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Copenhagen metro station
Vestamager
Copenhagen Metro station
General information
LocationØrestads Boulevard 99
2300 København S
Coordinates55°37′09.7″N 12°34′32″E / 55.619361°N 12.57556°E / 55.619361; 12.57556
Owned byMetroselskabet
Operated byMetro Service A/S
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange 32, 33
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeVea
Fare zone3
History
Opened19 October 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10-19)
Passengers
1000
Services
Preceding station Copenhagen Metro Following station
Ørestadtowards Vanløse M1 Terminus
Location
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Vestamager station (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvestɑˌmɑˀ], lit. West Amager) is a rapid transit station of the Copenhagen Metro in Copenhagen, Denmark. The terminus of the M1 line, it is located in zone 3 in the southwestern section of the island of Amager.

Location

Vestamager is the southernmost station of the Copenhagen Metro, located in the southern part of Amager. Specifically, the station lies on a viaduct paralleling Ørestads Boulevard at its intersection with Asger Jorns Allé. Vestamager station is close to Kalvebod Fælled (Kalvebod Common) and next to the Metro's control and maintenance centre.

Transit-oriented development

Vestamager is the last of six stations within the Ørestad redevelopment area on the M1 Line beginning at Islands Brygge and, as a result, has witnessed significant transit-oriented development. The vast majority of new construction around Vestamager is to the west of Ørestads Boulevard and south of the Øresundsmotorvejen. This area is classified by the master plan as Ørestads Syd (Ørestad South) and is one of four key planning and development districts in Ørestad.

In general, the northern half of Ørestads Syd will be dedicated to office projects, while the southern half will be focused on residential development. The first major residential project to be completed in the area - 8TALLET, a 61,000 square metres (660,000 sq ft), figure-eight shaped apartment complex - was awarded the title of "best residential development" at the World Architecture Festival in 2011.

History

Vestamager station opened on 19 October 2002 as part of the first phase of the Copenhagen Metro, known as the Ørestadsbanen (lit. the Ørestad track). At the time, trains operated between Vestamager and Nørreport, with the M2 Line also running between Nørreport and Lergravsparken. Service westward to Vanløse began in 2003 and continues to this day.

References

  1. Ørestad overview BY&HAVN Retrieved 2012-05-26

External links

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