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50-428: Søndre Fasanvej begins at Valby Langgade and continues along the western edge of Søndermarken and Frederiksberg Gardens to Smallegade , intersecting with Roskildevej along the route. It then proceeds as Nordre Fasanvej, crossing several major arteries, including Nylandsvej , Godthåbsvej , Borups Allé , and Hillerødgade, before reaching Frederikssundsvej . The oldest part of Søndre Fasanvej, north of Roskildevej,

100-485: A bus service along the line. Stage 2B, from Frederiksberg to Vanløse, opened on 12 October. Forum Station was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2005. In 2007, the Ørestad Development Corporation was discontinued, and the ownership of the metro was transferred to Metroselskabet I/S. The 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi) stage 3 opened on 28 September 2007, from Lergravsparken to

150-642: A few blocks from the Copenhagen borough of Nørrebro . The Forum area is a residential area built during the 1930s and 1940, built in functionalism , and hosts the Royal Danish Academy of Music . Nørreport lies within Indre By —the city center of Copenhagen. It is the main intersection with DSB 's intercity and regional trains, as well as the S-train, serving lines A , B , C, E and H. Kongens Nytorv lies at

200-420: A hub for Norwegian Air Shuttle . There is also transfer to the mainline train station , which serves DSB's intercity and regional trains, and international trains to Sweden, the regional Oresundtrain and SJ 's X 2000 intercity service to Stockholm . The Copenhagen Metro system operates continually (24/7) with a varying headway throughout the day. During rush hour (07:00–10:00 and 15:00–18:00), there

250-659: A mixed-use development by the architectural firm Entasis between 2004 and 2007. Valby School (Ved Ovnhallen 6), a public primary school, is based in the former buildings of the Norden Porcelain Factory. The apartment complex Viaadukten (No. 127-41), located just after the railway viaduct from which it takes its name, is from 1920 and was designed by Arthur Wittmack. The Famgården housing complex (No. 226-254) from 1927–28 and Valbo and Langhuset (Valby Langgade 239-65/ Vestervang 8A-B) from 1931 were designed by Frederik Wagner. The White Houses (Danish: Den Hvide By)

300-492: A new tobacco factory at Østre Fasanvej 32. The products were sold from Jrüger's tobacco shop at Købmagergade 67–69. The department store Messen operated a curtain factory a little further down the road. Slagterstiftelsen was built by the Butchers' Guild to provide affordable accommodation for elderly and needy butchers. Hoffunktionærenes Alderdomshjem was a retirement home for retired court officials. A new Frederiksberg Hospital

350-571: A rapid transit (metro) system. In October 1994, the Development Corporation chose a light rapid transit system, combining elements of a light rail system and rapid transit to form a low-capacity metro network. The decision to build stage 2, from Nørreport to Vanløse, and stage 3 to the airport, was made by parliament on 21 December 1994. Stage 2 involved the establishment of the company Fredriksbergbaneselskapet I/S in February 1995, owned 70% by

400-531: A residential area, and where there is transfer to the S-train 's lines C and H . The line starts elevated and is located in fare zone 2. The line then runs into the enclave municipality of Frederiksberg, running parallel to the Frederikssund Line of the S-train. At Flintholm , there is transfer to the C, F and H-lines of the S-train. Flintholm is the country's third-largest public transport hub. The station

450-501: A subsidiary of Serco . The contract had a duration of five years, with an option for extension for another three. Trial runs on the next section of metro, stage 2A from Nørreport to Frederiksberg, began on 24 February. It opened on 29 May 2003. All changes to bus and train schedules in Copenhagen took place on 25 May, but to allow Queen Margrethe II to open the line, the opening needed to be adapted to her calendar. This caused four days without

500-446: Is a development of building society houses from 1893 designed by Christian Mandrup-Poulsen for Valby Workers' Building Society. It consists of 77 double houses which originally contained two apartments in each house and four single houses with two apartments in each house. The development is located on Valby Langgade and the streets Søndre Allé, Nordre Allé and Østre Allé. Akacieparken is a public housing estate with 394 apartments which

