Øresundsmetro
The Øresund Metro is a proposed metro link between the cities of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmö, Sweden.[1] It would complement the current Øresund heavy rail line.
| Øresundsmetro Öresundsmetro | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Area served | Copenhagen, Denmark Malmö, Sweden |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Website | https://oresundsmetro.com/en |
| Operation | |
| Operation will start | 2035? |
| Technical | |
| System length | 22.1 km (13.7 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Background edit
In September 2011, the local governments in Copenhagen and the neighbouring Malmö in Sweden announced that they were seeking European Union funding to study a potential metro line under the Øresund to the neighbourhood of Malmö Central Station, providing faster trips and additional capacity beyond that of the existing Øresund Bridge.[2] The study, for which the EU granted funding in the following December,[3] will consider both a simple shuttle between the two stations and a continuous line integrated with the local transport networks on each side, and they anticipate a travel time of approximately 20 minutes between the two city centers.[4] Work on the study was completed in April 2021.[5][6]
In May 2018 the Oresundsmetro Executive was announced, formed of representatives from the two cities, industry and researchers, to explore the proposal to link Copenhagen and Malmö via a driverless metro system, with travel time of around 20 minutes compared to 35 minutes by train.[7] Capacity constraints are expected on the Oresund Line rail services once the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link is completed, and the €4 billion metro proposal would ease this bottleneck.
Proposal edit
The line is planned to have capacity for 36 trains per hour in each direction, a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) and be connected to the existing Copenhagen Metro system.[8]
See also edit
- Øresundståg
- Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System - a similar cross-border metro line currently under construction between Singapore and Malaysia
References edit
- ^ "Denmark – Sweden cross-border metro project moves forward". Metro Report. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Mikael Anjou (5 September 2011). "Sundsmetro blir fråga för EU" [Sound metro becomes question for the EU] (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
- ^ Ole Rothenborg (16 December 2011). "T-bana till Danmark i sikte" [Metro to Denmark in sight] (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. from the original on 7 January 2012.
- ^ Malmö stad (5 September 2011). [Preliminary study about the Öresund metro is begun] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2011.
- ^ Bredin, Maria. . malmo.se. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Study: The Øresund Metron - combined results from preliminary studies in four phases
- ^ "Copenhagen and Malmo want to build the 'first international metro in the world'". Euronews. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ . Malmo.se. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
External links edit
- Official website: oresundsmetro.com/en