Ørestad railway station

Ørestad station is a main line and rapid transit railway station serving the development area of Ørestad in the district of Amager Vest in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is a junction station served by both the Copenhagen Metro and regional trains. The penultimate stop of the M1 Line, it is located in zone 3 in the west-central section of the island of Amager.

Location Ørestad station is one of the southernmost stations of the Copenhagen Metro system. Specifically, it lies on a viaduct paralleling the eastern edge of Ørestads Boulevard at its intersection with Arne Jacobsens Allé.

Transit-oriented development One of six Metro stations within the Ørestad redevelopment area, significant mixed-use development and construction is underway in the area immediately surrounding the station. As the transfer point between the Metro and regional trains, Ørestad station and its environs, termed the Ørestad City district, will see the most intense levels of development, with a focus a new Ørestad Downtown.Ørestad overview BY&HAVN Retrieved 2012-06-27

The two most significant buildings in the area are the Ferring Building and Field's, one of Scandinavia's largest department stores at .2010 construction update BY&HAVN Retrieved 2012-06-27 Surrounding Field's is the Ørestad Downtown, which include of commercial space. Much of the Downtown was designed by Daniel Liebeskind. Ørestad station's residential transit-oriented development is scattered in the form of smaller apartment complexes, including City Husene, Parkhusene, and Sejlhuset.

History The railway station opened in 2000. The Metro station opened in 2002.

Ørestad railway station

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