The New Line Copenhagen-Ringsted ─ Køge Nord Station

DISSING+WEITLING, COBE and COWI have won first prize in international competition for Køge North Station.
Køge North Station will be a traffic centre and hot-spot for the entire Copenhagen area in a unique junction where high-speed trains, local trains and freeways meet. The project consists of a 225 meter long pedestrian bridge, a station, an associated park and ride facility and a vision model for the incorporation of these elements into the landscape. Køge North Station is expected to be completed in 2018.
The team has created a characteristic landmark for green mobility in the capital region of Copenhagen. The main element of the design is a bridge combining Denmark’s most trafficked freeway with the existing local Copenhagen train line and the planned double-tracked rail line for highspeed trains. The bridge will be a new gateway to Copenhagen for the 90.000 people passing through the area daily, and a significant step on the commute for the expected 8.000 daily users of Køge North Station.
The winning design is a 225 meter long pedestrian bridge stretching across the traffic lanes, connecting east and west. The south side of the façade is closed, functioning as a solar screen, while the north side is left open providing a stunning 180 degrees panoramic view over the cultural landscape and lively traffic. The view can be enjoyed either standing, walking or by comfortably sitting on the built-in furniture along the south-facing wall. Around the bridge and the station, forecourts and paths are formed in accordance with the flow of people. The distances will be minimised and the courts will be well-arranged, creating a natural flow of walking lines.

“Køge North Station is a very unique project, both in terms of architecture and engineering. The station will be part of many people’s everyday life. In our work we have focused on the flow across the freeway - from west to east and east to west. The difference between the open side in the north and the closed side in the south. Vista and intimacy. Movement and repose. The experience, atmosphere and joy of traveling,”
- Steen Savery Trojaborg, Partner and CEO at DISSING+WEITLING.

The interior of the pedestrian bridge consists of warm and inviting materials. Padded with wooden lamellae, the inside of the pedestrian bridge becomes a warm and welcoming area, giving commuters a tactile experience in an otherwise streamlined weekday. From the outside the pedestrian bridge is covered with perforated electroplated sinus steel plates, adding depth to the expression of the façade while also matching the materials from the surrounding infrastructural system.


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Køge North Station
Køge, Denmark

225m long pedestrian bridge, parks, ride facility and a vision for urban development

International competition 2014, First prize
Expected completion: 2018

Clients:
BaneDanmark - Pedestrian bridge
Municipality of Køge - Parks and Ride Facility

DSB - Will sunsequently be in charge of the fitting-out of station platforms in a project outside the scope of the competition

Architects:
DISSING+WEITLING
COBE

Engineer:
COWI

All renderings by:
Luxigon
Tegmark
COBE
DISSING+WEITLING