Islands Brygge station

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| name = Islands Brygge

| type = Copenhagen Metro station

| style = Copenhagen Metro

| image = Islands Brygge Station.JPG

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| address = Njalsgade 70, 2300 Copenhagen S

| borough = Copenhagen Municipality

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| structure = Underground

| platform = 1 island platform

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| tracks = 2

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| opened = {{start date and age|19 October 2002|df=y}}

| operator = Metro Service A/S

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| accessible = Yes

| code = Isb

| owned = Metroselskabet

| zone = 1

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Islands Brygge station (lit. Icelandic Quays) is a rapid transit station of the Copenhagen Metro in Copenhagen, Denmark. The first station on the M1 Line after its split from the M2 Line at Christianshavn, it is located in zone 1 in the northwestern section of the island of Amager.

Location

Islands Brygge station is situated in the rapidly evolving Islands Brygge area in the very northern part of the Ørestad redevelopment area, termed Ørestad Nord. Specifically, the station lies below Ørestads Boulevard at its intersection with Njalsgade. Nearby is Havneparken, a celebrated public park transformed from a former industrial site in 1984 with additions since then.

=Transit-oriented development=

As one of six stations within or bounding the Ørestad redevelopment area, Islands Brygge has witnessed significant transit-oriented development. Mostly educational in nature, nearby is the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities. Commercial development in the area includes Metropolitain, a {{convert|9500|m2|sqft}} office and shopping complex was opened in 2010.[http://www.orestad.dk/~/media/Orestad/pdf/Statuspbyggerierdecember2010UK.ashx 2010 construction update] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061538/http://www.orestad.dk/~/media/Orestad/pdf/Statuspbyggerierdecember2010UK.ashx |date=2015-09-24 }} BY&HAVN Retrieved 2012-05-27

Station layout

Like all Copenhagen Metro stations, Islands Brygge has an island platform setup with two tracks.

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style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|⇐ M1 towards Vestamager ⇐

style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|(Platform Edge Doors)
Island Platform
(Platform Edge Doors)

style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|⇒ M1 towards Vanløse ⇒

References

External links

[http://m.dk/stations/stationer/islands+brygge Islands Brygge station on www.m.dk]{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|da}}
[http://intl.m.dk/stations/stationer/islands+brygge Islands Brygge station on www.m.dk] {{in lang|en}}

Category:M1 (Copenhagen Metro) stations

Category:Railway stations in Denmark opened in 2002