CG Jensen hands over the first section of the capital's light rail (2022)

Terminus: Rødovre Nord.
YouTube name: CG Jensen A/S.
Date: September 9, 2022.
City: Copenhagen (Denmark).

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Herlev Light Rail (2020)The light rail is on its way :-p A short time ago, in a town unimaginably close by, the city's ruler, Mayor Thomas, decided to do something new. He wanted a light rail. No, not a lightsaber - a light rail. The idea was to bring customers and prosperity to town, along with new taxpayers. And so this vision took off.By Lars Holgersen - May 18, 2020.

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Switches in place at the ramp to Glostrup Station (2023)Do you remember our "Diamond" at the Control and Maintenance Centre? Our contractors, Siemens and Aarsleff Rail, are currently building a scaled-down version of the large ramp that will lead to the future light rail station at Glostrup. As you can see in the video, the turnouts are delivered "whole" - and not in parts that must subsequently be welded together. This is because switch tracks must be made to millimeter accuracy, as they contain several moving parts that help the train turn up and down the ramp. You can compare the switching tracks to a car engine. When you buy a car, the engine does not come in parts. It is also completely assembled at the factory. The tracks laid on the straight sections of the route also require precision, of course, but they are easier to lay by eye because they do not consist of moving components.By Hovedstadens Letbane - January 16, 2023.

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Light rail on Ring 3 - Vallensbæk-Ishøj (2025)By Trafikpladsen.
June 8, 2025.

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Ishøj St. from above (2023)Our contractor M.J. Eriksson A/S, which builds the light rail in Ishøj Municipality, is in full swing building the future light rail station at Ishøj Station. In the video, you can see how the island platform looks at the moment, and how the first concrete elements for the rails have already been laid from the station out onto Ishøj Stationsvej.By Hovedstadens Letbane - February 3, 2023.

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This is how we lay concrete sleepers (2022)Rails, sleepers, shards! There are many components to keep track of when the rails for Hovedstadens Light Rail need to be in place. Laying down traces is a multi-part process. First, rails are laid, then sleepers are pushed in underneath, and finally ballast (granite shards) is filled into the track, which is adjusted with a special machine that packs the shards around the sleepers so that the track lies solidly. In the video below, you can see what it looks like when our contractor, Aarsleff Rail As, pushes sleepers under the track. It looks cool! The light rail will have two tracks, but one track will be completed in the part of the stretch that is being worked on, so that it can later be used as a working track for heavy machinery that runs on rails, while the other track is being laid.By Hovedstadens Letbane - October 18, 2022.

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Light rail train at the Control and Maintenance Center (2023)After a drive of almost 800 kilometers and a ferry trip from Germany, the first light rail train arrived in style on Thursday, August 24. Rolled off the truck and onto the rails at the light rail control and maintenance center. The light rail train has everything to itself for a while: 2 kilometers of rails, a waiting workshop, and a large light rail wash. But soon another 28 light rails will follow. See you at one of the 29 Greater Copenhagen Light Rail stations.By Hovedstadens Letbane - August 25, 2023.

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Capital City Light Rail – Test Runs (2025)🚋 Capital Light Rail – Siemens Avenio Test Runs August 12, 2025 🚋 Experience Capital Light Rail during the test runs only from Ishøj and Glostrup – with a focus on the new Siemens Avenio light rail trains! On August 13, 2025, the modern, low-floor Avenio trains rolled out onto the line, and we caught them in action at both Ishøj Station and Glostrup Station. The Avenio trains are known for their stylish design, low energy consumption and high comfort, and in the video you see them glide quietly into the stations, accelerate onto the tracks and pass at full speed. 📍 Filmed exclusively in Ishøj and Glostrup. 🚆 Perfect for train enthusiasts and everyone who is looking forward to the light rail opening in 2025.By MBC og EVC TRAINSPOTTING. DK Denmark. - August 14, 2025.

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The capital's light rail open house (2023)By Elias Sode Karup.
October 31, 2023.

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Capital City Light Rail in Operational Simulation (1/3) - Rødovre to Glostrup (2025)It's not long now until the Capital City Light Rail opens its first stage, between Rødovre Nord and Ishøj St. In the run-up to the approval of the Light Rail, operational simulations will be run, which means that full operation will be simulated. I will try to document these runs, all the way from Rødovre to Ishøj. -- -- Here in the first episode, we take a closer look at the northern end of the line, and at the same time the Light Rail's operations and maintenance center. Then we move south, past Rigshospitalet and Glostrup's other smaller stops, until we reach just before Glostrup Station. -- -- Remember to like the video, subscribe to my channel and turn on notifications so you don't miss the next video.By NoahsTrainsDK - August 31, 2025.

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The light rail's first test run (2024)Follow along and see Hovestaden's Light Rail run its first test run on the section between the Light Rail's control and maintenance center and Glostrup Station.By Hovedstadens Letbane - August 29, 2024.

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