Østerport station
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. By 2019, the service will include the Copenhagen Metro as well (future lines M3 and M4).
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
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Peter Elfelt.
The station was designed by Heinrich Wenck and built in 1897, and originally named the East Station ([Østbanegaarden] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). 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
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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 2018, the service will include the Copenhagen Metro as well (future lines M3 and M4).
Future propositions
When completed in 2019, the Copenhagen Metro lines M3 and M4 on the City Circle Line will serve the station. Plans are to place the Metro station on Oslo Plads between Kristianiagade and Østbanegade with the staircase towards Østerport station. A subway between the Metro platforms to the main station building will allow passengers easy interchange to and from S-trains, InterCity, and regional services.[1]
Cultural references
Østerport station station is seen at 1:24:15 (track 13) and again at 1:24:48 /track 5/) in the 1975 Olsen Gang film The Olsen Gang on the Track.[2]
References
- ^ "Resumérapport Udredning om Cityringen" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport and Energy. p. 24. Retrieved 2006-07-22.
- ^ "Film 7 Olsen banden på sporet / Die Olsenbande stellt die Weichen". olsenbande-homepage.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
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- Coast Line (Denmark)
- Railway stations in Copenhagen
- Listed railway stations in Denmark
- 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