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F (S-train)

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F
S-train line F at Grøndal Station (2017)
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerBanedanmark
LocaleCopenhagen metropolitan area
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeSuburban rail, urban rail
SystemS-train
Operator(s)DSB
Rolling stockLitra SA and SE
History
Opened3 April 1934; 90 years ago (1934-04-03)
Technical
Line length12 km (7.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Hellerup
Ryparken
Bispebjerg
Nørrebro
Fuglebakken
Grøndal
Flintholm
KB Hallen
Ålholm
Danshøj
Vigerslev Allé
Copenhagen South

F is the service designation for trains on the ring line of Copenhagen's S-train network. It runs from 05:00 to 01:00 from Copenhagen South to Hellerup. Trains run every 5 minutes between about 7:00 and 19:00, Monday through Friday, and every 10 minutes on weekends, early mornings and late evenings/nights. On Friday and Saturday nights there is also a 30 minutes service throughout the night. In 2028 this line is planned to become a pilot project for driverless operation of the S-train system, becoming fully automated in 2029.[1][2]

History

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See Ringbanen for a fuller history.

Name Southern end Years Northern end
1c Ringbanen:
to Frederiksberg
1934–1950 Klampenborgbanen:
to Hellerup; often extended to Klampenborg
F 1950–1989
1989–1998 terminated at Hellerup
to Solbjerg (later renamed Fasanvej ) 1998–1999 to Klampenborg in day hours
to Vanløse 2000–2001
to C.F. Richsvej (temporary station) 2002–2003 terminates at Hellerup
to Flintholm 2004
to Gammel Køge Landevej (temporary station) 2005–2006
to Copenhagen South 2007-

Fx, M, F+

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The ring line also has a history of supplementary services with other designations than F. At some times the variant service letters have been used to indicate which trains continued from Hellerup to Klampenborg. In other periods it has simply been because then-prevalent principles mandated that a single service letter such as F could not be used for more than exactly 3 trains an hour, so in parts of the day when more trains ran, extra services had to be invented.

Name Southern end Years Northern end
Fx Ringbanen:
to Frederiksberg in rush hours
1972–1979 terminated at Hellerup
no supplement 1979–1989
M Ringbanen:
to Frederiksberg
1989–1998 terminated at Hellerup
to Solbjerg (later renamed Fasanvej) 1998–1999
to Vanløse 2000–2001
F+ to C.F. Richsvej (temporary station) 2002–2003 Klampenborgbanen:
to Klampenborg in day hours
to Flintholm 2004
to Gammel Køge Landevej (temporary station), all week/all day 2005 to Klampenborg daytime Sat-Sun
2006 to Klampenborg in daytime all week
to Ny Ellebjerg 2007
Joined into F from September 2007

References

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