At the meeting on March 23, the Board was briefed on the ongoing process of securing the necessary permits to put M3 line into operation in 2019. The safety approval for M3 line consists of four sub-areas, and the Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority (TBST) is the safety authority for all of them. In three areas, TBST's approval is prepared by an independent assessor, while TBST is responsible for the approval of one area.

"It's crucial that we ensure a good and timely process when it comes to obtaining the necessary permits to put the M3 line into operation. Not least because the work involves an extensive amount of documents and complicated tests," says Chairman of the Board Jørn Neergaard Larsen.

The approval process is based on current European standards and regulations issued by TBST. The Metro is also subject to the German set of rules, BOstrab, which is used in a number of countries because it is the most comprehensive, coherent and tested set of rules for metros, including driverless metros and Light Rail.

Metroselskabet has agreed an overall schedule for the approval process with the associated independent assessor and TBST. The process will be finalized once TBST has issued a permit for commissioning and a successful trial operation of the system has been completed. Passenger operations on the M3 line will then be able to commence.