Kongens Nytorv Station

Kongens Nytorv
Copenhagen Metro rapid transit station
Location	Kongens Nytorv 11
Coordinates	55°40′45.6″N 12°35′6.6″E / 55.679333°N 12.585167°ECoordinates: 55°40′45.6″N 12°35′6.6″E / 55.679333°N 12.585167°E
Owned by	Metroselskabet
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	19 October 2002
Services
Preceding station   Copenhagen Metro   Following station Nørreport toward Vanløse M1 Christianshavn toward Vestamager M2 Christianshavn toward Lufthavnen Gammel Strand toward København H via Frederiksberg M3 Marmorkirken toward Østerport via Nørrebro Gammel Strand toward København H M4 Marmorkirken toward Nørrebro
Location
Kongens Nytorv Location within Copenhagen

Kongens Nytorv (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʌŋəns nytˢɒwˀ], lit. King's New Square) is a rapid transit station on the Copenhagen Metro in Copenhagen. It is located under Kongens Nytorv plaza and is part of fare zone 1.

History

Kongens Nytorv station opened as part of the initial segment of the Copenhagen Metro, with trains running west to Nørreport and east to either Vestamager or Lergravsparken. Construction for the City Circle Line, which will carry the M3 and M4 Lines and for which Kongens Nytorv will act as an interchange, began on 4 October 2009 with wire work and archaeological sites. The excavation is expected to begin in mid-2011 and the station is expected to be completed in 2018.

Station layout

Kongens Nytorv is built and designed in the same style as other underground stations on the Copenhagen Metro. There are two main levels below ground level; the first is a few steps down from the street. At this level, passengers take an escalator down to a mezzanine switchback that makes them turn around and go down another escalator to reach platform level. There is also a lift that transports passengers to the platform. There are two entrances to the station as well: the southwestern corner of the intersection of Kongens Nytorv, Lille Kongensgade, Holmens Kanal, and Store Kongensgade and the other inside the Magasin du Nord department store.

Service

Currently, both Copenhagen Metro lines, the M1 and the M2, serve Kongens Nytorv. Both operate westbound towards Vanløse and eastbound towards Vestamager on the M1 and Lufthavnen on the M2. When the City Circle Line is completed in 2018, Kongens Nytorv will act as a connection between the existing metro lines and the new M3 and M4.

See also

• Kongens Nytorv

External links

• Kongens Nytorv station on www.m.dk (Danish)