Copenhagen S-train Network

Copenhagen S-train Network

The network consists of a central section through downtown Copenhagen that splits into three radial lines at each end, reaching the outer suburbs and neighbouring towns. The radial sections are connected to each other via that central section. The system is designed so that a train from any southern radial can continue along any of the three northern and vice versa. In the city centre, the trains run underground in two tunnel sections which are also served by regional trains. Elsewhere the tracks are in the open, occasionally above or below street level.

Copenhagen S-train The Three Northern Radials Are:

• Farumbanen (formerly Hareskovbanen) (the Farum line) to Farum. (B & Bx lines)
• Nordbanen (the north line) to Holte and Hillerød. (A & E lines)
• The Klampenborg Line to Klampenborg. (C line)

Copenhagen S-train The Three Southern Radials Are:

• Køge Bay Line to Hundige, Solrød Strand and Køge. (A & E lines)
• Vestbanen (the west line) to Høje Taastrup. (B & Bx lines)
• Frederikssund line to Ballerup and Frederikssund (C & H lines)

The six radials are additionally connected by:

• Ringbanen (the Ring or F line) going between Hellerup in the north and København Syd in the south. The ring line is connected to the Nordbanen (north line) and Klampenborg Line at Hellerup, but it is normally only used in connection with the Klampenborg Line.
• The Ring line has an elevated section including Nørrebro station, which offers a view of some of the most populous areas of the city, Nørrebro and Nordvest. The junctions of the Farumbane with the other lines at Ryparken and Svanemøllen include a short elevated section and a short northbound tunnel, respectively.

The average distance between stations is 2.0 km, shorter in the city core and inner boroughs, longer at the end of lines that serve suburbs.

Copenhagen S-train Lines

Since December 2020, there have been seven lines running across the network. A, B, C and F run all week, E and H Monday to Friday, and Bx is a support line that operates only during the rush hour.

All stations are served at least every 10 minutes until the evening. Train departures occur approximately every two minutes at the stations on the city core route, all lines except the F (Ring) Line use the same path. On most suburban lines the trains depart every five minutes. On Sundays these time intervals are doubled.

Line Route Freq (mins) Comments

• (Solrød Strand) – Hundige – Copenhagen H – Hillerød 10
• Høje Taastrup – Copenhagen H – Farum 10
• Høje Taastrup – Copenhagen H – Buddinge (20) Only during rush hour
• Frederikssund – Copenhagen H – Klampenborg 10
• Køge – Copenhagen H – Holte 10 Monday-Friday only
• København Syd – Flintholm – Hellerup 5
• Ballerup – Copenhagen H – Østerport 20 Monday-Friday only

Originally, no letters or numbers were used for the individual lines, but the timetables from 14 May 1950 for the Klampenborg, Holte and Frederiksberg lines were designated as sections 1a, 1b and 1c. Those lines became A, B and F respectively while simultaneously a new line C was created.

In 1963, a subordinate x (for extra) was introduced to rush hour lines with line Bx as the first. From 1979 to 1989, some lines which only ran during daytime on weekdays daytime, were characterized by doubling the line letter, Bb and Cc. From 1989 to 1993, they got ordinary line letters. Then, they switched to a system with a subordinate "+", A +, B + and H +. This system was dropped in 2007 with the introduction of 10-minute operation on the key daytime lines.

Copenhagen S-train Overview

Copenhagen S-train Locale: Copenhagen urban area
Copenhagen S-train Transit Type: Commuter rail
Copenhagen S-train Number of Lines: 7 with 7 services
Copenhagen S-train Number of Stations: 87
Copenhagen S-train Annual Ridership: 116 million (2016)
Copenhagen S-train Began Operation: 1934
Copenhagen S-train Operator(s): DSB S-tog
Copenhagen S-train System Length: 170 km
Copenhagen S-train Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Copenhagen S-train Electrification: 1,650 V DC overhead lines
Copenhagen S-train Top Speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)