F (S-train)

F
S-train line F at Grøndal Station (2017)
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerBanedanmark
LocaleCopenhagen metropolitan area
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeSuburban rail, urban rail
SystemS-train
Operator(s)DSB
Rolling stockLitra SA and SE
History
Opened3 April 1934 (1934-04-03)
Technical
Line length12 km (7.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

 Hellerup
Ryparken
Bispebjerg
Nørrebro
Fuglebakken
Grøndal
Flintholm
KB Hallen
Ålholm
Danshøj
Vigerslev Allé
Copenhagen South

F is the service designation for trains on the ring line of Copenhagen's S-train network. It runs from 05:00 to 01:00 from Copenhagen South to Hellerup. Trains run every 5 minutes between about 7:00 and 19:00, Monday through Friday, and every 10 minutes on weekends, early mornings and late evenings/nights. On Friday and Saturday nights there is also a 30 minutes service throughout the night. This line is planned to become a pilot project for driverless operation, with testing starting in 2031/32.[1]

Line Route Freq (mins) Comments Logos Pictures
København Syd – Flintholm – Hellerup 5
København Syd - Flintholm - Hellerup - Holte - Hillerød As a temporary line, Only doing engineering work, rail replacement and track maintenance







Line M

Line M is a special S-train line in Copenhagen that runs in connection with track works and the like. It runs from Hillerød Station via Hellerup Station and Nørrebro Station to Copenhagen South Station. It thus connects the Nordbanen and the Ringbanen.

Line M first ran as a temporary line from July 28 to August 17, 2014 in connection with construction work on Nordhavnsvej.[2] The second time was from June 30 to July 16, 2017, when the train was operated in connection with track work.[3] The third time was three evenings in June 2024 and a weekend in July 2024 in connection with bridge work at Svanemøllen Station.[4][5]

Line M has the following stations on the line, taken in order from Hillerød Station to Copenhagen South Station.

  1. Hillerød Station
  2. Favrholm Station
  3. Allerød Station
  4. Høvelte Trinbræt
  5. Birkerød Station
  6. Holte Station
  7. Virum Station
  8. Sorgenfri Station
  9. Lyngby Station
  10. Jægersborg Station
  11. Gentofte Station
  12. Bernstorffsvej Station
  13. Hellerup Station
  14. Ryparken Station
  15. Bispebjerg Station
  16. Nørrebro Station
  17. Fuglebakken Station
  18. Grøndal Station
  19. Flintholm Station
  20. KB Hallen Station
  21. Ålholm Station
  22. Danshøj Station
  23. Vigerslev Allé Station
  24. Copenhagen South Station (originally "Ny Ellebjerg")

Day time schedules weekdays and weekends

  • Line M at Fuglebakken Station, doing day time schedules
  • Line M at Fuglebakken Station, doing day time schedules
  • Line M at Fuglebakken Station, doing day time schedules
  • Line M at Gentofte Station, doing day time schedules
  • Line M at Fuglebakken Station, doing day time schedules
  • Line M to Hillerød at Ny Ellebjerg (now Copenhagen South) in 2014.
  • Line M to Ny Ellebjerg on Vigerslev Allé in 2017.
  • Line M to Hillerød on Vigerslev Allé in 2017.

Evening and night schedules weekdays and weekends

  • Line M to Hillerød at Danshøj in 2024.
  • Line M to Hillerød at Danshøj in 2024.
  • Line M to Hillerød at Danshøj in 2024.
  • Line M to Hillerød at Danshøj in 2024.
  • Line M to Copenhagen South at Danshøj in 2024.
  • Line M to Copenhagen South at Danshøj in 2024.
  • Line M to Copenhagen South at Danshøj in 2024.

History

See Ringbanen for a fuller history.

Name Southern end Years Northern end
1c Ringbanen:
to Frederiksberg 		1934–1950 Klampenborgbanen:
to Hellerup; often extended to Klampenborg
1950–1989
1989–1998 terminated at Hellerup
to Solbjerg (later renamed Fasanvej) 1998–1999 to Klampenborg in day hours
to Vanløse 2000–2001
to C.F. Richsvej (temporary station) 2002–2003 terminates at Hellerup; sometimes extended to Klampenborg
to Flintholm 2004
to Gammel Køge Landevej (temporary station) 2005–2006
to Copenhagen South 2007-

Night train on line F

On November 20, 2009, a trial of night trains was introduced on Friday and Saturday nights, which for line F meant two trains per hour in each direction between Hellerup and Copenhagen South, stopping at all stations along the way.[6] A similar concept had already been used for a number of years on the night after Christmas lunch, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, although with 20-minute operation.[7]

