Siemens Mobility, in conjunction with its partners, has celebrated the completion and full opening of the Greater Copenhagen Light Rail network in Denmark.

Siemens Mobility supplied 29 Avenio light rail vehicles for the system.

The Avenio units have a maximum speed of 70 km/h and a capacity of 260 passengers, including 64 seated, with dedicated spaces for bicycles, prams, and wheelchairs, and step-free boarding.

The Greater Copenhagen Light Rail network is 28 km long, has 29 state-of-the-art stations in eight municipalities on Ring 3 of the network, and is initially forecast to carry 12,000 passengers daily between Ishøj in the south, and to Lundtofte, north of Lyngby, and 14 million passengers annually by 2030.

For an initial period of up to months, service frequency will be every 5-8 minutes during peak daytime hours and every ten minutes in the evenings and on Sundays.

The Greater Copenhagen Light Rail was a turnkey project, with Siemens Mobility’s partner in the consortium being general infrastructure contractor Aarsleff Rail.

As well as supplying the 29 Avenio light rail vehicles, Siemens contributed the electrification, signalling, communication systems, depot workshop equipment, project management, and system integration.

Siemens Mobility also has a 15-year maintenance contract for the network.

The Greater Copenhagen Light Rail project initially opened in October 2025 with 12 stations.

The system has now been completed, with the construction of the remaining 17 stations, and now fully connects the eight municipalities through which it runs as well as making interconnections with S-bane trains at six interchanges.

Siemens Mobility is also upgrading all 170 kilometres of Copenhagen’s S-bane network to prepare it for full automation, so that driverless trains can begin operations in 2030. Earlier this month, the company delivered the first train for a new Sydney Metro line in Australia.

“With the full opening of the Greater Copenhagen Light Rail, we are proud to see Siemens Mobility’s turnkey expertise driving this revolutionary public transport project in Denmark. From delivering 29 innovative Avenio light rail vehicles to electrification, signalling, communications, system integration, depot equipment, and long-term maintenance, this light rail system offers a strategic improvement to daily mobility while making a clear commitment to sustainable transportation.”

Léon Soulier, CEO, Turnkey Business Unit, Siemens Mobility