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Copenhagen Central Station
Københavns Hovedbanegård fra Vesterbrogade.jpg
Copenhagen Central Station
Location
Place Vesterbro, Copenhagen
Municipality Copenhagen Municipality
Line(s) S-trains, regional trains, inter-city trans
Service
Opened 1911
Architect Heinrich Wenck
Owner Banedanmark
Line operator(s) DSB
Connections

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. (If including the metro, then the Nørreport Station has more passengers stepping on and off)

The station is served by InterCity and regional trains as well as S-trains. It has 13 tracks. On the station concourse, there are small shops and fast food outlets. It is situated in fare zone 1.

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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.

Services

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

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

Preceding station   S-train   Following station
H
toward Østerport
C
Bx
toward Farum
B
toward Holte
toward Køge
E
toward Hillerød
A
toward Farum
Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station
Terminus
Copenhagen-Frederikshavn
InterCity
Copenhagen-Århus-Struer
InterCity
toward Struer
Copenhagen-Herning-Struer-Thisted
InterCity
toward Thisted
Copenhagen-Esbjerg
InterCity
toward Esbjerg
Copenhagen-Sønderborg/Padborg
InterCity
toward Sønderborg or Padborg
Terminus Copenhagen-Ystad/Bornholm
InterCity
toward Rønne
toward Helsingør
Kystbanen
toward Malmö C
Elsinore-Roskilde
toward Roskilde
Copenhagen-Roskilde
Copenhagen-Odense
toward Odense
toward Østerport
Copenhagen-Nykøbing F/Rødby/Gedser
toward Rødby Færge or Gedser
Copenhagen-Kalundborg
toward Kalundborg

Coordinates: 55°40′22″N 12°33′52″E / 55.67278°N 12.56444°E / 55.67278; 12.56444

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