Østerport station
S-train and DSB station | |
General information | |
Location | 8 Oslo Plads, Copenhagen |
Coordinates | 55°41′32″N 12°35′15″E / 55.69222°N 12.58750°E |
Owned by | DSB |
Platforms | 5 island platforms (incl Metro) |
Tracks | 9 service (incl Metro) + storage |
Other information | |
Station code | Kk |
Fare zone | 1 |
History | |
Opened | 2 August 1897 |
Rebuilt | 15 May 1934 (S-train) |
Electrified | 1934 (S-train), 1986 (Mainline) |
Østerport Station (Danish: Østerport station) is a main line and S-train railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located between the districts of Indre By and Østerbro, and is named for the historic Østerport city gate, near the original location of which it is located.
The station is served by EuroCity services to international destinations, some InterCity services across Denmark, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden, as well as commuter rail services on the S-train network. As of 29 September 2019, Østerport is also served by the Copenhagen Metro City Circle Line and future (M4).
Opening
The station opened in 1897 as the terminus of the Coast Line from Copenhagen to Helsingør. The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.
History
The station was designed by Heinrich Wenck and built in 1897, and originally named the East Station (Østbanegaarden). The original station building has survived to the present date, and was restored in the 1980s.
It was originally the terminus for the Coast Line, but when the station was connected with Nørreport Station via the Boulevard Line in 1917, the terminus moved to Copenhagen Central Station. In 1934, the station started serving S-trains.
Services
The station is served by EuroCity services to international destinations, some InterCity services across Denmark, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden, as well as commuter rail services on the S-train network. By 2019, the service was included the Copenhagen Metro as well (future line M4).
The metro station
The Copenhagen Metro line M3 (opened 2019) on the City Circle Line serves another station called Østerport. The metro station is located under the street Østbanegade with the staircase towards Østerport station. Another line M4 will later supplement line M3, going to Nordhavn and Ny Ellebjerg. A subway between the metro platforms to Østerport station is planned in the future.[citation needed]
Service
Cultural references
Østerport station is seen at 1:24:15 (track 13) and again at 1:24:48 /track 5/) in the 1975 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang on the Track.[1]
References
- ^ "Film 7 Olsen banden på sporet / Die Olsenbande stellt die Weichen". olsenbande-homepage.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Coast Line (Denmark)
- Railway stations in Copenhagen
- Listed railway stations in Copenhagen
- Copenhagen S-train stations
- Copenhagen Metro stations
- Railway stations opened in 1897
- Heinrich Wenck buildings
- Art Nouveau architecture in Copenhagen
- Art Nouveau railway stations
- National Romantic architecture in Copenhagen
- Timber framed buildings in Denmark
- Railway stations opened in 2019
- 2019 establishments in Denmark
- Listed buildings and structures in Østerbro