Copenhagen Metro, Denmark
Construction Cityringhen Metro, Denmark
As a specialist sub-contractor for the Ansaldo Group, GCF is involved in the construction of the track and service track for the Cityringen Metro - Line 2 in Copenhagen.
The loop track runs around the city centre entirely in a double-barrel tunnel. It is 17.4 km long - equal to 35 km of track - and envisages the construction of 17 new stations. In this way, Line 2 integrates with the already operative previous Line as its natural expansion. This is the first time that an Italian company has worked on such a project in Denmark. Over and above laying tracks on a concrete base, GCF is also handling the installation of third rail used for electricity power supply.< /p>
Cityringen Metro: our site
Numerous critical aspects had to be tackled and overcome in the operational stage: work in tunnels at a depth of 25-30 m; the presence in the city centre area of many historic and other buildings of artistic-architectural value and the resulting need to operate with stringent environmental criteria to minimise noise, dust and vibrations. Lastly, logistics management for procurement and handling of machinery and materials in the city centre was also rather complex.
Work began in September 2014 and will be completed by the end of 2017.
