August 31st - Copenhagen travel has it's perks
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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I’m approaching Copenhagen airport on a driverless train, and enjoying what the Danes ever did for travellers – making journeys intuitive and smooth.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to today's independent travel podcast with me Simon Calder. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm on what I believe is one of two driverless metro systems that serve airports in Europe. |
| 0:17.0 | Do write in if you know any better, but here's the system I'm on it's not the |
| 0:23.9 | Docklands Light Railway which runs to London City Airport it's the Copenhagen Metro |
| 0:31.3 | and what a system it is this train shuttles back and forth 24 hours a day between the airport and the |
| 0:42.5 | city centre where it connects with other lines and serves the whole Copenhagen region. Buying tickets |
| 0:51.2 | fantastically easy. Everything is very clean. |
| 0:56.0 | The trains are super efficient. |
| 0:58.0 | Unlike the Docklandsite Railway, I can't see any member of staff on them at all. |
| 1:03.0 | So, everybody just gets on. |
| 1:05.0 | I'm just now looking out the front window. |
| 1:07.0 | We're approaching the airport and it's great to have this sort of view. |
| 1:11.6 | They've really thought about the aesthetics because there are big picture windows and you can thoroughly enjoy the view. |
| 1:20.6 | I'm just going to mention the fair. |
| 1:22.6 | It's getting on first of four pounds which is very good by comparison with the London |
| 1:29.3 | I'm here we are. |
| 1:32.3 | I'm reaching the end of the line and all very straightforward I'm looking across to the |
| 1:40.3 | terminal and would you believe this is such a great metro? |
| 1:45.0 | This train terminates here. |
| 1:50.0 | This train terminates here. |
| 1:52.0 | Please leave the train and remember to bring all your personal belongings with you. |
| 1:57.0 | The line won 15 years ago and happy anniversary for that. |
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