Copenhagen Central Station

Copenhagen Central DSB railway station
Station statistics
Address	Vesterbro, Copenhagen
Coordinates	55°40′22″N 12°33′52″E
Structure	Architect: Heinrich Wenck
Other information
Opened	Dec. 1. 1911
Owned by	DSB
Services
Preceding station   S-train   Following station Dybbølsbro toward Frederikssund H Vesterport toward Farum C Vesterport toward Klampenborg Dybbølsbro toward Høje Taastrup Bx Vesterport toward Østerport B Vesterport toward Holte Dybbølsbro toward Køge E Vesterport toward Hillerød Dybbølsbro toward Solrød Strand A Vesterport toward Farum Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station Lufthavnen Terminus Copenhagen-Frederikshavn InterCity Valby toward Frederikshavn Copenhagen-Århus-Struer InterCity Høje Taastrup toward Struer Copenhagen-Herning-Struer-Thisted InterCity Høje Taastrup toward Thisted Copenhagen-Esbjerg InterCity Valby toward Esbjerg Copenhagen-Sønderborg/Padborg InterCity Valby toward Sønderborg or Padborg Terminus Copenhagen-Ystad/Bornholm InterCity Lufthavnen toward Rønne Nørreport toward Helsingør Kystbanen Ørestad toward Malmö C Elsinore-Roskilde Valby toward Roskilde Nørreport or Lufthavnen toward Østerport or Lufthavnen Copenhagen-Roskilde Copenhagen-Odense Valby toward Odense Nørreport toward Østerport Copenhagen-Nykøbing F/Rødby/Gedser Valby toward Rødby Færge or Gedser Copenhagen-Kalundborg Valby toward Kalundborg

Copenhagen Central Station (Danish: Københavns Hovedbanegård, København H) is the largest train station in Denmark, located in Copenhagen, with entrances to Bernstorffsgade (at Tivoli Gardens), Banegårdspladsen, Reventlowsgade and access to platforms from Tietgensgade. It is also the busiest station in Copenhagen, although Nørreport Station has a larger passenger throughput if local S-train services are included.

The station is served by InterCity and regional trains as well as S-trains. InterCity services include international trains, particularly the regular and frequent Oresund services to and from Sweden. The station has 13 platforms. On the station concourse there are many small shops, cafeterias, and fast food outlets. It is situated in fare zone 1.

History

The first railway station in Copenhagen was built in 1847. It served Roskildebanen, and it was made of wood because it was built outside the fortifications where buildings with foundations were not allowed. This was soon necessary due to plans to extend the railway network in Denmark. A new station, designed by H. J. Herholdt, was therefore opened in 1864.

The second station also proved too small, especially because there was only one track connection leading out of the city. It was decided to build a new station with a tube to Østerport station, and with the tracks leading out of the city to the south. Designed by Heinrich Wenck, it was finished on 1 December 1911, and it is the present station.

The station was overhauled in 1980. Escalators and lifts were established to the platforms, and the station concourse, which was originally split into arrival, departure, and freight sections, was redone completely. The station was overhauled again from 2004 to 2008. This overhaul replaced the roof, lowered platforms 3 to 6 to international standards, as well as a lengthened these. Also, the towers and the bridge over the platforms, upon which the main station building is placed, were reconditioned.

København H is not connected to the Copenhagen Metro network, but will become so following the completion of the Metro's future City Circle Line. This line is expected to open by 2018. The station is however connected to most S-train lines, using the same tickets as the metro.

The railways station recently celebrated it's 100th year birthday.

Services

København H serves destinations in all of Denmark and most of Western Europe.

All S-train services except F stop at the station.

The future

Because of a new railway between Copenhagen and Ringsted (planned for construction start 2013), the station needs more capacity. There is already congestion on the tracks. Therefore the Danish Ministry of Transport has started planning of an extension of the station. Proposals include a four track terminal station on a bridge over the present tracks, or in a tunnel under them.

See also

• Danish State Railways
• Transportation in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark
• Oresund Railway

External links

Media related to Københavns Hovedbanegård at Wikimedia Commons

• - Copenhagen-Portal - Central Station of Copenhagen
• Danish State Railways
• S-train
• Danish Rail Transport Agency
• Danish Ministry of Transport
• Copenhagen Traffic Information