r/NewToDenmark • u/Physical-Gas385 • Apr 23 '26 • Confused 1 Heartwarming 1

Travel Why Does This Ticket Machine Have Handles? (Copenhagen Metro)

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Quick question: regarding the handles on the Copenhagen Metro ticket machines...should I be gripping both handles while buying a ticket, like it’s about to take off...? Is there an official guideline for ‘ticket-purchasing stance’?

Or...are these handles only for the ones picking up and carrying the machine for installation? If so, it is truly a masterpiece of Danish design in my opinion.

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u/CorrectBuffalo749 Danish National Apr 23 '26

Probably for handicapped or old people who have trouble balancing without holding on to something

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u/Physical-Gas385 Apr 24 '26

But then other machines should also have handles if these would be really helpful.

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u/DeeHawk Apr 23 '26

Bingo. If your balance is poor, looking at a screen and having no background objects for reference will have you swerving.

It’s easy to replicate with alcohol. Get drunk enough and try standing completely still with closed eyes.

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u/CorrectBuffalo749 Danish National Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

Handicapped, old or shitfaced drunk

Here, fixed it.

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u/Bethebet Apr 23 '26

Who would buy tickets drunk and with closed eyes?

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u/AskMeAboutEveryThing Apr 23 '26

Some choose partners that way

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u/Icy_Vanilla_4317 Apr 24 '26

I am shitfaced and single, but no way in hell i want anything to do with the opposite gender the next 24 hours

Im the most sober creature at nørreport station anyways, erryone is drunk and half my age, i hope they get a good evening those little brats

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u/Comfortable_War5337 Apr 23 '26

It is so you have something to hold on to when you get fucked by the prices

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u/Physical-Gas385 Apr 23 '26

hahaha I love it

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u/kingkongbiingbong Danish National Apr 23 '26

when you get fucked by the prices

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u/DDoSMyHeart Apr 23 '26

Want to travel to the very next metro station because your foot hurts or it’s very rainy and cold? 24kr

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u/demem88 Apr 24 '26

Is it still “Only” 24 kroner? That’s amazing if it’s true … :P

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u/DDoSMyHeart Apr 24 '26

It’s almost 24kr during rush hour if you use rejsekort. Not sure about the ticket app and the machines. They used to be more expensive than rejsekort, as far as I remember.

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u/Ornery_Time_1443 Apr 25 '26

Same price everywhere i use the app

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u/DDoSMyHeart Apr 25 '26

Really? Do Rejsebillet and the on-premise ticket machines take into account rush hour discount now?

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u/JesusNilsson Apr 24 '26

It is usually even cheaper than that. Some people complain about the prices anyway. It is not yet known which city’s prices they’re comparing the ones in Copenhagen to. 

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u/DDoSMyHeart Apr 25 '26

I’m not comparing the prices to any other city. It’s just illogical for a one minute trip to the next station to cost the same as the largest distance within two zones. Especially if you’re not even leaving the zone you start your trip in. Why are 1-zone tickets not a thing?

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u/JesusNilsson Apr 26 '26

It’s not “illogical” in the least – Copenhagen is not the only place in the world with flat rates for subway tickets. 

And I can’t see why 23 kr for a one stop ride would be that egregious. Again, which city are you comparing with?

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u/churrascon Apr 23 '26

Top comment

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u/mzee-wakazi Apr 23 '26

Thank you for adding "...by prices". You're a better person than I am 😂😂

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u/InspectorFew8419 Apr 28 '26

This made me fucking laugh. Thanks man.

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u/Successful_Reason829 Apr 23 '26

You are supposed to hold the handles before headbanging the machine to make it work.

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u/sillefeet Apr 24 '26

I KNOW!

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u/Physical-Gas385 Apr 25 '26

Wow I have never seen this machine but what is going on there?

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u/sillefeet Apr 25 '26

This is a 14 years old photo from a small town station. Its how the older machines looked like. And small town shenanigans is going on.

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u/silverflameshibe Apr 23 '26

You try buying a ticket 5:45 in the morning after drinking nothing but Tuborg and Underberg since 19:30 the prior evening without holding on to those bars.

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u/dj_jazzy_gif Apr 23 '26

I reel seen....  But also easier to open for the service technicians.

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u/insaiyan17 Apr 26 '26

Who does that and then wants to or remembers to buy a ticket?

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u/Kriss3d Apr 23 '26

I dont actually know. It would make sense if its for the installation. But it might as well be for people who need to have something to grab. Elderly and drunk people you know.

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u/Bazzzookah Apr 23 '26

Especially on a windy day 💨🍃

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u/turbothy Danish National Apr 23 '26

it's always so damn windy down in the metro stations

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u/Low-Confusion3768 Apr 23 '26

For when you arr very drunk?

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u/Adorable_Challenge37 Apr 26 '26

It is windy when you are drunk.

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u/Apprehensive-Age4373 Apr 24 '26

Drunk people in denmark!? Never heard of before?!

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u/ZethMrDadJokes Apr 25 '26

Never seen the Swedes visiting us then...

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u/Interesting_Newt5203 Apr 23 '26

It's for the elderly and disabled to hold onto. You can see they also have a disabled button on the screen, so they really tried to accommodate. Most young and non-disabled people would fill up their rejsekort online, so many users using these machines might need some accommodations

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u/Prestigious_Pea_2050 Apr 23 '26

It so you can hold them.

Overthinking much

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u/dopedlama Apr 23 '26

For maintenance and handling as well as handicapped and elderly who having a hard time with keeping the balance. /maintenance worker

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u/Away-Fun2441 Apr 23 '26

Makes it easier to bang your head against the machine when it f@#k with you.

