investment in infrastructure, and has driverless trains!
History
Relatively new systems with planning started in the 1990s and first opened in 2002
The main driver was the development of Ørsted planned community that had no real transport links to central CPH or the rest of the public transit network
The debate was was whether to use trams, light rail, or rapid transit, and metro won because it would eliminate level crossings
Copenhagen actually has a history of an extensive tram network, but in the 1960s investment fell off in favor of the newer S-Train network and buses. In 1972 the last tram was taken out of service
Design of the Copenhagen Metro
There are 4 metro lines, all conveniently numbered
M1 and M2 run from Vanløse on the Western edge of the city, then across Central Copenhagen before splitting - M1 continues down western Amager to Ørsted development and M2 continues down Eastern Amager to the airport
In 2019 the Cityringen or M3 opened, essentially acting as a connector between major points in the city and key rail and metro transport links. It runs through City Center and surrounding neighborhoods like Vesterbro, Frederiksberg, Nørrebro, and Østerbro
There is also a small M4 spur that connects the newer developments in Nordhavn, and in 2024 it will continue to the south, including Sydhavn and the train hub at Ny Ellebjerg
Stock
The system is fully automated and features driverless cars
You may be surprised how small the cars are, but the design was to have smaller trains and stations but higher frequency to handle the same volume
Service is 24/7, though occasionally for maintenance the metro is replaced with buses. It is actually designed so that routine maintenance can be done without interrupting service
Copenhagen Metro Stations
Think Scandinavian minimalism. M1/M2 stations are all essentially copies, which helped to reduce construction costs.
The design has been well received, with the Forum station receiving the EU prize for contemporary architecture in 2005
On the M3/M4 lines, each station is a carbon copy but has unique color schemes
Copenhagen Metro Costs
Tickets are based on zones just like the rest of Denmark’s transport network. You can buy tickets from machines, on apps, or use the Rejsekort for a discount
The initial M1/M2 lines of the metro were mostly self-funded by the sale of land in Ørsted. But the City Ring and other expansions were funded with money from the Danish and local governments.
Future Plans for the Copenhagen Metro
The M4 line was always built with future expansion in mind. To the north, as Nordhavn grows additional stations can be built, and to the south, a spur to Hvidovre hospital is being considered. A larger proposal would have the line run north to Bispjerg and Emdrup via Valby, the zoo, CBS, and Nørrebro
The approval of the Lynetteholm development has prioritized discussions on how to connect the new district with public transit. Three proposals were drafted, including a simple expansion of M4 past Nordhavn into Lynnetteholm, a new line connecting Østerport and Central Station, and a new line that will run through the city center including Rigshospitalet.
Other plans include a metro between Copenhagen and Malmø.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:59 History of Copenhagen Metro
2:44 Using the Copenhagen Metro
3:48 Riding the Rails
4:46 En Mur!
4:49 Copenhagen Metro Station Design
5:25 Future Plans for Copenhagen's Metro
6:37 Final Thoughts
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[@christiansoegaard3105]

In terms of a carbon neutrality (or an energy saving) perspective, I thought you'd have mentioned the special feature of this metro system where the track slopes downwards after each station to assist with acceleration, and upwards before each station to assist with braking. Quite a clever idea in my view.

[@RobeTrotting]

Oh yes!!! I wish we mentioned that, it’s so smart to be designed that way!

[@dragan176]

I did not realise this, but that's smart

[@johndododoe1411]

It's in many other metro systems. But the CPH Metro builders messed up and didn't do this on the stations where the train goes from underground to above ground. Those stations are at the bottom of a steep slope.

[@epender]

@@johndododoe1411 I don't see your point. Going underground, the metro won't have to use much power, it might even use its regenerative brakes to feed power back to the system. But there's not much else they can do, if they make it go down and up again instead of just down, it's not going to make a difference.

[@kyletopfer7818]

Most modern Metro systems are designed like this now though, have a look at Sydney

[@derbness]

I was at an event this weekend near the airport with 12000 people attending. At 0030 at night it was over and pretty much everyone were going home by metro. 4 minutes after the station was filled they announced more trains were on the way to assist. That was pretty Impressive.

[@matjocs4453]

Let me guess Blast Premier in Royal Arena?

[@trainenthusiast7695]

It's amazing when you can get more trains online without waking up drivers in the middle of the night

[@kriss3d]

@@trainenthusiast7695 absolutely. And it's a great way to get home after parties and such. Weekends and vacation time is the time you'll meet quite drunk people so it's great for safety as well. And during weekdays even kids age 8-9 or younger will be seen traveling with the metro and S trains to and from school by themselves.

[@SCPtp]

I'm working in Germany, but from Singapore. I took the Copenhagen Metro for the first time last week, and I felt slightly emotional as soon as I stepped into the station because it reminded me so much of home.

[@RobeTrotting]

That’s really sweet. It’s funny how little things can remind us of home from so far away 😊

[@Listen2Concentr8]

Nice video. I work in the control room on M3+M4 and am immensely proud to be a part of such an efficient system.

