F (S-train)


F is the service designation for trains on the ring line of Copenhagen's S-train network. It runs from about 05:00 to 01:00 from Ny Ellebjerg to Hellerup. Trains run every 5 minutes between about 7:00 and 19:00 on Monday to Friday, and every 10 minutes in weekends, early morning and late evening/night. On Friday and Saturday nights there is also a 30 minutes service throughout the night. In 2024 this line will be driverless and in service 24/7.

History

See Ringbanen for a fuller history.
NameSouthern endYearsNorthern end
1cRingbanen:
to Frederiksberg		1934–1950Klampenborgbanen:
to Hellerup; often extended to Klampenborg
FRingbanen:
to Frederiksberg		1950–1989Klampenborgbanen:
to Hellerup; often extended to Klampenborg
FRingbanen:
to Frederiksberg		1989–1998terminated at Hellerup
Fto Solbjerg 1998–1999to Klampenborg in day hours
Fto Vanløse2000–2001to Klampenborg in day hours
Fto C.F. Richsvej 2002–2003terminates at Hellerup
Fto Flintholm2004terminates at Hellerup
Fto Gammel Køge Landevej 2005–2006terminates at Hellerup
Fto Ny Ellebjerg2007-terminates at Hellerup

Fx, M, F+

The ring line also has a history of supplementary services with other designations than F. At some times the variant service letters have been used to indicate which trains continued from Hellerup to Klampenborg. In other periods it has simply been because then-prevalent principles mandated that a single service letter such as F could not be used for more than exactly 3 trains an hour, so in parts of the day when more trains ran, extra services had to be invented.