Frederiksberg Tramway (FS)

Closed

City: Copenhagen, Frederiksberg (Denmark).
Total route length: 8.5 km (5.3 miles).

Track gauge: 1435 mm (standard gauge).
Opened: September 19, 1899.
Closed: July 1, 1919 because of consolidation.

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Trams and light rails in Denmark

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Discontinued tram lines

Frederiksberg Main line: Fuglebakken - Frederiksvej
Closed

Frederiksberg Tværlinie
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Frederiksberg Vanløse line
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Frederiksberg Tramway (FS) stops

City Hall Square, Frederiksvej, Fuglebakken, Godthåbsvej, and Nyelandsplads.

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Former trams in operation

Bilevel rail car: 2, 9, 10, 13, 26, 27, 40, 50, 397.

Sidecar: 78.

Copenhagen Tramway (KS)
Closed

Bilevel rail car: 380, 389, 391, 397, 398, 399, 402, 419.

Museum tram: 50.

Railcar: 370, 380, 389, 391, 397, 398, 399, 402.

Sidecar: 1083.

Hovedstadsområdets Trafikselskabsmuseum (HT-museet)
Closed permanently

Bilevel rail car: 50.

Sidecar: 78.

Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm
Open regularly

Bilevel rail car: 50.

Sidecar: 78.

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Photos from Frederiksberg Tramway (FS)

Drawing: Copenhagen Main line with bilevel rail car 397 (1970)Two-story motor car type acquired in 1899, originally with an open front platform and open roof. After the merger of Copenhagen Trams and Frederiksberg Trams, the cars were repainted in the Copenhagen white and yellow colors and used on lines 3, 8, 17 and 18. Discontinued in the early 1930s.By Henrik Boye, John Lundgren, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1970.

Postcard: Copenhagen Main line on City Hall Square (1919)By Henrik Boye.
1919.

Postcard: Copenhagen Main line on City Hall Square (1916)By Henrik Boye, Stenders Forlag.
1916.

Postcard: Copenhagen Main line with bilevel rail car 397 on City Hall Square (1917)By ED. F. PH, Henrik Boye.
1917.

Postcard: Copenhagen Main line on City Hall Square (1916-1918)By Henrik Boye, Holger Damgaard, Politikens Pressefoto.
1916 - 1918.

Matchbox: Two-storey motor car from Frederiksberg Sporveje around 1916 (1978)Var oprindelig, 1899, Danmarks første elektriske sporvej med luftledning.By Bo Bonfils, Henrik Boye, Irma - 1978.

Postcard: Frederiksberg Main line on Godthåbsvej (1906-1908)Supplement to City Traffic No. 2 1980 Carriage train on the Frederiksberg tramway main line on Godthåbsvej approx. 1907By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1906 - 1908.

Postcard: Copenhagen Main line on City Hall Square (1903-1905)By Det Kongelige Bibliotek (KB), Henrik Boye, Irenco Robert Bier.
1903 - 1905.

Postcard: Copenhagen Main line at City Hall Square (1900)By Henrik Boye, Vincents Kunstforlag.
1900.

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Links about Frederiksberg Tramway (FS)

Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm
Language: Danish, English, German.

"Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm is Denmark’s national tramway museum, preserving and presenting the history of urban electric transport through a large collection of historic tramcars, equipment and artifacts. Its own standard- and meter-gauge tramway allows visitors to experience heritage cars in regular operation. The website provides information on the museum, vehicles, restoration projects, traffic days, events, and the BYtrafik journal, with collections representing tramways from Denmark and abroad."

Vognstyrer: Sporvogne i Danmark
By: Michael Olsen.
Language: Danish.

"Trams operated in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense from 1863 to 1972. They lasted the longest in Copenhagen, until narrow-minded politicians slaughtered them."

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Last updated: August 31, 2026.