[@RobeTrotting]

Wow, that’s awesome - really cool work you do. Thanks for the job you carry out and for watching of course 😃🇩🇰

[@gpslibra]

Mike (and cameraman Derek), Your helpful videos are making our upcoming trip (June) to Copenhagen so much easier as we learn how to use the metro system but also understand the Danish culture more in-depth. We are more than excited to return to one of our favorite cities. Thanks, and keep the videos coming, 👍🏻

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you so much Greg! Really happy to give you guys a glimpse into Danish culture while sharing a bit about the city. Really excited for you to see Copenhagen again in June, and hopefully some other destinations around Denmark.

[@herion7310]

Have a fun stay!!

[@gpslibra]

@@herion7310 Thanks Ralf!

[@kriss3d]

I hope youll enjoy it here. Everyone speaks English so as long as you do you'll be fine.

[@gpslibra]

@@kriss3d Thank you Kriss. We have visited Denmark twice before and have enjoyed your country and people immensely. So excited to return.

[@CCUclan]

Intereseting video! I'm a train dispatcher on M1/M2. Not many danes know that it's uncommon to operate 24/7 and do live maintenance. The crossings have something called "independent switch control" which allows us to run trains over a crossing while its being worked on. Nighttime is the busiest in the Metro.

[@amsteensberg1653]

Did you notice rigth below under the front 'windscreen' of the metro, they have put false steering buttons and controllers, so that kids going in the metro can play and prerend that they are steering 🤗

[@mortenfoverskov7833]

There is actually controls, under the console, so that you can control the train manually

[@patrickwinther]

My kids love using those! 👌

[@anyway00001]

Your guys are great ambassadors for Copenhagen, thank you

[@RobeTrotting]

That means a lot - thank you and thanks for watching 😀🇩🇰

[@anyway00001]

@@RobeTrotting well your welcome, I think are well prepared in the various videos your already posted, so thumps up!

[@MBNeal]

I bought a City Pass last month for my 6 day visit. I definitely got the full value. Copenhagen's Metro is extremely easy to navigate. Second only to Toronto in my opinion. Thank you guys for helping a fellow American prep for my trip to Denmark. I hope to visit again.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Though I live in Copenhagen I get day passes too if I’m running around the city a lot or on staycation.

[@BelovedVision]

Where do you buy the city pass?

[@MBNeal]

I bought mine at the airport. You can buy them in the train station too

[@ShifuDaxiongmao]

A thing you didn't mention, not sure if you know or not, is that on the M3, every Metro station that intersects with an S-Train station has red walls for the decoration. :)

[@prestone9717]

When the city built the metro station beneath Rådhuspladsden they discovered viking bones. You probably already knew that. Just sharing for everyone.

[@Pchlster]

Yeah, they're all over the place. The amount of "and here we found about a hundred peoples' bones" moments during school trips I had... not as exciting as it sounds.

[@prestone9717]

@@Pchlster Yeah, that sounds about right lol

[@71kimg]

Viking bones! +2 to all attributes ! - I think we just call these “bones”

[@pizzabagerenmujaffa8123]

@@71kimg lol

[@minimini550]

@@prestone9717 yeah it happens every time someone digs into the Copenhagen underground lol! The company has to stop working and call the authorities who’ll then send out a team of archaeologists. If it looks like the usual stuff the museums already have plenty of, the company gets permission to just dig through it, if not, well… the digging project will get delayed lmao

[@JohnPorsbjerg]

I’m from Copenhagen but it was very interesting to hear a foreigners perspective! I really love the metro, it’s one of the reasons i want Copenhagen as my home base even as I move around in Denmark and the world. It’s just so quick and reliable, and the stations are beautiful and comfortable. I just hate the lack pf seating in the M3 and M4. The seats that they do have are nice but what’s with the smooth plastic window seal “seats”? They should put some rubbing padding on those at least so they can like the standing seats some stations have. I’m always sliding around lol.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes 🙌🏼 we agree, those “seats” they added to the windows are not enjoyable. The guess would be that circle ring riders aren’t on the metro for as long of a time - but still… a foldable seat would be nicer that what’s there now.

[@sneakerdaliyornot6495]

I am danish

[@TheEmmasmor]

@@sneakerdaliyornot6495 me too

[@wuf1]

@@sneakerdaliyornot6495 Så er du da dagens mand i skysovs.

[@w1nther930]

dansker gang lets go.

[@E_Dtl]

I love the metro, but used to work nightshift, so I know that "metro-bus now and then" is an understatement. Relaying on the metro, if you don't work a 9 to 5 job, can be a pain.