550-429: Is a four-minute headway on each of M1 and M2. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (24:00–05:00), the headway is fifteen minutes, and on other nights it is twenty minutes on all sections of the metro (M2 trains provide a shortened service when travelling at night on weekdays, during which time travellers between Lufthavnen and stations towards Vanløse must change trains at Christianshavn to M1.) At all other times, there

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600-520: Is a line of the Copenhagen Metro , colored yellow on the map. It runs from Vanløse to Lufthavnen through the center of Copenhagen , sharing track with the M1 from Vanløse to Christianshavn . The line was built along with M1 as part of the redevelopment of Ørestad . The principle of the line was passed in 1992, and construction commenced in 1998. The line opened in several stages between 2002 and 2007. It

650-441: Is a six-minute headway. On the section shared with M1, there is half the headway (except during night on weekdays). Travel time along the whole line is 24 minutes, with the section from the airport to Nørreport taking 15 minutes and from Nørreport to Vanløse taking 9 minutes. The line is owned by Metroselskabet and operated by Metro Service. The line uses 34 AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro vehicles that are shared with M1. The depot

700-458: Is also located in the area. The square and street Valby Tingsted is the historic centre of what is now known as Old Valby. The low house row at Valby Langgade No. 56 – 66 dates from the 19th century when Valby was still a village located outside Copenhagen. The oldest building in the area is a so-called rytterskole (cavalry school) from 1722, although it has seen many alterations, which now houses Valby Library (Annexstræde 2). The old Valby Forge

750-454: Is located at No. 55. The building at Valby Tingsted 3 is the former Valby Børneasyl (Valby Orphanage) from 1874. Valby Langgade No. 68-68A is the earliest example of the 5 and 6-story buildings that were built after the merger with Copenhagen. The shopping centre Spinderiet , located on both sides of Annexstræde, is partly based in the former buildings of De Danske Bomuldsspinderier . The factory buildings from 1905–07 were converted into

800-632: Is located at the Grøndal Park , and is the borderline between the urban and suburban Copenhagen. The area around Lindevang is a redeveloped industrial area, which now is mostly residential, in addition to hosting the Copenhagen Business School . After Lindevang, the line dives into the tunnel that it follows through the city center. At Fasanvej there is another campus of the Copenhagen Business School. Frederiksberg serves

850-539: Is located in an industrial area, but also near the park Tiøen. Kastrup is the first station in fare zone 4. It is located in a predominately industrial area, but the area also features a marina and other aquatic leisure facilities. Lufthavnen (the Airport) is the terminus of M2. It is located at Terminal 3 of Copenhagen Airport , the largest airport in the Nordic countries and the main hub for Scandinavian Airlines , and

900-401: Is located in the borough of Amager Øst , and is the first station on the island of Amager. The surrounding area combines a residential area with night life and many shops. Lergravsparken is surrounded by an older, dense residential area, although it has experienced commercial growth after the metro arrived. After Lergravsparken, the line emerges and runs on an embankment or elevated the rest of

950-466: Is owned by Metroselskabet and operated by Metro Service, and operates with a headway between four and twenty minutes. The line is 14.2 kilometers (8.8 mi) long, and runs in a tunnel through the city center between Lindevang and Amager Strand . It connects the western borough of Vanløse and the municipality of Frederiksberg to the city center of Copenhagen, as well as the eastern parts of Amager and Copenhagen Airport . It provides transfer to

1000-564: The Royal Copenhagen porcelain manufactury, which has been transformed into a mixed-use neighbourhood now known as Porcelænshaven (literally "The Porcelain Garden"). The main entrance of Frederiksberg Hospital is located at No. 57. Its gatehouse is built in the Neo-Baroque style. Nordre Fasanvej is home to some early examples of functionalist architecture. The Green Funkis Building at No. 78

