Copenhagen's ring light rail runs its full length to Lundtofte since Aug 2026

With the northern section from Rødovre Nord to Lundtofte north of Lyngby (17 new stations), the ring light rail has run since 22 August 2026 for the first time along its full length from Ishøj to Lundtofte through eight municipalities, with S-train interchanges at six stations; the southern section Ishøj–Rødovre Nord (12 stations) had opened in 2025 (entry 71799b13). Headways of 5 minutes during the day and 10 minutes in the evening and on Sundays (Hovedstadens Letbane). Update (24 Aug 2026): According to the report, the 28 km line with 29 stations cost the equivalent of EUR 680 million, the journey on the orbital line takes 68 minutes, and about 14 million passengers a year are expected from 2030. Together with Aarsleff Rail in a consortium, Siemens Mobility completed the project and, besides the 29 Avenio trams, supplied electrification, signalling and communications systems and depot equipment, with 15 years of maintenance on top. A transitional timetable applies for the first three to six months: at peak times trains run every five to eight minutes, and every ten minutes in the evenings and on Sundays (LOK Report, 24 Aug 2026).