[@RobeTrotting]

So true! We have noticed that “off peak” times are when they do the most maintenance. Thanks for adding that - it’s good to know 😊🇩🇰

[@larstkrag]

I really enjoyed your video of the Copenhagen Metro, thanks. You seem to be very well informed about both the background & history of the Metro as well as the future plans for expansion, but mostly I love your enthusiasm about the Copenhagen Metro. It’s a feeling I share. I have worked with the Copenhagen Metro since before we opened the first phases of M1 and M2 in 2002 and I hope to stay with it many more years 😊

[@larseriksen9950]

Well - just a commentary from a Jutland citizen and thanks to you for showing this video. I simply love the Metro - it’s so easy and fast (and also in rushours even though it’s allmost empty in your video)

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks for watching Lars 🇩🇰😊 we filmed this early on a Sunday haha

[@CamillaStahl]

Love the format of this video! So dynamic and fun to watch! Thanks for great content to the both of you. ❤️

[@Raztiana]

You forgot to mention the wonderful stickers in the front, so children can "control" the trains. It's a source of great joy for a lot of little humans.

[@katherinemaas6712]

Loved this video! Would love to see more little tours of bits of Copenhagen. Lets me imagine I'm there!

[@HeliZero]

Hi there. I'm a dane living in the northern part of Jylland. I have never seen the metro so thanks for the fine video. ;o)

[@devmarta]

Recently went to Copenhagen and was blown away by the Metro system. By far the most convenient public transport system I've used in any city for going short distances and navigating the city centre. I wish our trains in Melbourne ran every 3 minutes to every corner of the city all day and night!

[@sebastianbagergaardrasmuss3918]

This was really good. I myself am really a nerd and very interested in public transportation, - especially the S-trains. But I sort of know pretty much all about trains in general - and about ferries. Thank for this video!

[@AshesOfEther]

As someone who lives over in North Jutland I feel incredibly jealous

[@RobeTrotting]

Imagine how we feel coming from the States haha. It’s like living in the future 😂

[@drdewott9154]

Oh true. But at least Aalborg is getting that Bus Rapid Transit line in 2 years. Pretty underwhelming in a lot of ways tbh but still an improvement for sure.

[@andersjjensen]

@@drdewott9154 As a bus commuter in Aalborg I think the current system, by and large, works pretty well. I'm well aware that there are some combinations of departure and arrival that end up in stupid travel times for the distance covered, because bus changes are mostly only done at the station, but they're fairly few. The vast majority have a one-bus fair, or a two-bus fair where the station isn't wildly out of their way. It's almost only North to West and East to South fairs where the trip via station feels like a complete detour. And for those transits there are ways around it, but they require that you know the city well.. and that your buses aren't too delayed, or you gonna miss the hop and end up standing in a bus shed the same amount of time it would have taken you to go to station to change...

[@RHelenius]

Don't be. France named a city after us, Southern Aalborg they call it. They have a tower imitating Aalborg Tower, I think they call it "Eiffel Tower". Also a big lake runs through it, but it's not as amazing as the Limfjord.

[@Gwenx]

Honestly, living in Hvidovre i am SO close, yet not close enough to use the metro very often 😅 I live 8 min from the S-Train so I can take that directly to the city when I need it.. But i guess its better then North Jutland? I don't remember the public transport opportunities as i have always been stuffed in a car up there 😂

[@michaelj7069]

I'm staying in Copenhagen in May and found this wonderfully helpful and I cannot wait to try this.

[@Boyehk]

A great video to watch for my morning coffee. Keep up the good work guys.

[@carlapittari3543]

Great video! It was interesting and it was helpful to know I can take the metro from the airport to my hotel. I'll be going there in April and I can't wait. 😀🎉

[@ZakhadWOW]

I did use the one existing Metro line while visiting Copenhagen 2011. IN the decade since they competed that ring line, and started working on other things. Along with the S-lines, one can get pretty much anywhere witha bit of bus connections

[@katiecorey8427]

Thank you! I've been wanting to hear about the train system and this was very helpful!

[@RobeTrotting]

So glad you enjoyed this one Katie 😊 it’s a really great system nationwide

[@janhjorth965]

Katie..this is ‘only’ less than 50 pct of the train system. This a strong cover for central CPH destinations, it if you go further towards the suburbs, the S-train system covers a much wider area….less sophisticated and with open windswept platforms etc., but still quite reliable, clean and safe.further afield the rest of Denmark is also covered by train systems, although not always at very strong intervals. There is always a crossover to bus lines, but coordination between trains and buses not so strong…..and worse the farther you get from the major cities and towns….but you can get around the entire country without a car…if you have and take the time.

[@mikefriis]

This is very awesome, good job man! Keep enlighting the world!

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you 😊🇩🇰🙌🏼

[@pkproductions0]

I can't remember the last time I commented on a KZbin video. I don't do it often. I just had to say, this video was really nicely put together. Well done on that!

[@Jasper0o0]

Thank you! I enjoyed this. The metro is beautiful. We are in the process of getting a light rail system in Ottawa Canada, & unfortunately it’s been a utter nightmare, & an embarrassment for a national capital. That’s a metro system to envy! Have a great weekend, guys.