1050-482: The S-train at three stations and to DSB trains at two stations. Its southern end, in the district of Amager Øst , largely follows the same route as a disused railway line, Amagerbanen , along the coast of Øresund . The background for the metro was the urban development of the Ørestad area of Copenhagen. The principle of building a rail transit system was passed by the Parliament of Denmark on 24 June 1992, with

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1100-464: The Ørestad Act . The responsibility for developing the area, as well as building and operating the metro, was given to the Ørestad Development Corporation , a joint venture between Copenhagen Municipality (45%) and the Ministry of Finance (55%). Initially, three modes of transport were considered: a tramway , a light rail system that would have seen trams running underground through the city center, and

1150-632: The Jesus Church stands a crucifix designed by the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau . It replaced a copy of Michelangelo 's sculpture Moses from the church San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome that was transferred to the Carlsberg Glyptoteque . Adjacent to the crucifix but just outside the church's perimeter, stands the sculpture Troll that smells Christian blood depicting a fierce-looking troll reaching out for

1200-543: The Jesus Church, is from 1920 and was designed by Henning Hansen. It now houses the Danish YMCA (KFUM and KFUK). A number houses located on both sides of Bjerregaardsvej have been merged into am eclectic headquarters for the company Edlund, a provider of IT solutions for the insurance industry. One of them is the National Romantic former home of the painter Frans Swartz. The former home of Aller Media -founder Carl Aller

1250-461: The Norden porcelain factory was established on the south side of the road a little to the west of the old village centre in 1916. It later became part of Bing & Grøndahl . The Carl Jacobsen House (Valby Langgade 1) on the corner with Ny Carlsberg Vej is from the 1890s and is the former home of Carl Jacobsen . It was designed by Hack Kampmann and is attached to the former Carlsberg Museum which

1300-638: The TMBs were moved to Havnegade, where they started to grind towards Frederiksberg. From 1 January 2000, the S-train service from Solbjerg to Vanløse was terminated, and work to rebuild to metro started. By February 2001, all tunnels were finished. In March 2001, the Copenhagen County Council decided to start construction of stage 3. On 6 November 2001, the first train operates through a tunnel section and on 28 November, laying of tracks along stage 1 and stage 2A completed. An agreement about financing stage 3

1350-641: The airport. It followed for the most part the route of the former Amager Line of the Danish State Railways . With this stage complete, 34 trains had been delivered. However, the line had caused a heated debate, and several locals had organized themselves in the Amager Metro Group. They demanded that the line instead be tunneled, arguing that it caused a physical barrier in Amager and that it created noise pollution. M2 starts at Vanløse, which serves mostly

1400-625: The center of the municipality, that in addition to many public offices and cultural facilities, serves the University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg Campus and another campus of the Copenhagen Business School. This station is located in both fare zone 1 and 2. Frederiksberg became a transfer station to M3 when the City Circle Line was opened on 29 September 2019. Forum is the last station in Frederiksberg Municipality, but located only

1450-478: The crucifix. As the tableau proved too controversial for the parish , it was quickly moved to the Glyptoteque garden. In 2002, the church tried to recover the sculpture, but the Glyptoteque would not part with it. A copy was therefore made and placed just in front of the church in its proper place. Hanne Varming 's sculpture Woman with Dogs ( Konen med Hundene ) was installed on Valby Tingsted on 7 May 2013. On

1500-434: The east to Roskildevej at Damhus Lake in the west. The square and side street Valby Tingsted was the centre of the original village of Valby. The street is part of the old main road between Copenhagen's Western Gate and Roskilde . The road made a detour by way of the village of Valby to avoid the steepest part of Valby Hill. Today's side street Skolegade was the first part of the road to Køge . Frederiksberg Palace

