CITYRINGEN FACT SHEET PROJECTPROJECT OVERVIEW OVERVIEW ONE OF EUROPE’S BIGGEST METRO PROJECTS Copenhagen Four hundred years after The line is to provide a Christian IV ordered the construction of Christianshavn round-the-clock service 4 inutes 72 illion to extend the fortifications ˜ to travel passengers for a potential of up to 72 entire line a year of the city, Copenhagen has overseen another mega million passengers a year. infrastructure project which Cityringen encircles the heart reshapes the urban space: of Copenhagen with two Cityringen, the new metro parallel 15.5-kilometre-long line that will help it in its tunnels. It passes under the bid to become the greenest historic centre, the so-called capital in the world. The “bridge quarters”, as well as project, commissioned by the independent municipality Metroselskabet, the public etres of Frederiksberg, which is 30 entity responsible for the located within Copenhagen’s 17 metro network, was designed below street level underground borders. The line has 17 stations and built by Salini Impregilo underground stations situated via a local entity called CMT. an average 30 metres below 8000 The project supports the street level. Driverless and seconds completely automatic trains trains’ frequency aim to achieve carbon pass every 100 seconds and as little as 80 seconds at rush neutrality by 2025 as part hour. of the CPH Climate Plan. Thanks to the new line and Driverless its connections to the existing fully automated network, residents will be able trains to move by foot, bike or public transport for 75 percent of their long trips. 40 m/h 155 average travelling The Cityringen metro speed encircles the very heart of Copenhagen with 2 parllel tunnels 3 INNOVATION AND TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS The underground race of the 4 TBM One of the greatest challenges of The TBMs – tunnel boring Works carried out building Cityringen was having machines - excavated 31 in ensel populate rea, to do it in kilometres under the streets near historicl buildings highly urbanised areas through different and, at times, difficult geology. They even where historic buildings managed to pass within were located. 1.5 metres of the Since the line crosses some foundations of the of the Danish capital’s most densely populated Magasin du Nord, one neighbourhoods with of the city’s landmark commercial and historic areas, great effort was made to carry buildings. out the work without disrupting people’s lives or damaging any The excavation was carried out buildings. using innovative techniques. The TBMs did the tunnels 4.9 metres in diametre at an average depth ranging from 20 to 35 metres. COPENHAGEN Magasin du Nord Marmorkirken Kongens Nytorv Tunnels ere ecavated usin 4 TBMs Ev Minerva Nor Tria Excavation challenges under the Mgasin u Nord in Kongens Ntorv and Mrmoriren, an 18th century The TBMs drilled a total of Variable geotechnical context iconic church 3 iloetres glacil eposits liestone The TBMs had an advance rate of 2 etres per ay Kongens Nytorv Marmorkirken 4 5 Cityringen STATIONS THE CITY’S EXTENSIONS Vanløse Cityringen Regional Transfer Station Vestamager Metro 0 11 Trains 9 12 Zone 2 8 Vanløse København H Airport S-Train Københavns Orientkaj Zone 1 Lufthavn 7 NRREBRO 13 (11) (10) Orientkaj 6 ØSTERPORT Skjolds Plads Nordhavn Nrrebros RunddelNrrebro 5 4 (9) Vibenshus Runddel (12) (8) Poul Henningsens Plads FREDERISBERG Nuus Plads Asel Møllers Hve (7) Trianglen (13) KBENHAVN 5 (14) (6) Østerport 4 6 (15) 3 Lindevang (5) Nørreport 2 Vanløse Flintholm Fasanvej Mrmoriren 1 17 Forum Zone 1 Kongens Ntorv Christianshavn Zone 3 (4) Amagerbro (3) Gammel Strand Lergravsparken (2) Rådhuspladsen Denmrk Frederiksberg (1) (16) Øresund Enghave Plads Island Amager Strand Zone 2 Frederiksber Allé Brygge København H (17) Femøren Dr Byen Kastrup Zone 1 Lufthavnen Zone 1 Zone 3 Sundby Bella Center Zone 3 Zone 4 Ørestad Vestamager Cityringen places 85 of residents within a maximum of 600 etres – a 10-minute walk – to a metro or train station 00 00 00 400 500 500 400 00 00 00 5% 600m of resients 6 7 THE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE People Local Community Engagement Cityringen was built by people from 24 Local communities were campaigns were organised to countries, including England, Ireland, involved in every phase engage local communities, 5,000 workers 24 nationalities Romania, Italy, Bulgaria and Portugal. It ˜ of the project with the inviting members to visit the was an example of multicultural Europe that aim of fomenting greater worksites to learn about the not only created thousands of jobs but also 25% women understanding of the complexity technology and techniques used 50% local workforce displayed the highest level of technical skill in projects staff of the work and the benefits and witness the progress of the in the industry. to be gained from it once project. completed. Many information Environment The project oversaw the clean-up of more than more than 40 public events 65,000 visitors previously contaminated soil in a number in the worksites 5,000 hours of areas. A careful management of chemical for planning, supervision substances avoided infiltrations in the and reporting water table and an advanced monitoring 215,000 tonnes system ensured that materials used on the of contaminated soil excavated, treated and removed from stations and shafts project were compliant with environmental regulation. Wherever the contaminated soil was found, a process to treat and remove it was implemented with the greatest care. City’s Heritage Safety Cityringen opened up a veritable treasure trove for researchers at Special attention was given to health and safety on the work sites with the Museum of Copenhagen, enabling them to learn more about the adoption of the best international practices and the organization Focus on Safety the Danish capital’s past. As workers excavated tunnels and station of several awareness campaigns. The result was that in the end of boxes for the new metro line archeologists uncovered remnants of Special2018 the attention entire wasCityringen given to healthproject and celebrated safety on the the achievementthe entire Cityringen of project celebrated life dating back nearly a millennium. workone million sites with working the adoption hours of without the best internationala single accident, the becoming achievement best of one million working hours practices and the organization of several awareness without a single accident, becoming best practice campaigns.practice throughout The result was the that country. in the end of 2018, throughout the country. Te greatest archaeological excavation Lost Tie Inur Frequenc Rate LTIFR No inuries in ortern Europe At the early stage of its development, Cityringen Amid the excavations at places like Gammel Strand 40 proved to be a veritable treasure trove for the and Radhuspladsen, they uncovered everything Museum of Copenhagen, which from pottery to tetiles and builing 30 described the new metro line’s foundtions to bulwars various work sites as the from an ol arbour, 20 “greatest archaeological giving them greater excavation in Northern understanding of the 10 Europe”. Danish capital’s past. 0 8 206 2017 208 8 9 Salini Impregilo S.p.A. www.salini-impregilo.com www.webuildvalue.com Project coordination Salini Impregilo Corporate Identity and Communication Credits Salini Impregilo Image Library Photo Moreno Maggi for Salini Impregilo (pag. 4) Photo Edoardo Montaina for Salini Impregilo (cover, pag. 6, 10) Graphic concept Leftloft, Milan Data visualization Viewtoo July 2019 11 www.salini-impregilo.com www.webuildvalue.com Follow us on:.