[@Gwenx]

I am pretty sure our metro system also had some very bad periods.. I remember people living above the building area in the city, were getting crazy by the noise, and it got delayed so the workers were working at night, which made the residents protest, I think. We have had soo many problems and delays, but in the end the metro system is amazing and worth it (in my opinion) I hope yours get though it and you get a nice new transport system :D

[@Jasper0o0]

@@Gwenx Thank you. I guess that every new system has growing pains. Luckily nobody yet has gotten injured, here. Just yesterday the province demanded a public inquiry after 2 derailments.

[@johndododoe1411]

Beware that "light rail" is used as a buzzword for extra costly tram systems built in extra expensive ways.

[@mwtrolle]

Love the details of this video.

[@runethedane8895]

Such a great video love to see more of this maybe a run through of the "Marselis tunnel" project here in Aarhus 🤔😊

[@icecave89]

Always good videos, Thanks from someone (USA Expat) living in the boonies of Denmark for the last 40years.

[@Bobothellama]

i live in denmark and i have always been wondering why other countries don't use the danish metro system

[@RobeTrotting]

The Philadelphia subway system is so bad, a CPH metro level system would be so huge for the city we come from.

[@annicaesplund6613]

Because they are much older and it would cost a lot to change?

[@lizolizic6407]

Fordi metro i kbh er ikke til at stole på. Den er defekt 5 gang i løbet af 24 timer. Derfor vil andre byer ikke have det samme dårlig system.

[@Daniel-en1on]

The two newer lines weren’t built yet last time I was in Copenhagen, the metro is so convenient even if just going one or two stops, I got the Copenhagen Card. I wish my home city had a system like this.

[@Simpopcorn]

Wonderful video! 😃 everyone not Living in Denmark: SHOCKED how clean the metro and station is 😂 YES ‘the Wall’ is back, LOVE it! 😂

[@MulleMap]

im living in denmark

[@Simpopcorn]

@@MulleMap great? 😅 i do too ? 😅

[@vrenak]

Pronounciation skills are progressing noticably :). Transport/infrastructure is always interesting, especially when presented so elegantly. Perhaps you'll make a followup when they put some more of the tentatively proposed future lines up for more detailed planning.

[@kbqvist]

Very well researched - even as a local I learned a couple of things!

[@fanrik9583]

When my cousin moved here from Jylland, I told him this was the best part about the city. He scoffed at me, and asked why I didn't just take my bike. One week later and he was almost exclusively using the metro xD I live right next to Nørreport station, and with the prices being so low with the rejsekort, I really have to force myself up on my bicycle... There are health risks associated with a well functioning public transit network ;)

[@RobeTrotting]

Hahaha SO true! That’s hilarious, and we were neighbors not too long ago. We used to live on Nørre Voldgade. When we lived there we would go weeks without biking sometimes haha. Ironically, we now moved right next to central station and the M3, so the trend continues 😂 Thanks for watching and sharing 😊🇩🇰

[@avejst]

Great video, and Interesting too :-)

[@_-martin-_]

I knew it! Mike is definitely a member of the secret train society! :D

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha 🚂 🤫

[@muhest]

He’s buddybuddy with Sheldon. 😉😂

[@jeannefrenken3284]

Talking to the camera, taking the stairs backwards and then smoothly checking in, props for that one take!

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha thank you 😂 we were both pretty shocked that it happened. Almost no way it could be done a second time haha

[@Zandain]

Living up on the North coast, and working up north...I don't get into Copenhagen very often 🤔 I have driven with the Metro to and from the airport, but that is almost 2 years ago, now 😉🤣 I love taking the Metro as a whole, whether I am here in DK or elsewhere in Europe 👍 Great video, lots of good info 🧐 hello from Hundested 🌸🌱

[@sebastiaanvanwater]

I've lived in Copenhagen since they opened the first metro line, yet I rarely take the metro because most of the stations are far from where I live and far from where I want to go. I mostly use the S-line mentionned in this video. BUT... They are building a metro station 50 meters from where I live so in 2024 (the south expansion talked about in the video), I will use the metro more. :)

[@RobeTrotting]

Awesome! 😊🇩🇰🙌🏼

[@epender]

The Sydhavn expansion is desperately needed, the 7A bus runs every 7 minutes, but even that gets filled up at rush hour! It's the only bus which runs to Teglholm (which won't get a metro station, but will be nearby)

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

Very informative! Thank you

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks for watching 😃

[@scarscar2205]

Great video as always guys! Thanks for the info. So where do you get a rejsekort and how much does it cost?

[@annicaselberg3158]

Beautiful video!

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you very much! 😀🇩🇰

[@hammermorify]

I love this video!

[@Nikkeftw]

Great video! at 3:41 you can see a grey rail-looking thing on the right bottom side, raised up to sit just under the train. This is the power system, it runs on induction rather than having high power running through the rails.

[@johndododoe1411]

Oh, I thought it worked like a traditional 3rd rail, as it has all the high voltage warnings.

[@Nikkeftw]

Induction is high voltage. But theres no contact.

