Køge Bugt-banen (Copenhagen-Køge)

Køge Bugt-banen (Copenhagen S-train Line)

Køge Bugt-banen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen, it connects the city center to communities along Køge Bugt (the bay of Køge) and terminates in the city of Køge about 35 km southwest of central Copenhagen.

Køge Bugt-banen History

Køge Bugt-banen is the only one of the six S-train radials that was originally built as an S-train line. It opened in four phases between 1972 and 1983. It was originally envisaged that its main role would be as a "picnic railway" providing access for city-dwellers to the beaches between Brøndby Strand and Hundige, but after the first phase was completed it became evident that transporting commuters were more important. Therefore, the station at Hundige was placed about 500 m farther inland than planned at first. Around 1960 the area was sparsely populated, but there were large housing projects in the 1960s–1970s. City suburbs need transportation, which is the background of the railway project. The abandoned area reservations from Ishøj until Olsbækken in Greve can still be followed on a modern map.

The railway was completed when it reached Køge in 1983. Until then the only rail connection between Copenhagen and Køge was a long detour via Roskilde.

Køge Bugt-banen Future

A new high-speed railway, Copenhagen–Ringsted Line, has been built parallel with Køgebugtbanen continuing to Ringsted, opened for traffic in 2019. This line has a stop at a new station, located between Ølby and Jersie Station, which serves as an exchange point between the new line and Køge Bugt-banen. The new station is called Køge Nord Station.

Køge Bugt-banen Stations

Name Services Opened S-trains Comments

• Østerport              A, E        2 August 1897 15 May 1934 Also all other radials, named Østerbro until 1934
• Nørreport              A, E       1 July 1918 15 May 1934 Also all other radials, transfer to metro, bus terminal, cross-link express buses 150S and 350S
• Vesterport             A, E       15 May 1934 Also all other radials
• København            H A, E   30 November 1911 15 May 1934 Central station, also all other radials, cross-link express bus 250S
• Dybbølsbro            A, E      1 November 1934 Also Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials
• Sydhavn                 A, E       1 October 1972
• Sjælør                     A, E       1 October 1972
• Ny Ellebjerg           A, E       6 January 2007 Transfer to ring line
• Ellebjerg                              1 October 1972 Closed since 6 January 2007
• Åmarken                A           1 October 1972
• Friheden                A, E       1 October 1972 Cross-link express bus 200S
• Avedøre                 A           1 October 1972
• Brøndby Strand    A           1 October 1972 Cross-link express bus 500S
• Vallensbæk            A           1 October 1972 Cross-link express bus 300S
• Ishøj                        A, E       26 September 1976 Cross-link express buses 300S, 400S
• Hundige                  A, E      26 September 1976 A service terminates, bus terminal, cross-link express buses 400S, 600S
• Greve                      (A), E     30 September 1979 Cross-link express bus 600S
• Karlslunde             (A), E     30 September 1979
• Solrød Strand        (A), E     30 September 1979 Extended A service terminates
• Jersie                      E            25 September 1983
• Køge Nord             E            1 June 2019
• Ølby                        E            25 September 1983 Transfer to regional train (Lille Syd), Østbanen
• Køge                       E             4 October 1870 25 September 1983 Transfer to regional train (Lille Syd), Østbanen, many buses

Køge Bugt-banen Service Patterns

The basic service pattern consists of the A service which runs until Hundige and stops at all stations, and E, which runs partially non-stop until Ishøj and then stops at all stations until Køge.

Køge Bugt-banen Route Map

0.0      Copenhagen Central
0.9      Dybbølsbro

2.9      Sydhavn
3.8      Sjælør
4.4      Ny Ellebjerg

           Ellebjerg
6.3      Åmarken
7.8      Friheden
9.6      Avedøre
11.9    Brøndby Strand
14.1    Vallensbæk
16.4    Ishøj
18.7    Hundige
21.8    Greve
24.2    Karlslunde
29.3    Solrød Strand
30.8    Jersie

36.3    Ølby
39.0    Køge