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Where did that number for the Copenhagen Metro come from? Wikipedia says the most recent line is expected to cost $3.2 billion for a 15.5km line with 17 station
by gok 7y ago
Where did that number for the Copenhagen Metro come from? Wikipedia says the most recent line is expected to cost $3.2 billion for a 15.5km line with 17 stations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Circle_Line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Circle_Line
- rayiner 7y agoThat's an extension of the Copenhagen heavy rail line within the city. Obviously that's more expensive than building infrastructure out in the suburbs--Silver Spring, my point of comparison, is a suburb of D.C. I was talking about the Greater Copenhagen Light Rail: https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-articles/14266/the-biggest-light-rail-project-in-denmark-is-on-track https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-articles/1426.... Although, I should note that the cost for building 10 miles of new track entirely underground beneath Copenhagen is less than what it cost DC to extend the Silver Line the same distance entirely above-ground through low-density suburbs along a pre-existing right of way.
- gok 7y agoI see, I think that link is referring to this project? https://www.dinletbane.dk/in-english/stations-and-trains/ https://www.dinletbane.dk/in-english/stations-and-trains/ In which case, looks like it won't open until 2025 and it's now up to $920 million. But yeah I certainly agree that construction in most of the rich world is dramatically cheaper than most rich US cities.
- rayiner 7y agoLooks like it went up a bit, but that figure also includes $150 million in reserves, while I’m not sure the original $650 million was factoring in the reserves. Maryland is currently building a suburban light rail system that’s almost exactly the same length, with fewer stations. It’s closing in on $6 billion with no reserves.
- gok 7y agoYeah the Purple Line is an exceptional boondoggle.