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Øresundsmetro
Öresundsmetro
Overview
Area servedCopenhagen, Denmark
Malmö, Sweden
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Websitehttps://oresundsmetro.com/en
Operation
Operation will start2035?
Technical
System length22.1 km (13.7 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Öresund Metro[1] is a proposed metro link between the cities of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmö, Sweden.[2] It would complement the current Øresund heavy rail line.

Background

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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.[3] The study, for which the EU granted funding in the following December,[4] 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.[5] Work on the study was completed in April 2021.[6][7]

In May 2018 the Øresund Metro 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.[8] Capacity constraints are expected on the Øresund Line rail services once the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link is completed, and the €4 billion metro proposal would ease this bottleneck.

Proposal

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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.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://oresundsmetro.com/en/about-the-oresund-metro
  2. ^ "Denmark – Sweden cross-border metro project moves forward". Metro Report. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ole Rothenborg (16 December 2011). "T-bana till Danmark i sikte" [Metro to Denmark in sight]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2012.
  5. ^ Malmö stad (5 September 2011). "Förstudie om Öresundsmetron påbörjas" [Preliminary study for the Øresund Metro begins] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2011.
  6. ^ Bredin, Maria. "Rapporter Öresundsmetrons 4 faser". malmo.se. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ^ Study: The Øresund Metron – combined results from preliminary studies in four phases
  8. ^ "Copenhagen and Malmo want to build the 'first international metro in the world'". Euronews. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  9. ^ "The Öresund Metro: facts and figures". Malmo.se. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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