Rail services gain extra capacity with the expansion of Copenhagen Airport Station

Train passengers and major freight operators can, from today, start using a new and larger Copenhagen Airport Station. With two new platforms, direct access from the airport’s Terminal 3 and the Metro, as well as improved facilities, regional and international rail services around the airport have gained extra capacity.

The expansion with the new platforms for tracks 11 and 12 makes it possible to separate passenger and freight traffic, enabling the station to handle 6–10 more trains per hour which is 50 percent more than today and providing more resilient operations on the key route between Denmark and Sweden.

The station is therefore an important element in the work to make rail even more attractive for both passenger and freight transport.

Copenhagen Airport Station is also part of the route which, together with the Øresund Line and the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, forms a central component of the shared European vision for a coherent transport network across the continent.

Those attending the inauguration included Carl Johan Sonesson, Chair of the Regional Council of Region Skåne; Lars Gaardhøj, Chair of the Regional Council of the Capital Region of Denmark; and Christian Wedell-Neergaard, a member of the Regional Council of Region Zealand, who together represent the rail corridor in eastern Denmark from Skåne to Rødbyhavn.

The Chair of the Regional Council in Skåne highlighted the importance of the cohesion enabled by the improved railway.

“Growth requires momentum. The more we increase mobility, the better we can integrate Sweden and Northern Europe. That makes it easier to create a natural flow of both goods and people, which will strengthen everyone along the corridor,” said Carl Johan Sonesson, who is also Chair of Greater Copenhagen, the regional co-operation organisation between southern Sweden and eastern Denmark.

Lars Gaardhøj from the Capital Region of Denmark spoke in particular about the need to future-proof the rail line across the regions.

“This new and larger station is an investment in how we travel – as citizens and as a region. With increased capacity on the Øresund Line, we are taking an important step towards a future-proof transport system that can handle more passengers, more trains – and also the growing volume of freight transport,” said Lars Gaardhøj.

From Region Zealand, Regional Council member Christian Wedell-Neergaard emphasised the importance of a strengthened railway and better access to Europe.

“For Region Zealand, the strengthened connection from north to south and from east to west is of particular importance. Infrastructure is not only about transport; it provides better access to education, jobs and growth. And with the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, together with northern Germany we can create a new regional labour market,” said Christian Wedell-Neergaard.

After the inauguration, the first passenger train was able to arrive at the new platforms at 15:28.

The expansion of Copenhagen Airport Station

• The expansion includes two new platforms for tracks 11 and 12.

• Increases capacity by 6–10 trains per hour.

• The existing platforms will be upgraded.

• Direct access has been established from the airport’s Terminal 3 and the Metro.

• Copenhagen Airport Station is part of the Øresund Line and therefore a key element in the international rail corridor linking Scandinavia with the rest of Europe – including via the  Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link.

• The project is co-financed by the EU.