Passenger numbers on the Metro
How to count metro passengers
The Metro's automatic counting system means that all passengers are counted at the entrance to the Metro stations. Infrared scanners installed at stairs and lifts can recognise the head/shoulder area of a person and distinguish it from other objects. The system is not accurate enough to recognise specific people, just that they are human.
In 2017, Metroselskabet switched to a new counting system. Passenger numbers from 2017 can therefore not be directly compared to previous years.
Note: The total number of passengers is the sum of M1/M2 and M3/M4 passengers, i.e. transfers between M1/M2 and M3/M4 have not been taken into account. The M3 line opened on 29 September 2019, while the M4 Nordhavn opened on 28 March 2020. From 11 March 2020 to February 2022, restrictions have been in place for longer periods due to coronavirus. coronavirus, which has had a significant impact on passenger numbers.
Passenger numbers for M1/M2
In 2024, 70.9 million passengers travelled on M1/M2, an increase of 2.4 million passengers compared to 2023. M1/M2 had the most passengers in November 2024, with 6.4 million passengers travelling on M1/M2. Conversely, there were the fewest passengers in July 2024, with 4.9 million passengers travelling on M1/M2.
Passenger numbers for M3/M4
In 2024, 54.7 million passengers travelled on the M3/M4, an increase of 2.8 million passengers compared to 2023. November 2024 had the highest number of passengers with 5.4 million passengers, while July 2024 had the lowest number of passengers with 4.1 million passengers.
Passenger numbers per station on M1/M2
There is a big difference in how passenger numbers are distributed between the individual stations. Nørreport is the busiest station on the M1 and M2 with approximately 38 thousand passengers on average Monday to Friday in 2024, followed by Kongens Nytorv with 30 thousand passengers.
Passenger numbers per station on M3/M4
Like the M1/M2, there is a big difference in the distribution of passenger numbers between the M3 and M4 stations. Kongens Nytorv is clearly the most used station with approximately 25 thousand passengers on average Monday to Friday in 2024, followed by Copenhagen Central Station and Frederiksberg.