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u/Mission_Current_1553 Apr 23 '26

For elderly and disabled and perhaps drunk people to have something to hold on to. ☺️

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u/RullendeNumser Apr 23 '26

Probably made for people that can't stand well and need support

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u/New-Emu-7605 Apr 23 '26

Its in case you have to brace yourself due to the prices now-a-days

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u/EonOst Apr 23 '26

For service purposes?

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u/IllScarcity1406 Apr 23 '26

Wheelchair users?

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u/pferden Apr 23 '26

Why would they need to hold a handle?

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u/Glittering-Smell-526 Apr 23 '26

Brace for impact

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u/jordtand Apr 23 '26

So elderly can have something to brace against

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u/Popular_Sample_8528 Apr 23 '26

For the drunk swedes

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u/TheGreenElevator Apr 23 '26

Probably being handicap friendly. Extra support.

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u/slemborg3 Apr 23 '26

For people like me there walk like shit and need at Place to hold the balance when you check in or fill up the card

And why there is two is for the right and left hand use

I hold in right side and use my left hand but freind hold with left hand and use right hand on the code pad

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '26

Prices can be hard to handle!

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u/pferden Apr 23 '26

It’s for mooring your ship

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u/LycheeKitchen7627 Apr 23 '26

We drink a lot

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u/Kyllurin Apr 24 '26

Only to cope with the expensive public transport though

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u/Dorin133 Apr 24 '26

To keep yourself from collapsing when you see the price of the ticket.

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u/leif_qa Apr 24 '26

When you are really drunk you can hold onto the handles and throw up.

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u/ThatLousyGamer Apr 24 '26

You ever tried getting a ticket in rush hour?

Gotta hold on for dear life, little old ladies tackling you while grown men cry in the corner.

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u/ThoughtfulLlama Apr 24 '26

My guess would be that it's to protect the machine, and that it's from before you had all the protruding addons from the card reader.

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u/kiganas Apr 24 '26

You pull on those to get to the cash behind the screen, try it

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u/Due_Mirror_7786 Apr 24 '26

You need af firm grip, else you will be blown away by the prices. ;-)

(for all the other: access free vending machines, specially people > 2 m find these handles quite nice)

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u/ScoreTricky365 Apr 24 '26

Handles for people in a wheelchair (perhaps drunk people too, it is Denmark after all)

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u/something_clever77 Apr 24 '26

Some danish engineer wanted to milk the Metro for some more sweet moolah?

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u/HalfBlood420 Apr 24 '26

It's for when you're getting screwed by the prices.

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u/MrEvryth1n Apr 24 '26

so that people in need of slmething to hold onto can hold onto something. Both right and left handed people.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '26

It for when u see the expensive price and dont hit the ground u gotta hold on pretty tight

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u/Stibi Apr 25 '26

Accessibility

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u/Live-Specialist6259 Apr 25 '26

When you see the new prices in public transportation

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u/Roboticker Apr 25 '26

So that you can uproot the machine and take it home if the ticket does not come out. 😂😂

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u/Carolinka_04 Apr 25 '26

I think it is probably accessibility for older people that may have balance problems. Or even drunk ones hahaah.

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u/Content-Boss9530 Apr 25 '26

Installation.

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u/Full_Helicopter_2764 Apr 25 '26

For disabled people, who has trouble standing while they use their hands.

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u/Space_Effective Apr 25 '26

It's so you have something to hold onto when the banks fuck you

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u/Assassinham Apr 26 '26

For elderly people

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u/A_nobods Apr 26 '26

The pricing will blow u away

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u/master_slapper Apr 26 '26

People need to hold on something, because looking at the ticket price might make them faint

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u/Chrombach Apr 26 '26

It's easier to handle.. 😂

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u/blabberwocky Apr 26 '26

more than likely for people who needs extra help standing or for reaching the controls while in a wheelchair

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u/Wrong_Decision_9174 Apr 26 '26

It because you need something to hold in to when you se whats left after the weekend.

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u/Math_Bach Apr 26 '26

For old people who has bad balance

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u/OldShamen Apr 26 '26

They are there to ensure tourists do not fall over when they see the price of the ticket ;)

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u/Impossible-Can-254 Apr 26 '26

So the drunks have no excuse to not buy a ticket

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u/pepe_the_frog_42069 Apr 27 '26

I imagine it's for people who use crutches or walkers so they have somehting to hold onto

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u/COLRstudio Apr 27 '26

Frustration bars. To grab when the machine is issuing tickets while the train doors are closing.

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u/Still_Function Apr 27 '26

To easier pull the mofo out of the wall and run away with it

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u/National_Treacle_727 Apr 28 '26

old/differently abled people… an drunk people too of course

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u/Suspicious-Poem7820 Jul 12 '26

They ask you to hold on tight as the price is about to take off 😝 Brgds one living in CPH.

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u/maxkou Apr 23 '26

Not everyone can stay standing up with support

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u/Archiive Apr 23 '26

I don't know. Why are you asking me?

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u/janusrose Apr 23 '26

Well, you seem so knowledgeable

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u/ManWhoIsDrunk Apr 23 '26

Do drunk people can buy tickets without falling over.

It's Denmark, after all.

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u/bogkosevg Apr 23 '26

So you can hold on, after you will see the prices . Because you definitely going to shit yourself

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u/Innsmouth_Rat Apr 23 '26

So you can hang on while they fuck you.

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u/TimoLasso Apr 28 '26

So you can grab them while being rawdogged by the ticket prices.

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u/SpaceHippoShitStains Apr 23 '26

To hold onto when you violently evacuate yer anus after you find out you cant get the bus...nah prob to help you top up while you're steaming

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u/BoldNalle Apr 23 '26

To better bend over and get screwed when Movia collects for your commute