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Islands Brygge station

Copenhagen metro station

Preceding station	Copenhagen Metro			Following station
Christianshavn towards Vanløse		M1		DR Byen towards Vestamager

Location
Islands Brygge Location within Copenhagen Show map of Copenhagen Islands Brygge Islands Brygge (Greater Copenhagen) Show map of Greater Copenhagen Islands Brygge Islands Brygge (Denmark) Show map of Denmark

Islands Brygge station (lit. Icelandic Quays) is a rapid transit station of the Copenhagen Metro in Copenhagen, Denmark. The first station on the M1 Line after its split from the M2 Line at Christianshavn, it is located in zone 1 in the northwestern section of the island of Amager.

Location

Islands Brygge station is situated in the rapidly evolving Islands Brygge area in the very northern part of the Ørestad redevelopment area, termed Ørestad Nord. Specifically, the station lies below Ørestads Boulevard at its intersection with Njalsgade. Nearby is Havneparken, a celebrated public park transformed from a former industrial site in 1984 with additions since then.

Transit-oriented development

As one of six stations within or bounding the Ørestad redevelopment area, Islands Brygge has witnessed significant transit-oriented development. Mostly educational in nature, nearby is the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities. Commercial development in the area includes Metropolitain, a 9,500 square metres (102,000 sq ft) office and shopping complex was opened in 2010.^[1]