[@sebastianbagergaardrasmuss3918]

By the way, Mike I just LOVE 'Your classic rejsekort!'

[@verbal_DK]

i wish we had trams too... it is maybe outdated, complicated and/or expensive to run, i don't know, I'm not a expert, but trams are charming and fits perfect in the Copenhagen city picture... metro is fast and effective, no question about that and I'm very satisfied with it, but it's not possible to see much and it can't be used for sightseeing like trams... i'm pretty sure that many tourists and visitors would appreciate that form of transport.

[@davidmb1316]

There Will be trams between Lyngby and Ishøj by 2025.

[@RobeTrotting]

Oh yes, the new tram project will be really cool to follow. They would be a cute addition to the city center too, but it’s possibly impractical.

[@verbal_DK]

@@davidmb1316 really?... didn't know that. thank you for info👍🏻

[@Real_MisterSir]

They could easily make a comeback, as cars are further outlawed in certain streets and areas, as a greener alternative to the busses that are in use right now. As the others said, one line is already planned between Ishøj and Lyngby, and this could easily evolve over time just like other public transport networks have over the past decades. Having just returned from Torino in Italy, trams in the city center is indeed a very charming aspect to city life, as well as being a decent mode of transportation.

[@MrDslacker]

Excellent, but a mentioning of how this connects to the S-tog and the bus-routes (a map overlay), might be helpfull.

[@fex144]

Hi Mike. I love me some geek out. Thumbs up.

[@RobeTrotting]

Hey, thanks - I'll keep the geek-out videos coming. My engineer heart loves them! 😀😂

[@zuckirosenfuchs5441]

Nice video!

[@jebbo-c1l]

Great video!

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you, and thanks for watching 😊

[@jonahthrane812]

Pretty good attempts at pronunciation. Well done. Nice video. :) Thanks for giving Denmark some credit :)

[@jacobklunder8552]

I live 5 minutes from Frederiksberg Metro and LOVE it.

[@bethsmallwood2472]

the metro also considered accessibility and traffic flow early on, where they had multiple meeting with disability organaisations throughout

[@hejmuesli]

Lovely video

[@RobeTrotting]

So glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching 😊🇩🇰

[@Scorpion-jv7pc]

You just gained a subscriber for that Schmeichel joke🙌🙌

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha 😂 glad you got it. We try to work that gag into videos when we can - it never gets old (to us at least). Glad to have you here and thanks for watching and subscribing 😊🇩🇰

[@phero2]

Good stuff. Made me miss living in Copenhagen.

[@RobeTrotting]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching. We hope you make it back soon. Maybe we'll pass you on the metro 😀🇩🇰

[@sepper707]

2:13 shameless plug XD if you wish to explore said trams, the danish tramway museum (Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm) is the place to go. At the time of writing our next big event will be the christmas event on december 11 & 12th between 10 am and 4 pm both days. For those not being able to drive in a car, we offer a bus service from borup station. Nice video about the metro though! just wanted to throw it out there :D

[@RobeTrotting]

That actually sounds fantastic! We are making a lot of content in December so maybe we can squeeze in the Christmas event on the 12th - we had a few people recommend a visit, so this could be perfect. Is there anyone we can email to talk with or for permission to film? 😃🎄🚋

[@sepper707]

@@RobeTrotting just to confirm, did you get the email address i sent you?

[@koldtoftkim]

1) Nice video, thanks. As someone living in Copenhagen this was fun to watch. 2) OMG sync your audio and video, it's not that hard :D 3) LOL say more Danish city names, you are nailing them!

[@SionTJobbins]

interesting stuff.

[@23Elias23]

Thanks! I am Danish and i didn't even know some of the facts :D

[@marinacoertze8622]

Thanks for another interesting video. Denmark seems to be a beautiful and well run country. As a side note, the skytrain system in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada 🇨🇦 is the oldest and longest fully automated driverless rapid transport system in the world. I'm from Vancouver and it truly is a blessing when you quickly need to cross the city. The system is constantly improving and currently undergoes more expansion to neighborhoods and the University of British Columbia.

[@sophiatavantzis570]

im visiting copenhagen in about a month & the metro is actually something ive missed very much and cant wait to use again! such a clean and efficient form of public transit

[@RobeTrotting]

That’s really cool Sophia, safe travels! December is such a fun time to visit too 😊🇩🇰

[@benjaminyildiz6197]

Jaer hvis du bare ved under hvilken forhold det er bygget ,så er rjeg sikker på de aldrig bruger den igen

[@mrtookyourgirl69]

@@benjaminyildiz6197 Hvad mener du?

[@benjaminyildiz6197]

Stop med konstant få det til at lyde så godt Da er intet forskel på Arbejds forholde i Qatar ,eller i DK.

