Excavation works for the twin-tube tunnel system have already been completed. Salini and Impregilo merged into one group in 2014 that now owns 99.9% of the shares of the Copenhagen Metro Team. The owner Metroselskabet I/S awarded the construction contract to the Copenhagen Metro Team, a joint venture between the three Italian firms Tecnimont Civil Construction, Salini S.p.a. The total cost of the project Cityringen amounts to approximately 3.2 billion euro. Upon completion, the driverless metro trains will transport up to 240 000 passengers around the clock every day at an average speed of 40 km. In total, the Cityringen will serve 17 new metro station on line M3. The circle line will also see Copenhagen’s central station being connected to the city’s metro network for the first time. The underground express train system will connect the Danish Parliament, the City Hall, important national monuments and other central areas of the city. According to the owner and operator Metroselskabet I/S, almost 65 million passengers are already using the network every year while the influx of new inhabitants to the Danish capital continues to grow.Ĭonstruction of the Cityingen began in 2011 and it is set to be opened until the end of 2019. The expansion of the Copenhagen metro network constitutes an important contribution to the improvement of infrastructure and development in the metropolitan area.
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