Copenhagen tram line 8: Degnemose Allé - Bodenhoffs Plads

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

Track gauge: 1435 mm (standard gauge).
Opened: August 1, 1901.
Closed: May 1, 1965.

Stops

Degnemose Allé → Bodenhoffs Plads → City Hall Square → Brønshøj → Dyrskuepladsen Bellahøj → Christiansborg Slotsplads.

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Photos and videos of Copenhagen tram line 8: Degnemose Allé - Bodenhoffs Plads

Postcard: Copenhagen tram line 8 with bilevel rail car 380 at City Hall Square (1996)SHS Double-decker motor cars no. 380 (Vulcan 1899) and 419 (Larsen 1915), at Rådhuspladsen, around 1925. The double-decker motor cars were from Frederiksberg Sporveje in 1919 and ran on line 8 until 1927 and on line 17 until the line's closure in 1931.By Henrik Boye, John Lundgren, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1996.

Prescription envelope: Copenhagen tram line 8 with railcar 300 at Brønshøj (1995)Brønshøj Torv in the old days. Line 8 came to Brønshøj Torv on 15 May 1936, and had its terminus here until 16 October 1953, when it was shortened to Degnemose Allé. On 1 May 1965, line 8 was "busified" and passed Brønshøj Torv again on its way to Tingbjerg. Linde Apotek Frederikssundsvej 152 2700 Brønshøj Tel. 38 60 61 11 - Fax 38 60 11 30By Henrik Boye, John Lundgren, Linde Apotek - 1995.

Prescription envelope: Copenhagen tram line 8 with railcar 511 (1993)Line 8 was best known for its "old" trams, but in the last six months of the line's life it was favoured with architect Lunding's famous bogie motor cars, converted to a permanent conductor and without a sidecar. Folkeviddet had its own special relationship with line 8, and the daily newspaper "Politiken" often reported on the back page "At tønke sig" about conductor Fodklang and conductor Strop. Perhaps this is also why in the summer you can experience line 8 on rubber wheels in "Tivoli". Linde Apotek Frederikssundsvej 152 2700 Brønshøj Tel. 31 60 61 11 - Fax 31 60 11 30By Henrik Boye, John Lundgren, Linde Apotek - 1993.

Poster: Copenhagen tram line 8 with railcar 484 (1972)Trams in Copenhagen 1863-1972 October 22, 1863 The first horse tram line is established * 1863-95 9 tramway and omnibus companies are established * 1897-1902 Merger into A/s "De kjøbenhavnske Sporveje", "Frederiksberg Sporvejs- og Elektricitets A/S" and "A/S Tuborg-Klampenborg elektriske Sporveje" (later NESA) * 1899 Electric tramway operation * 1911 "Københavns Sporveje" is established as a municipal transport company by taking over A/S "De kjøbenhsavnske Sporveje" * 1913 Motorbus operation begins * 1915 Horse tram operation is discontinued * 1917 Horse omnibus operation is discontinued * 1919 "Frederiksberg Sporvejs- og Elektricitets A/S" is taken over by Copenhagen Sporveje after collective agreement * 1919-39 New tram and bus lines are established * 1940-45 Passenger numbers increase sharply - no renewal of equipment and facilities * 1950-63 Bus lines are established - some tram lines are closed * 1964-1972 Tram lines are closed and replaced by bus lines * 22 April 1972 Tram operations cease.By Henrik Boye, Københavns Sporveje (KS) - April 22, 1972.

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40 years ago - line 7 switches to bus operation (1971)What a great film, great pictures, but it always gives me a little stab in the heart when I see trams. Just think if they had preserved this form of transport and modernized the network, it wouldn't have been necessary to reinvent the wheel, as our current talk about light rail goes on a lot.By SporvognDK - April 25, 1971.

Postcard: Copenhagen tram line 2 with sidecar 1538 on Børsgade (1965)Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum Copenhagen's tramways. Motorcar no. 327 (Scandia 1912) as line 8 in Børsgade outside Børsen on April 22, 1965. The carriage is now owned by the Tram History Society. In front is a bogie train on line 2.By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - April 22, 1965.

Postcard: Copenhagen tram line 8 with railcar 490 on Rantzausgade (1962-1964)Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum So-called scrap railcar no. 490 (Copenhagen Trams 1947) in Rantzausgade by Hans Egedes Church around 1963. Line 8 was converted to bus service in 1965. 64By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1962 - 1964.

Postcard: Copenhagen tram line 8 with railcar 308 at Degnemose Allé (1958)Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm The terminus in Degnemose Allé in Copenhagen, February 1958. Railcar no. 308, built by Scandia in 1911, is one of a series of carriages designed by architect Knud V. Engelhardt. Railcar no. 3060 is a test carriage that was on loan from Hamburg. The carriage - a PCC carriage - was built in 1951 by La Brugeoise in Bruges. The carriage later came to Brussels.By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - February 1958.

Postcard: Frederiksberg tram line 8 with bilevel rail car 389 on Niels Ebbesens Vej (1920)By Henrik Boye, John Lundgren, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS).
1920.

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

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Most viewed - June 2025
Copenhagen transport now and then (1899-2016)A Copenhagen-mix from modern street views and dito buses with pictures from the former tram-system on the same locations.

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KS Copenhagen 2 part (1899-1972)By Jean MIRÉ MAISON.
1899 - 1972.

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