[@benjaminyildiz6197]

@@mrtookyourgirl69 se det blev censureret

[@pave1108]

from what i know, the same Hitachi rail italy trains are mainly used on milan's metro 4 and 5. ATM, the company managing milan transport actually owns a part of the Copenhagen metro, thus giving the same trains (since the Hitachi rail italy concept is in property of the milan city)

[@kevinduran7698]

So glad that they finally decided to make the city ring, Living right next to the Nørrebro metro station, And boy is it convenient. Not the most complex metro system to figure out though, My only real problem is that it's so expensive (way to expensive).

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks for watching Kevin! The City Ring is really a fantastic addition to the city - even if it is a bit expensive (even with a rejsekort). I guess that's the nice thing about having a great metro AND great bike infrastructure 😀🇩🇰

[@saranissen6210]

Great job. You talked a bit fast, but I just took it as enthusiasm and/or that you were a bit nervous doing a video by yourself. But a really good informative video. 👍🙂

[@mortenwinslw2785]

All stations a raised so the trains don't need much energy as it goes down hill when leaving a station and it doesn't need much brake as it goes up hill when entering a station.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes 🙌🏼 we left that out, so thank you for adding it here Morten. Such a smart system! 🚈

[@allanwielund9545]

One neat detail you forgot: Metro stations with connection to the S-trains are colored red at the Platform level, which is the color of the S-trains. We actually see the red color at 0:45 as you enter the Copenhagen Central Station Metro.

[@nielsholmlassen8275]

The is awsome. That and the biking infrastructure in copenhagen makes not want to go by car.

[@trainenthusiast7695]

maybe I should take the train across the bridge from sweden sometime, haven't been over to copenhagen for a while

[@Gwenx]

If you could, then maybe make a video about the bus network we have in the city? They are somewhat easy to navigate when you understand most of them (says me who always look at rejseplanen, when going anywhere..😂) The difference between the normal yellow busses, the S-busess, the A-busses, the C-bus and the E-busses perhaps 😁

[@Real_MisterSir]

Agree! Although you gotta love it when your bus line is delayed, and then 3 busses roll up right next to each other after 20 minutes of waiting :D thats gotta be a classic

[@knudplesner]

You make it almost as if the Metro was the only subway train we have in Copenhagen, when in reality we have had S-trains exactly as long as the subway in London, and today there are over 100 S-train stations.

[@RobeTrotting]

The S-tog is super impressive too! 😃🇩🇰 🚊

[@davidmb1316]

The London Underground opened in 1863, the Copenhagen S-train opened in 1934. Also there are "only" 86 stations on the network (87 when Favrholm opens probably in 2022). S-train and Metro combined though, we have 120 stations in CPH.

[@RobeTrotting]

Maybe another video in the making 😃😃😃🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@madshansen6951]

god video i har en fantastisk evne til at få mig til at være en lille smugle stolt over at værer dansk tak for det og tak for god underholdning

[@Ujuani68]

If it was AIR-CONDITIONED during summer, I'd call it kind of amazing. I also want to go DIRECTLY to Rådhuspladsen from Nørreport via Metro. Not possible yet...🤦‍♂️😖

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes 🙌🏼 the Air Con was unexpected and nice haha. It’s funny that the Nørreport to Rådhuspladsen trip isn’t available without a transfer. To transfer at Kongens Nytorv you may as well just walk 😂 but it is such a heavy pedestrian zone that it seems logical to connect those points directly.

[@galdessa1]

A bus goes every 5 mins and you use the same ticket

[@Real_MisterSir]

You literally have two other train options that take you from Nørreport to Rådhuspladsen tho. S line (2 stops) and the coastline (1 stop). I don't think it's options that are lacking here haha, there's quite frankly not a real benefit to adding yet another trainline between those two stops.

[@skitodd11]

Thanks for the video. What's the timetable on the construction of the M5 line? Where can we check on its status?

[@christinaj.jensen4805]

According to the Ministry of Transport’s website, the next line (M4 South) is planned to open in 2024. The further expansion to the new artificial island, Lynetteholmen, is still in the planning stages and haven’t actually been agreed upon.

[@pyroisacooldude]

The funding for the metro coming from the sale of land on Amager actually was a big part in the poor quality of development in Ørestad. Ørestad ended up basically being a ghetto and part of it was because they had sold off large plots to private investors who developed the plots for uses with less public value. The sale of plots also created other problems with sale of other land around copenhagen. This was mainly because the government needed money fast and sold the land on Amager relatively cheaper which meant the value of the other land around Copenhagen fell in value.

[@CreatureOfDarknessDK]

Hey Mike and Derek..Another great vlog, Have to say you did your research, you likely knows more about the Danish Metro than the average Dane.

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks Kim, this was a fun one for Mike to put together and research 😊🇩🇰

[@klaspeterson6624]

Nice! When speaking about extension, how could you miss the plans for extension under the Øresund to Malmö?

[@RobeTrotting]

I think it’s in there (or at least it’s in our original outline and the description - maybe Mike missed it in the moment).

