S-train
The S-train (Danish: [S-tog] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: [S-Bahn] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an urban rail network which serves Copenhagen, Denmark and the surrounding area. It connects the city center to its suburbs. The railway they use is called S-banen (The S-track). The S-train is operated by DSB.[1] The S-track has a length of about 170 kilometres (110 mi). There are 84 Railway stations, where 32 of the stations are in the central area.
On weekdays all stations are served at least every 10 minutes until the evening. There are six main lines. There is one peak hour support line. Since most lines use the same path through the city core, train departures every second minute. On most suburb lines trains depart every five minutes. On Sundays these time intervals are doubled. Most trains have 8 cars but more can be added as needed.[2] There are a total of 120 8-car trains.[2]
S-train Media
- Schema U-Bahn S-Bahn.png
Schema comparing rapid transit (U-Bahn, left) with S-Bahn (right). Note the dual role of the S-Bahn with many branches from the suburbs combining to serve a busy corridor in the central area comparable with a rapid-transit system. The actual layouts vary by city, and several have rapid transit like the right image
- Berlin SBahn HackescherMarkt east.jpg
Part of Berlin Stadtbahn. The tracks on the right belong to the S-Bahn network and the trains stop at the Hackescher Markt station, while the other two tracks are for other train types, which do not stop at this station.
- Vesterport Station Main Entrance.jpg
Vesterport S-train station has three entrances. This is the main one.
- Vesterport STrain Station Platform and S-Trains.jpg
Vesterport station is located below street level, but is not under ground. Other trains do not stop here, solely S-trains. Compare with picture of Berlin's S-Bahn above. Same concept.
Svanemøllen Station, main entrance
The Hamburg S-Bahn third rail system
S-Bahn networks in Austria
A Siemens Desiro Mainline EMU of the Vienna S-Bahn
A class 4020 EMU on Vienna S-Bahn line S40
Schematic map of Copenhagen S-train
References
- ↑ "Denmark by train". Eurail. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Metro System – S-Train, Copenhagen, Denmark" (PDF). Siemens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