1550-466: The former Royal Porcelain Factory Main Building on Søndre Fasanvej stands Georg Jensen 's bronze sculpture En høstmand (1915). The underground Fasanvej Station is located at the southern end of Nordre Fasanvej, halfway between Smallegade and Nyelandsvej. It serves the M1 and M2 lines of the Copenhagen Metro . Nørrebro station is located at Frederikssundsvej, at the northern end of

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1600-464: The gable of Valby Langgade 132-36, just west of Valby Langgade station and facing Herman Bangs Plads, is a poem by Søren Ulrik Thomsen in neon lettering. It was created in collaboration with Rasmus Koch and installed in 2014. Langgade railway station is located on the Frederikssund radial of Copenhagen's S-train network. It is served by the C trains . Ålholm railway station on Ålholm Plads at

1650-417: The heart of the commercial and cultural center of Copenhagen. When the City Circle Line opened, the station serves as the transfer to lines M3 and M4. Christianshavn is located on an island, a former navy base that has been redeveloped into residential and commercial mix. It is the last station served by both lines, with M1 branching off towards Vestamager, and m2 continuing towards Lufthavnen. Amagerbro

1700-514: The most iconic Carlsberg buildings. The church was built as a mausoleum for the Jacobsen family. Between the brewery and the church, opposite Søndermarken , is an area of single family detached homes with many large villas from the 1910s and 1920s. The house at Valby Langgade 7A (1934) was designed by Thomas Havning and received the Art Academy 's Annual Medal . No. 19, located next to the entrance to

1750-554: The street. It serves the Ring Line of the S-train network. 55°41′19″N 12°31′42″E  /  55.6887°N 12.5283°E  / 55.6887; 12.5283 Valby Langgade Valby Langgade is one of the main streets of the Valby district of Copenhagen , Denmark . The c. 3.2 km long street runs from the southern end of Pile Allé and the Carlsberg neighbourhood in

1800-546: The trains and operate the system the first five years. COMET was a consortium comprised Astaldi , Bachy , SAE , Ilbau , NCC Rasmussen & Schiøtz Anlæg and Tarmac Construction . Construction started in November 1996, with the moving of underground pipes and wires around the station areas. In August 1997, work commenced at the depot, and in September, COMET started the first mainline construction work. In October and November,

1850-503: The two tunnel boring machines (TMB), christened Liva and Bette , were delivered. They started digging each barrel of the tunnel from Islands Brygge in February 1998. The same month, the Public Transport Authority gave the necessary permits to operate a driverless metro. The section between Fasanvej and Frederiksberg is a former S-train line, and was last operated as such on 20 June 1998. The first section of tunnel

1900-412: The way to the airport. The line also enters the municipality of Tårnby and passes into fare zone 3. Øresund is located in an industrial area, and is one of only four stations to have no bus service. Amager Strand is located 400 meters (1,300 ft) from Amager Beach Park , that runs 4.6 kilometers (2.9 mi) along the coast of Amager. This station also has no connecting bus services. Femøren

1950-540: The western end of the street is located on the Ring Line and is served by the F trains . Carlsberg railway station which opened in July 2016 is located close to the beginning of the street. Valby Langgade 72 is used as a location in the 1971 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang in Jutland . 55°39′57″N 12°30′31″E  /  55.6659°N 12.5087°E  / 55.6659; 12.5087 M2 (Copenhagen) M2

2000-479: The Ørestad Development Corporation and 30% by Fredriksberg Municipality. The third stage would be built by Østamagerbaneselskapet I/S, established in September 1995 and owned 55% by the Ørestad Development Corporation and 45% by Copenhagen County . In October 1996, a contract was signed with the Copenhagen Metro Construction Group (COMET) for building the lines, and with Ansaldo for delivery of

2050-468: Was built in 1932 to be designed by Hans Dahlerup-Berthelsen . The company Novozymes has a factory at the Nørrebro end of Nordre Fasanvej. The oldest part of the complex is a former dairy where enzyme production–an important part of Novozymes's business–was started. The complex was expanded by Arne Jacobsen in 1934 and again in 1962. P. Wulff's former cigar factory is located at No. 111-115. In front of