[@runeodin7237]

Are there real plans about that? I thought it was just a weird idea Frank Jensen (the former mayor) talked about without having thought much, since with the distance between Copenhagen and Malmö (~28 km), a direct tunnel for standard rail would make much more sense than using the relatively slowly-driving Metro units

[@nicolasblume1046]

4:32 that Statement about frequency is wrong: Metros usually have the highest frequency of any form of transport

[@145Nudel]

Writing this before watching the video.... I foresee that you ride the metro with Schmeichel 😋

[@RobeTrotting]

😂 that’s a real life goal 😂

[@145Nudel]

😂👏💪

[@mshaw6407]

I was there yesterday

[@mikkeldresler9391]

I loved this story! I feel sort of “reliefed” that I’m not the only public transit nerd 😉 But just a small advice for you Mike: please slow down a bit. You talk very fast. I know it’s because of your enthusiasm, but it sometimes makes it a little difficult to keep up with you. But thanks again! You guys rock! 😊

[@RobeTrotting]

Hahah yeah I know I can talk too fast - I do it at work too. I get stressed that I’m wasting someone’s time and I speed up. So happy to hear that you enjoyed the video though. Thank you for watching Mikkel 😊🇩🇰

[@andersjjensen]

@@RobeTrotting Not to self, Mike: We come to youtube because we have spare time. We come to your channel because we want to hear what you have to say. There isn't, logically speaking, any room for "wasting someone's time" between those two statements :P

[@JohnnieHougaardNielsen]

KZbin allows you to slow down the speed to 75%, with decent sound.

[@adrianpallis4568]

I am also a public transit nerd...... and I have worked implementing the Rejsekort too.

[@hammermorify]

Please, don't slow down! It is nice as it is! 👍

[@metteandersen3564]

Have you guys ever been in the Hong Kong metro? It’s unbelievably neat, clean and just nice and effective.

[@awebmate]

3:48 Another cool detail is that dashboard for the children

[@GreenLarsen]

A small step in the right direction, hopefully we will see an increased focus on public transport in the future. Not only is it overall cheaper, but it also pollute less and convert spaces into areas for human compared to areas for cars. Now if only we can update the transport models used by the government, so they actually look at all transport and not only transport by car. Then we mgiht see a lot more bike and public focus

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes to all of this 🙌🏼 also hoping that our friends back in America can start learning these lessons some day soon too.

[@drdewott9154]

Oh true. I mean our government and authorities are pretty bad at this job. Like the whole debate about a Light rail on Frederikssundsvej. Like the bus line there is already incredibly busy, BRT won't be able to handle future demand, and the Light rail would cost approx. 3 billion crowns. But many politicians don't want it and one guy even compared tram tracks to the Berlin wall, I wish I was kidding. But those same people are more than happy to cough up to 27 billion for an underwater highway tunnel through the harbour that undoubtedly will just make traffic even worse and bring even more cars into the city. But hey Enhedslisten is now the biggest party in the city and they're about as pro transit as you get here! : D

[@drdewott9154]

@@KurtFrederiksen IDK where your arguments there come from tbh, especially as I've seen trams integrate incredibly well with pedestrians and bicycles in many other cities in Europe, including Amsterdam, Zurich, Gothenburg, Nice, and Oslo to just name a few. And in all of those cities the light rails posed no barrier to movement as a pedestrian. In fact they were much easier to cross than car lanes and often incredibly well integrated into the streetscape. And the trams of today are of course much longer than those used in Copenhagen around the time of its demise. Those old trams maxed out at around 20 meters with a trailer included which is about comparable to a line 5C bus, but it's not uncommon at all for modern trams to be 45 meters or longer like in Budapest, providing much higher capacity than any kind of bus could. Not to mention Light rail, including with the wires, are much cheaper and easier to maintain and last much longer than asphalt and other infrastructure for buses. And the reality is we can't afford Metros out to everywhere, I mean the reason why Lynetteholm, Amager Fælled, and Stejlepladsen are on the table constantly is that the financing currently works by loan and having By of Havn be selling properties to the highest bidder to earn enough money to pay for the metro, even if trying to get money through damaging and shady means. Also Light rail is one of the best solutions in relation to getting high quality future proof and efficient transit out to more of the city. Plus those accidents in Aarhus are partially split between level crossings on the old mainline railways which now have tram trains on them, as well as partly cars not stopping for a yellow or red light at intersections within Aarhus. But that too also partially seems to be the fact that Aarhus is a very car oriented city with roads designed for massive loads of fast cars, combined with the fact they until 2017 didnt have any trams since 1971 so likely an early matter of people not being used to it yet.

