Gammel Strand station
Gammel Strand | |||||
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| Copenhagen Metro rapid transit station | |||||
 Gammel Strand Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Gammel Strand 1202 Copenhagen K Denmark | ||||
| Owned by | Metroselskabet | ||||
| Line(s) |   | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 29 September 2019 | ||||
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Gammel Strand station (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkɑml̩ ˈstʁɑnˀ], lit. Old Beach) is a Copenhagen Metro station located at Gammel Strand in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is on the City Circle Line (M3 and M4), between Kongens Nytorv and Rådhuspladsen, and is in fare zone 1. The station provides access to the central section of Strøget, Slotsholmen, Christiansborg Palace and Højbro Plads.
History
[edit]Construction on the station began in 2009. It was opened on 29 September 2019 along with the rest of the City Circle Line.
Design
[edit]The station is constructed underneath Slotsholmen Canal. The main entrance faces Højbro Plads. The escalator is longer than those of the other stations. The walls are faced with a combination of glazed and unglazed pale, ceramic panels which, in combination with blue lighting, is supposed to evoke an underwater feeling.
Service
[edit]| Preceding station |  Copenhagen Metro
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Following station | ||
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| Rådhuspladsen clockwise
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M3 | Kongens Nytorv counter-clockwise
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| Rådhuspladsen towards Copenhagen South
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M4 | Kongens Nytorv towards Orientkaj
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References
[edit]External links
[edit]- (in Danish) Gammel Strand station official site
