The competition comprises three assignments:
In connection with the construction of Denmark's first high-speed railway line from Copenhagen via Køge to Ringsted, a new station is to be established to the north of Køge. The station is to serve as a link between the new Copenhagen-Ringsted line and the Køge Bugt S-train line.
Competition participants are asked to submit a proposal for a ‘basic model' as well as a more comprehensive ‘vision model' and examples of facilities that can be added to both models.
1. Basic bridge and basic park and ride facilities
Proposal for pedestrian bridge (approximately 200 metres long and 6.5 metres wide) across the planned dual-track railway line between Copenhagen and Ringsted, the Køge Bugt Motorway and the existing dual-track S-train line between Køge and Hillerød. The purpose of the pedestrian bridge will be to connect the platforms of the two railway lines, providing a short and natural passage that allows passengers to switch easily between intercity trains, regional trains and S-trains. For reasons of comfort, the bridge must be covered and screened, and it should also feature stairs and lifts to platforms.
Proposal for park and ride facilities with 900 open-air parking spaces: 2-300 spaces at the S-train station and 6-700 spaces at the regional train station. Part of this element of the assignment is to plan passenger flows at the station, including access for and exit of vehicular traffic, set-down areas, a bus terminal area, bicycle parking facilities, access routes to train platforms, pedestrian bridge, etc, and to present a proposal for the design of other outdoor areas near the bridge and the parking facilities. This design should illustrate how the station area is linked to adjacent areas and show noise-screening devices and measures to prevent views into adjacent areas: an existing single-family housing area to the east and a new urban district with a mix of commercial and residential facilities to the west.
It must be possible to realise the basic bridge and basic parking facilities within a budgetary framework of DKK 50-100 million (the basic bridge) + 25-30 million (the basic parking facilities) exclusive of VAT.
2. Vision model
Proposal for a pedestrian bridge as the bridge described in item 1 above, but combined with other facilities such as waiting areas, shopping facilities, artistic experiences and information search facilities. Proposal for the establishment of a building volume (size to be defined in the competition brief) that may later be used for station-related purposes.
Proposal for extension of the parking facilities to a total of 2,700 parking spaces, possibly inside a building structure. The design should preferably set new standards for future park and ride facilities.
Together, the outdoor concourses, the platforms, the bridge and the parking facilities will make up Køge Nord Station. In both models, they should form an attractive, efficient and harmonious park and ride infrastructure.
3. Optional features
Proposal for optional escalators to platforms and a travelator on the pedestrian bridge and for other elements that may enhance accessibility, navigation, comfort and security at the station so as to give passengers a positive experience of their journey as a whole. The optional features should be compatible with both models, and competition entrants are required to submit price estimates for them.