Copenhagen Metro facts for kids

The Copenhagen Metro (Danish: Københavns metro) is the longest underground traffic system in Denmark. It is a 20.5 km (12.7 mi) metro system. It was opened between 2002 and 2007, and has two lines, M1 (green) 14.3 km (8.9 mi) and M2 (yellow) 14.2 km, (8.8 mi). M3 and M4 will be made in the future. In 2009, the metro carried 50 million passengers.

The stations in lines M1 and M2 are:

Amager Strand
Amagerbro
Bella Center
Christianshavn
DR Byen
Fasanvej
Femøren
Flintholm
Forum
Frederiksberg
Islands Brygge
Kastrup
Kongens Nytorv
Lergravsparken
Lindevang
Lufthavnen (Airport)
Nørreport
Ørestad
Øresund
Sundby
Vanløse
Vestamager

Number of stations: 22. 9 of these are underground

Electrification: 750 V, third rail

Average speed: 40 km/h (25 mph

Top speed: 80 km/h (50 mph)

Images for kids

A Metro train on approach to Flintholm Station
Crossover from elevated railway to tunnel near Islands Brygge.
Escalators at Amagerbro Station
Elevated station on Amager – Ørestad Station
Underground junction of the M3 and M4 lines. The tunnels in the middle are for the M3 line and the outer tunnels for the M4 line.
Bella Center Station
Deep-level station design at Forum
The interior of a Metro train
The control room