Copenhagen S-train Stations

Copenhagen S-train Stations

Of the 86 stations, 32 are located within the central ticket fare zones 1 and 2. Another 35 stations are located within the Copenhagen Urban area. Therefore, just 17 stations can be said to be located in suburbs.

Forty-six stations are elevated, twenty-one are street level, fifteen are below street, 4 have different levels and one is underground. Within the city core (zones 1 & 2) the stations are either elevated or lower than the street level.

Most stations consist of two tracks, each with its own side platform or an upper platform in between. At terminals and hubs, however, there may be several tracks and platforms depending on local conditions. Older stations are often designed with a station building where there used to be ticket sales, but after the 1970s gradually moved to unmanned stations with ticket machines, the design of new stations has typically become simpler. There are still kiosks with the possibility of buying tickets at some stations, but in a number of cases the old ticket sales outlets have been re-purposed, or the buildings have been demolished.

At most of the termini other types of train are available for travel to the more remote towns in the metropolitan area (L-tog, diesel-powered local trains) or to the rest of Zealand and the other islands between the Great Belt and Øresund (regionaltog, regional trains). Trains across Øresund to Scania and its main city, Malmö, connect with the S-train network in the city centre.

Copenhagen S-train Facilities

Free Wi-Fi Internet access was available in the S-train system. It was shut off on Jan 1st 2020 due to not being popular.

Copenhagen S-train Ticketing

The S-tog along with buses, regional trains, and Copenhagen Metro uses Rejsekort, an electronic ticketing system across Denmark. Passengers can also buy paper single-trip tickets at ticket vending machines with cash or credit cards or at 7-Eleven kiosks at the train and metro stations or with the 'DOT Tickets' iOS or Android app. The city is divided into travel zones, and the price of a journey depends on how many journeys are travelled through (minimum 2 zones). The price is the same no matter if you take a bus, train or S-Train, and a 20% discount is applied when traveling outside of peak times if using Rejsekort.

Both the City Pass and Copenhagen Card aimed at tourists are accepted on the system.

Copenhagen S-train Future

Since 30 trains per hour per direction now run between Dybbølsbro and Svanemøllen, the construction of a new tunnel, running north–south in densely populated areas, has been discussed.

Proposals to extend the Vestbanen (West line) from Høje Taastrup to Roskilde along existing tracks, have been discussed on several occasions, and was under investigation as of 2019.

Extension from Klampenborg to Elsinore (converting the Kystbane railway to S-train standard) would prove more difficult, but the issue has been mentioned. The major problem is a lack of spare capacity in the central tunnel.

Connecting Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, to the network has been proposed, although it is already served by both regional trains and the Copenhagen Metro.

The Danish Transport Authority (Trafikstyrelsen) has suggested converting the F-line of the S-train network to metro standard as an M5 line. The only current interchange between the F line and the metro network are Flintholm Station and Nørrebro Station.

The F line is planned to be driverless and to run 24/7 in 2024/2026.

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)