Glostrup station
Encyclopedia
Glostrup station is a station on the Høje Taastrup radial
of the S-train
network in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. It is located close to the historical, administrative and commercial centre of Glostrup
municipality, but also serves Brøndbyvester
in Brøndby
municipality, whose boundary comes within a few hundred metres from the station.
In front of the station is a major bus terminal from which local and express buses go in many directions.
Glostup is one of the few remaining stations in Copenhagen that is an active rail freight destination. Sidings to industries west, south, and east of the station emerge from a small freight yard south of the long-distance tracks.
that opened in 1847.
From 17 June 1953 to 26 May 1963 Glostrup was the western endpoint of the S-train network.
After the S-train line was extended to Taastrup
in 1963, trains on the long-distance tracks ceased calling at Glostrup, but the long-distance platform was kept for use during disturbances in the service.
From 2000 to early 2005, direct regional trains between Roskilde
and Copenhagen Airport
stopped at the long-distance platform at Glostrup, but this service was ceased in order to free up capacity on the congested long-distance tracks.
Vestbanen (S-tog)
One of the six S-train radial lines in Copenhagen runs along the long-distance tracks on Vestbanen and provides local train service on its inner parts. The S-trains end at Høje Taastrup about 20 km west of the city center.-Stations:-Service patterns:The principal service is B which stops at...
of the S-train
S-Train
The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934...
network in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It is located close to the historical, administrative and commercial centre of Glostrup
Glostrup
Glostrup Kommune is a suburban municipality and town in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand approx. 10 km west of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 13 km², and has a total population of 20,673 . Its Zip code is 2600...
municipality, but also serves Brøndbyvester
Brøndbyvester
Brøndbyvester is a Danish town, seat and main settlement of the Brøndby Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden.-History:The town is the original core of Brøndby and sometimes is simply named in that way.-Geography:...
in Brøndby
Brøndby
Brøndby Kommune is a municipality in the former Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 21 km², and has a total population of 33,831...
municipality, whose boundary comes within a few hundred metres from the station.
In front of the station is a major bus terminal from which local and express buses go in many directions.
Glostup is one of the few remaining stations in Copenhagen that is an active rail freight destination. Sidings to industries west, south, and east of the station emerge from a small freight yard south of the long-distance tracks.
History
Glostrup was one of the original stations on the railway from Copenhagen to RoskildeRoskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
that opened in 1847.
From 17 June 1953 to 26 May 1963 Glostrup was the western endpoint of the S-train network.
After the S-train line was extended to Taastrup
Taastrup station
Taastrup station is a station on the Taastrup radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in the town of Taastrup....
in 1963, trains on the long-distance tracks ceased calling at Glostrup, but the long-distance platform was kept for use during disturbances in the service.
From 2000 to early 2005, direct regional trains between Roskilde
Roskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
and Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...
stopped at the long-distance platform at Glostrup, but this service was ceased in order to free up capacity on the congested long-distance tracks.