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2100-418: Was built on the street in 1903, replacing the old hospital at Howitzvej . The west side of Søndre Fasanvej, opposite the big parks, is dominated by areas of single-family detached homes and apartment buildings from the 1880s. Diakonissestiftelsen 's development, located on the corner with Peter Bangs Vej , dates from the same time. Across the street from Diakonissestiftelsen is the former industrial site of

2150-489: Was built on the top of the hill in the 1700s. The gardens of the new royal summer retreat reached all the way to Valby Langgade. The new and more direct Roskilde Road which went through the royal gardens of Frederiksberg Palace, bypassing Valby, was inaugurated in 1776. In the 1770s, Valby was transformed from village to suburb and the road changed even more after Valby became part of Copenhagen Municipality in 1901. Apartment buildings with five and six stories sprung up and

2200-456: Was completed by September 1998, after which the TMBs moved to Havnegade. By December 1998, work had started on all the initial nine stations. Plans for M2 were presented to the public in April 1999, with a debate emerging if the proposed elevated solution was the best. In May, the first trains were delivered, and trial runs began at the depot. In December, the tunnels were completed to Strandlodsvej, and

2250-408: Was completed on a former industrial site in 1995. It was designed by Hvidt & Mølgaard . In a small green space at the corner of Valby Langgade with Skovbogårds Allé stands a marble sculpture by Anders Bundgaard entitled And Day Dawns with its Thousand Demands ( Og Dagen runder, Med sine tusinde Krav ). It was installed in 1937 by Copenhagen Municipality. In a circular flowerbed in front of

2300-486: Was established in 1682 as an access road to the royal pheasantry behind Frederiksberg Gardens. The road was later extended northward to Smallegade. The southern part of present-day Søndre Fasanvej, between Valby Langgade and Roskildevej, was created in approximately 1870 as a driveway to a small cluster of nurseries. It was first known as Bag Søndermarken (literally "Behind Søndermarken") but was incorporated into Søndre Fasanvej in approximately 1900. In 1884, Nordre Fasanvej

2350-406: Was extended northwards to Gofthåbsvej. From there, it continued as Østre Fasanvej to the new street Holger Danskes Vej. A few years later, Nordre Fasanvej continued to extend in stages by private landowner Niels Josefsen as part of his Mariendal estate to Hillerødgade, then Lyngbygade. In 1908. Copenhagen Municipality continued Østre Fasanvej northwards to Frederikssundsvej. In 1918, Østre Fasanvej

2400-487: Was later replaced by Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and is now used as a conference venue. Carlsberg Group is building a new global headquarters which will span Gamle Carlsbergvej on an adjacent site. Carl Jacobsen was also responsible for the construction of the Jesus Church located a little further to the west, just off Valby Langgade. It dates from the 1890s and was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup who also designed several of

2450-537: Was merged into Nordre Fasanvej The section north of Godthåbsvej was, until 1920, called Østre Fasanvej (East Pheasant Road). Many of the new buildings along the road were industrial enterprises. The Royal Porcelain Factory had acquired the site at the corner of Søndre Fasanvej and Smallegade in 1884. Frederiksberg Paper Factory (No. 43) was established by Jean Christian Ferslew in 1881 as a supplier of paper for his growing newspaper empire. In 1892, Herman Jrüger inaugurated

2500-460: Was reached on 12 April. By 22 May, the 18 delivered trains had test-run 100,000 kilometers (60,000 mi). The section from Nørreport to Lergravsparken and Vestamager was opened on 19 October 2002. Initially, the system had a 12-minute headway on each of the two services. From 3 December this was reduced to 9 minutes, and from 19 December to 6 minutes. Operation of the system was subcontracted to Ansaldo, who again subcontracted it to Metro Service,

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