Ørestad railway station explained

Ørestad
Type:Main line and Copenhagen Metro rapid transit station
Address:Ørestads Boulevard 89
2300 Copenhagen S
Borough:Copenhagen Municipality
Country:Denmark
Structure:Trench (Regional service)
Elevated (Metro)
Platform:2 side platforms(Regional service)
1 island platform (Metro)
Levels:3
Tracks:4
Opened:19 October 2002 (Metro)
Accessible:yes
Code:Øre
Zone:3
Map Type:Denmark Greater Copenhagen#Denmark

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. 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.

Location

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.

Transit-oriented development

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.[1]

The two most significant buildings in the area are the Ferring Building and Field's, one of Scandinavia's largest department stores at 178000m2.[2] Surrounding Field's is the Ørestad Downtown, which include 205000m2 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.[2]

History

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.byoghavn.dk/~/media/ByOgHavn/Pdf/MIPIM_tablet_1280x800.ashx Ørestad overview
  2. http://www.orestad.dk/~/media/Orestad/pdf/Statuspbyggerierdecember2010UK.ashx 2010 construction update