COPENHAGEN METRO WINS “WORLD’S BEST METRO” AWARD
Industry experts from capitals around the world have voted Copenhagen Metro the best metro in the world in competition with metro systems in London, Madrid, Singapore and elsewhere.The award was given for the Metro's high operational reliability, the speed with which the new line to Copenhagen Airport was built, high passenger satisfaction and the system's safety level, writes the metro company in its press release.
Copenhagen Municipality is among the three owners of the Metro and was represented at the award ceremony by City Council member Jesper Christensen.
"As a capital and a great city, it is a tremendous honour and satisfaction to receive such an award for our Metro. However, I also think that this recognition is clear proof that it is the right thing now to expand the existing Metro with the City Ring Line as a start, which will be completed in 10 years - hopefully to be followed by more lines," says Jesper Christensen.
“That industry experts from metro systems such as London, New York and Tokyo think that Copenhagen Metro is the world’s best is a great honour. Their systems have been refined over many years whereas we continue to be among the youngest members of the world’s metro family. Luckily though, it is not just our colleagues who are impressed by Copenhagen Metro. Our latest customer satisfaction survey shows that 98 per cent of our customers are either satisfied or very satisfied. It is the best survey result since the opening of the Metro in 2002,” says Henning Christophersen Chairman of the Metroselskabet I/S.
Copenhagen Metro was opened on 19 October 2002 and is among the world’s latest, most advanced and high frequency metro systems with fully automatic un-manned trains.
Approximately 40 million passengers used the Metro in 2007.
