KØBENHAVN – COPENHAGEN

DANMARK – DENMARK

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1 Jan. 1970

The Copenhagen tram network with the last 3 routes before abandonment of trams in the city.


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Copenhagen 1970 tram map


INSET: DOWNTOWN COPENHAGEN

Copenhagen 1970 downtown tram map


Chronology of major track abandonments between 1953 and 1970 (with affected routes in parentheses)

  • 1968 – Apr. 28: Enghave Plads – Trianglen – Strandboulevard (3)
  • 1968 – Oct. 13: Istedgade – Tivoli (10)
  • 1968 – Oct. 13: Kongens Nytorv – Bispebjerg (10)
  • 1968 – Oct. 13: Enghave Plads – Enghavevej – Kongens Enghave (16; also earlier 3)
  • 1969 – Apr. 27: Ålholm Plads – Vesterbrogade – Kongens Nytorv – Trianglen – Ryparken (6; between Vesterbrogade and Kongens Nytorv, earlier also 10)
  • 1969 – Oct. 19: Brønshøj – Rådhusplads – Tivoli - Højbro – Holmenskirk – Sundbyvester (2; between Tivoli and Holmenskirk, also earlier 6 and 10)

Chronology of major track abandonments between 1970 and 1972 (with affected routes in parentheses)

  • 1970 – Apr. 26: Nørreport – Rådhusplads – Toftegårds Plads (16)
  • 1971 – Apr. 25: Nørreport – Gothersgade – Kongens Nytorv (7)
  • 1972 – Apr. 23: Husum – Nørrebro station – Nørreport – Sundbyøster (5; between Nørrebro station and Nørreport, also earlier 7 and 16) [Last day of tram operations in Copenhagen]

ROUTES

URBAN TRAM ROUTES

Operator: Københavns Sporveje (predecessor of HT – Hovedstadsområdets Trafikselskab (HT), itself a predecessor of Hovedstadens Udviklingsråd (HUR))

  5 Husum – Brønshøj – Frederikssundsvej – Nørrebro station – Nørrebrogade – Frederiksborggade – Nørreport – Nørregade – Langebro – Amager Boulevard – Holmbladsgade – Backersvej – Sundbyøster
  7 Nørrebro station – Nørrebrogade – Frederiksborggade – Nørreport – Gothersgade – Kongens Nytorv
16 Emdrupvej – Bispebjerg – Nørrebro station – Nørrebrogade – Frederiksborggade – Nørreport – Nørre Voldgade – Rådhusplads – Hovedbanegården – Vesterbrogade – Istedgade – Enghave Plads – Toftegårds Plads

S-TOG (S-TRAIN) [SUBURBAN RAIL] ROUTES

Operator: Danske Statsbaner (DSB)

  A Klampenborg – Hellerup – Østerport – Nørreport – Hovedbanegården (København H) – Enghave – Valby – Vanløse [In rush-hour: – Husum – Herlev]
  B Holte – Gentofte – Hellerup – Østerport – Nørreport – Hovedbanegården (København H) – Enghave – Valby – Rødovre – Glostrup – Taastrup
  C Holte – Gentofte – Hellerup – Østerport – Nørreport – Hovedbanegården (København H) – Enghave – Valby – Vanløse – Husum – Herlev – Ballerup
  E Hillerød – Holte – (non-stop) – Østerport – Nørreport – Hovedbanegården (København H)
  F Klampenborg – Hellerup – Nørrebro station – Vanløse – Frederiksberg Station


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

  • Urban trams: ? km.
  • S-tog (S-train): ? km