Copenhagen Airport railway station

Copenhagen Airport railway station (Danish: Københavns Lufthavn Station) is a railway station in Tårnby, Denmark, serving Copenhagen Airport. It is located below ground directly under the check-in and arrival area in the airport's Terminal 3.

The station is served by DSB’s regional trains including the Øresundtrain network. The nearby Lufthavnen metro station is served by the Copenhagen Metro’s line M2. The stations take their names from Copenhagen Airport, to which they are connected. It is located in fare zone 4.

History

The station opened on 27 September 1998, and was subsequently reconstructed and reopened on 28 September 2007, with a connection to the Copenhagen Metro opening the following month.

Temporarily from 4 January 2016 to 4 May 2017, Sweden required train and bus transport companies entering Sweden to perform full identity check of every passenger, because of the European migrant crisis. For that reason the Southern platform was used only for departures to Sweden, with border checks at openings in fence erected along the platform. All arrivals and all departures to Denmark used the Northern platform. Only the regional trains towards Helsingør and Sweden used Copenhagen Airport station, all other trains did not go here during this period.

Future developments

There is a decision to build platforms at the two tracks placed north of the existing station. These tracks are so far used for freight trains. This will be finished in 2026.

Metro station

Lufthavnen (‘Airport’) metro station is located slightly further off than the railway station, at the far end of Terminal 3 on the level 2. The metro connects to Nørreport Station and Vanløse station. The station is linked to Ørestad station on the M1 line by DSB regional trains.

Services

The station is served by the following types of trains:

• Local trains between Copenhagen Central Station and Malmö Central Station. These trains also stop at Tårnby and Ørestad en route to Copenhagen, and at Hyllie and Triangeln en route to Malmö. To Copenhagen every 10 minutes, and to Malmö every 20 minutes.
• Regional trains on Zealand and southern Sweden. Connects to Klampenborg, Helsingør, Lund, Helsingborg, Landskrona and Hässleholm.
• Intercity trains to the rest of Denmark including Odense, Fredericia, Aarhus, Esbjerg and Aalborg.
• Intercity trains in southern Sweden connects to Gothenburg, Kalmar and Karlskrona (see Øresundståg).
• High-speed X 2000 trains to Stockholm.

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark
• List of airport stations

References

External links

• (in Danish) Copenhagen Airport Station on www.dsb.dk
• (in Danish) Lufthavnen (Airport) on www.m.dk
• (in Danish and English) Official website of Copenhagen Airport
• (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
• (in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
• Information about the extension to the airport on www.m.dk (in Danish)