Ørestad railway station

Ørestad station is a main line and rapid transit railway station serving the development area of Ørestad in the district of Amager Vest in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] The station is a junction station served by both the Copenhagen Metro and regional trains. The penultimate stop of the M1 Line, it is located in zone 3 in the west-central section of the island of Amager.

Ørestad
Main line and Copenhagen Metro rapid transit station
Ørestad station in 2014
General information
LocationØrestads Boulevard 89
2300 Copenhagen S[1]
Copenhagen Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°37′43″N 12°34′45″E / 55.62861°N 12.57917°E / 55.62861; 12.57917
Platforms2 side platforms(Regional service)
1 island platform (Metro)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeTrench (Regional service)
Elevated (Metro)
Platform levels3
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeØre
Fare zone3
History
Opened19 October 2002 (Metro)
Services
Preceding station Danish State Railways DSB Following station
København H
towards Østerport
CopenhagenMalmö Tårnby
towards Malmö C and beyond
Tårnby CopenhagenSlagelse Høje Taastrup
towards Slagelse
Preceding station Long distance trains Following station
Malmö Central Snälltåget
seasonal
Høje Taastrup
towards Berlin Hbf
Preceding station Copenhagen Metro Following station
Bella Center
towards Vanløse
M1 Vestamager
Terminus
Location
Ørestad is located in Greater Copenhagen
Ørestad
Ørestad
Location within Greater Copenhagen
Ørestad is located in Denmark
Ørestad
Ørestad
Ørestad (Denmark)

Location

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Ørestad station is one of the southernmost stations of the Copenhagen Metro system. Specifically, it lies on a viaduct paralleling the eastern edge of Ørestads Boulevard at its intersection with Arne Jacobsens Allé.

 
Ørestad Metro Station

Transit-oriented development

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One of six Metro stations within the Ørestad redevelopment area, significant mixed-use development and construction is underway in the area immediately surrounding the station. As the transfer point between the Metro and regional trains, Ørestad station and its environs, termed the Ørestad City district, will see the most intense levels of development, with a focus a new Ørestad Downtown.[2]

The two most significant buildings in the area are the Ferring Building and Field's, one of Scandinavia's largest department stores at 178,000 square metres (1,920,000 sq ft).[3] Surrounding Field's is the Ørestad Downtown, which include 205,000 square metres (2,210,000 sq ft) of commercial space. Much of the Downtown was designed by Daniel Liebeskind. Ørestad station's residential transit-oriented development is scattered in the form of smaller apartment complexes, including City Husene, Parkhusene, and Sejlhuset.[3]

History

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The railway station opened in 2000. The Metro station opened in 2002.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ørestad Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ Ørestad overview BY&HAVN Retrieved 2012-06-27
  3. ^ a b 2010 construction update BY&HAVN Retrieved 2012-06-27
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