Copenhagen Central Station

Copenhagen Central Station
S-train and DSB station
Front facade seen from Vesterbrogade
Location	Bernstorffsgade 16–22 DK-1557 Copenhagen V
Coordinates
Owned by	DSB
Operated by	DSB
Platforms	7
Tracks	13
Construction
Architect	Heinrich Wenck
History
Opened	1 December 1911
Rebuilt	15 May 1934 (S-train)
Electrified	1934 (S-train), 1986 (Mainline)
Location
Copenhagen Central Station Location within Denmark

Copenhagen Central Station (Danish: Københavns Hovedbanegård, abbreviated København H) is the main railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark and the largest railway station in Denmark, although Nørreport Station has a larger passenger throughput if urban S-train and Metro services are included. It is situated between the districts of Indre By and Vesterbro with entrances from Bernstorffsgade (at Tivoli Gardens), Banegårdspladsen, Reventlowsgade and access to platforms from Tietgensgade.

Copenhagen Central Station is the hub of the DSB railway network serving Denmark and international destinations. It offers InterCity and Express trains services across Denmark, as well as services to several international destinations, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden and commuter rail services on the S-train network.

The current station building opened in 1911 and is the work of architect Heinrich Wenck. The station has 7 platforms and 13 tracks. On the station concourse there are many small shops, cafeterias, and fast food outlets. It is in fare zone 1.

History

Copenhagen's first railway station, photographed in 1864.

The first railway station in Copenhagen was built in 1847, approximately at the present station location. 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 larger station, designed by H. J. Herholdt, opened in 1864.

The second station also proved too small, especially because there was only one track leading out of the city. It was decided to build a new station, including a tunnel to Østerport station, and with tracks out of the city to the south. Designed by Heinrich Wenck, the present station was finished on 1 December 1911. The tunnel (the Boulevard Line) was opened in 1917.

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 and lengthened them. The towers and the bridge over the platforms, upon which the main station building is placed, were reconditioned.

Services

Platforms

Copenhagen Central Station provides Copenhagen with Intercity and Express trains across Denmark, as well as services to several international destinations. Direct international trains connect to Stockholm, Hamburg and Berlin several times a day. Intercity trains run half-hourly from Copenhagen during daytime and serve as a link between the major cities and towns in Denmark, including Odense, Aarhus, Aalborg, Esbjerg, Frederikshavn, Thisted and Sønderborg. Regional trains (stops at major stations within the Greater Copenhagen area) connect the main parts of Zealand to the capital. Veolia Transport trains on the Oresundtrain regional rail network depart to southern and western Sweden every 20 minutes. A special ticket fare system exists between the Copenhagen local traffic area and the most southern part of Sweden, Skåne county.

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

Copenhagen Central Station

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 toward Copenhagen Airport		Copenhagen - Frederikshavn InterCity		Valby toward Frederikshavn
		Copenhagen-Aarhus-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		Coast Line Øresundståg		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
Preceding station		Deutsche Bahn		Following station
Terminus		ICE 75		Høje Taastrup towards Berlin Ost

The future

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, expected by 2018.

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. The Danish Ministry of Transport has started planning of an extension: 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 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