[@drdewott9154]

@@KurtFrederiksen And you seriously don't even consider that caes like the Hague are due to bad road design? Because I chat with other transit advocates daily, including a few from the Hague and they can all agree that while there is one place with crashes very often, its also very poorly designed for all modes of transport and needs a fix. But thats no reason to hate all light rail systems and all implementations. And again have you ever seen a tram system abroad? Have you ever actually ridden a tram? Because I have. I've been lucky to travel to a bunch of different cities across Europe and almost every time, I get jealoux of how easy it is to get around by transit there, especially compared to back home here in Denmark. And the light rail systems abroad in general are the top of the bunch, and I can instantly see how much nicer it'd be to have such here so commuting to here there or anywhere wouldn't be such a hassle. And I mean I can see so many places where its realistic and feasible in Copenhagen to have that, and where it'd even be the best fit in the long term, like on Frederikssundsvej. Also lets not try and forget in the places where they never tore out their trams, it'd be super hard to find anti light rail people. Like good luck trying to get your ideas across to a guy from Oslo. Also many tramdrivers in other cities also have bodycams on as protocol so police can analyse crashes and they provide pretty clear data just fyi, it might be worth looking into it. Because as it is right now you're just shifting the blame from reckless drivers to the law abiding tram that had gotten the priority signal.

[@nielsen145]

well to be fair, youre kinda right there, look at amager, with the metro line, it split amager in half, because half of it is underground and half of it, is above ground, but at least they secured it, so very few accidents is happining.

[@samuellassman7668]

There is also a plan to connect the Subway to malmö in Sweden. Then it will become international :P

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes 🙌🏼 we will do an update once the plans are all finalized. So many exciting expansion projects in the works 🇩🇰😊

[@AxelQC]

Mange tak!

[@saibot7218]

I like your effort expressing the Danish place names. Not easy for a foreigner. 😄

[@heinedenmark]

Really?

[@grege5074]

my drive to the library: 6 minutes my walk to the library: 51 minutes my transit commute to the library: 59 minutes (includes a 28 minute walk to the closest bus stop) source: A Canadian.

[@karsten69]

Out here westward, the buses and trains run once an hour. so I'm jealous. Of course I've also been on the Shinkansen, so I'm satisfied.

[@RobeTrotting]

Ah, the Shinkansen must be quite the experience. Even if you’re only getting public transit once an hour, it’s much worse in the States haha (not that this should make you feel better). 6.1 million people live in the Philadelphia metro area and most of the area isn’t even connected to public transit. I lived in a city that was 15 km from the city center that was located on the equivalent of the S-tog and it had train service only once every hour. And that’s America’s 5th largest city 🤦🏻 It’s amazing for us to now live in a country that’s almost fully connected by public transit (even if more remote areas take longer and require a transfer and some scheduling).

[@karsten69]

@@RobeTrotting The Shinkansen was so cozy I dozed off.

[@Bo_D_Hansen]

The Great Danish wall is back I love it

[@RobeTrotting]

In many ways, he’s never left us haha 🇩🇰🥅 🙌🏼⚽️

[@TheKimmer1969]

You should go and visit the tram museum...

[@RobeTrotting]

Great idea! And we aren’t too far 😊🇩🇰

[@cherry6343]

Im based in Cph, and i will say the Best metro in the World my Cph / Denmark 💚💚💚

[@RobeTrotting]

It’s so nice 👍 we completely agree 😊🇩🇰

[@davidguymon1673]

My concern with the fully automated system is what happens if something happens with the doors, like if say the worst thing happens where someone on the outside of the train gets an arm or piece of clothing caught in the door and the train starts to take off. It's probably my worst fear ever since I had a scary incident that happened to me when I went back to DC in 2018 on their train line. Kinda long story, but it involved a wheelchair. The door closed on my arm when I was helping someone and I almost got pulled on the outside of the train. I'm glad I was stronger than the door and got my arm out.

[@sidewind131258]

No worries mate. There are pressure sensors on the doors, and nothing moves if they do NOT send a signal that they are closed correctly. Same goes for today's busses in Copenhagen

[@GierlangBhaktiPutra]

Denmark attention to public transport is totally amazing. We have a city here called Bandung. It has population of 2,4 million (roughly 4 times the population of Copenhagen!) with area just twice of Copenhagen. Not a single metro railway network was put into realization. There were many plans, from monorail to rubber-wheeled train, ended up just being plans on the paper. Now it becomes the most heavily trafficked city in Indonesia. Barely any public transport available. Bus can take 30 minutes to an hour to arrive. It does not even cover housing areas. Most people relies on two-wheeled scooter to get anywhere. It is not an ideal situation, as its rainfalls rate is quite high!

[@Kvadraten376]

It’s quite misleading in this context to say Copenhagen just has 600.000. Copenhagen grew together with former neighbouring towns a some time ago, but the municipal borders have remained relatively unchanged. The metro spans 3 municipalities whereas the s-train system covers like 25.

[@GierlangBhaktiPutra]

@@Kvadraten376 Thank you for providing me with the information. I am sorry that I have no slightest idea about greater municipality that connects to neighbouring towns. But it still remarkable achievements to put attention to public transport. Bandung has 2,4 millions people inside the city boundaries. The metropolitan area contains 8,6 millions. And that is without any metro lines. No political will to develop public transport.

[@mr.magnussen1289]

It's just weird the carts in the new metro lines, are just as loud as the old ones...