Flintholm station

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Flintholm
S-tog.svg
S-train and Copenhagen Metro station
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Flintholm station
General information
LocationFlintholm Allé 55, 2000 Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Municipality
Coordinates 55°41′9″N12°29′58″E / 55.68583°N 12.49944°E / 55.68583; 12.49944
Operated by DSB, Metro Service A/S
Line(s) S-train service C.svg S-train service F.svg S-train service H.svg
M1 icon.svg M2 icon.svg
Platforms1 island platform, 2 side platforms (S-train)
1 island platform (metro)
Tracks4 (S-train)
2 (metro)
Bus routes BSicon BUS2.svg 9A, 10, 21, 26, 37, 142
Construction
Structure typeElevated and ground at-grade
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeFl
Fare zone2
History
Opened24 January 2004;20 years ago (24 January 2004)
Services
Preceding station S-tog.svg S-train Following station
Vanløse
towards Ballerup
H
Mon–Fri
Peter Bangs Vej
towards Østerport
Vanløse
towards Frederikssund
C Peter Bangs Vej
towards Klampenborg
KB Hallen F Grøndal
towards Hellerup
Preceding station Copenhagen Metro Logo.svg Copenhagen Metro Following station
Vanløse
Terminus
M1 Lindevang
towards Vestamager
M2 Lindevang
towards Lufthavnen
Location
Location map Denmark Copenhagen.png
Red pog.svg
Flintholm
Location within Copenhagen
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Red pog.svg
Flintholm
Flintholm (Greater Copenhagen)
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Flintholm
Flintholm (Denmark)

Flintholm station is an S-train and Metro interchange junction station in Copenhagen, Denmark. It opened on 24 January 2004, and it is located in the west of Copenhagen where the Frederikssund S-train Line crosses the S-train Ring Line. It is located in fare zone 2.

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The station has two levels. On the lower level the Ring Line runs roughly north–south with side platforms (tracks 11 and 12). On the upper level, tracks on Frederikssund Line and the Metro run on bridge constructions with a center platform for each above the ring line tracks. The bridges continue west of the station, above a bus terminal and the street Grøndals Parkvej towards Vanløse station.

A large monumental glass roof covers all the tracks and the bus terminal. The design of the station has earned it various awards, among others the European Steel Design Awards.

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