The experiment was originally supposed to last six months.[7] In practice, however, it became permanent, and from November 30, 2012, night train F was extended to Klampenborg to replace night train C which was shortened to Copenhagen H.[8][9] However, with the timetable change on December 10, 2018, line C was again extended to Klampenborg at night, and line F was shortened to Hellerup.[10]

Date Line layout Notes
20-11-2009 Ny Ellebjerg Station - Flintholm - Hellerup
30-11-2012 Ny Ellebjerg Station - Flintholm - Hellerup - Klampenborg
10-12-2018 Ny Ellebjerg Station - Flintholm - Hellerup

Fx, M, F+

The ring line also has a history of supplementary services with other designations than F. At some times the variant service letters have been used to indicate which trains continued from Hellerup to Klampenborg. In other periods it has simply been because then-prevalent principles mandated that a single service letter such as F could not be used for more than exactly 3 trains an hour, so in parts of the day when more trains ran, extra services had to be invented.

There previously existed a regular line M, which was established as a supplement to line F on the Ring Line on May 28, 1989. It was changed to line F+ on September 15, 2002.[11] The line was incorporated into line F in a reform of the line network on September 23, 2007.

Name Southern end Years Northern end
Fx Ringbanen:
to Frederiksberg in rush hours 		1972–1979 terminated at Hellerup
no supplement 1979–1989
Ringbanen:
to Frederiksberg 		1989–1998 terminated at Hellerup
to Solbjerg (later renamed Fasanvej) 1998–1999
to Vanløse 2000–2001
F+ to C.F. Richsvej (temporary station) 2002–2003 Klampenborgbanen:
to Klampenborg in day hours
to Flintholm 2004
to Gammel Køge Landevej (temporary station), all week/all day 2005 to Klampenborg daytime Sat-Sun
2006 to Klampenborg in daytime all week
to Ny Ellebjerg 2007
Joined into F from September 2007

Chronological overview

M and F+

The line was established as line M on 28 May 1989. It was renamed line F+ on 15 September 2002.

Date Line routing Notes
28-05-1989 Frederiksberg - Vanløse - Hellerup
20-06-1998 Solbjerg - Vanløse - Hellerup
01-01-2000 Vanløse - Hellerup
23-04-2001 Ryparken - Hellerup Train buses Vanløse - Ryparken.
02-02-2002 C.F. Richs Vej - Hellerup Hellerup - Klampenborg only during the day. C.F. Richs Vej is a temporary station. Train buses Vanløse - C.F. Richs Vej.
15-09-2002 C.F. Richs Vej - Hellerup - Klampenborg Train buses Vanløse - C.F. Richs Vej.
24-01-2004 Flintholm - Hellerup - Klampenborg
08-01-2005 Ny Ellebjerg Station - Flintholm - Hellerup (- Klampenborg) Temporary Ny Ellebjerg Station at Gammel Køge Country Road. Hellerup - Klampenborg only on weekends.
08-01-2006 Ny Ellebjerg Station - Flintholm - Hellerup - Klampenborg Temporary New Ellebjerg Station at Gammel Køge Country Road.
16-11-2006 Ny Ellebjerg Station - Flintholm - Hellerup - Klampenborg
23-09-2007 Discontinued and replaced by lines C and F.

Fx

Date Route Notes
03-06-1973 Frederiksberg - Vanløse - Hellerup Only during rush hours
30-09-1979 Closed without replacement

References

  1. ^ DSB. Fremtidens S-Bane. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140723004633/http://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/aendringer-i-trafikken/?trafficType=Planned&trafficId=34176
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20170717232109/http://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/andringer-i-trafik-og-drift/andringer-i-trafik-og-drift/s---fase-3/
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240629195504/https://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/andringer-i-trafik-og-drift/andringer-i-trafik-og-drift/473/
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240611145419/https://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/andringer-i-trafik-og-drift/andringer-i-trafik-og-drift/449---nht-hl/
  6. ^ Linjeændringer på S-banen 13. december af Thomas de Laine. Myldretid, 25. november 2009.
  7. ^ a b S-banen får nattog af Thomas de Laine. Myldretid, 10. september 2009.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference udvider was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Railway 6/2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Ændrede S-togslinjer og farvel til publikumskøreplanen af Thomas de Laine. Myldretid.dk, 4. december 2018.
  11. ^ https://myldretid.dk/nyheder/nr/223
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