2002 October

Copenhagen gets its first metro line

In October 2002, Copenhagen opened its first metro line running fully automated from east to west. This construction was combined with a major city development called Ørestad in the south of the city.

The first part of the Metro runs from Nørreport to Lergravsparken and from Nørreport to Ørestad. In May 2003, phase 2A from Nørreport to Frederiksberg opened. Phase 2B from Frederiksberg to Vanløse opened later that year.

The last part of the Metro, running to Copenhagen Airport, opens in 2007. It will then take less than 20 minutes to reach the airport by metro from central Copenhagen.