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Copenhagen Metro

Copenhagen, Denmark

Project outline

Undergound metro system, within a congested urban environment: 13 stations, 6 deep underground; twin running tunnels, upto 30m deep; shallow underground stations; extensive cut and cover works; surface running sections and elevated viaduct or reinforced embankment sections; modernisation of existing stations.

Contract value

£330m

Key features

1st metro system in Denmark
Fast-track design and build
Extensive structures constructed in congested urban area
Fully automatic train system

Skills utilised

Architectural Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Mechanical and Electrical services
Station planning
Trackwork
Health & Safety

Project detail

The Copenhagen Metro, scheduled for completion in 2005, is Scandinavia's most ambitious transport infrastructure project and one of the most modern in the world. Construction alone is valued at £330 million.

This is Denmark's first ever metro system and has been designed to ease and speed-up travelling across its picturesque capital city. From Vanl�se in Western Copenhagen, the Metro passes through Frederiksberg and N�rreport before continuing on to Christianshavn, then to Lergravsparken in the East and Vestamager in �restad in the South.

At Ved Stadsgraven the city rail splits in two. One leg will go to the future new town development of �restad on West Amager and the other to East Amager and Copenhagen Airport.

This fully automated system is one of the world's most advanced transport networks, and will soon be able to offer departures every 90 seconds during rush hours. Around 80 million passengers a year are expected to use this fully automated link between Copenhagen City, Frederiksberg, Northern Amager and the new town under development at �restad.

When complete, the metro will have 24 stations and will cover 21km of which 10km is below ground level. Nine of the stations will also be underground, and the project required the boring of 10 tunnel shafts. The overland sections include embankments and high viaduct stretches. To avoid cutting �restad in two, part of the West Amager section is built as a high viaduct allowing traffic to pass under the railway.

Working for the international consortium Copenhagen Metro Construction Group, we undertook detailed design for this ultra-modern system, providing architectural, civil and structural engineering as well as preliminary M&E services including lifts, escalators, tunnel ventilation and fire systems.

Our designs for the six deep stations utilise the latest construction techniques to provide passengers with a sense of saftey and security in a light and airy environment. All the stations have large open atria allowing light to penetrate right down to platform level.

The proximity of sensitive historic buildings, many of which are supported on timber piles, added an extra level of complexity to the design task.

For more information, please contact Malcolm Taylor