Hareskovbanen
Encyclopedia
Hareskovbanen is one of six radial S-train
lines in Copenhagen
. It connects the city center to a number of northwestern suburbs and the cities of Værløse and Farum, with the terminus placed in the latter.
between København H and Farum. In the rush hours on Monday through Friday it is supplemented by the limited-stop service H
.
Before 2007 the line was mainly served by service H
(from 1972 to 1979 and again from 1993 to 2007 — then being the all-stop service on this line), and B
(from 1979 to 1993).
, about two thirds from Farum to Frederikssund
. Its terminus in Copenhagen was København L, close to the current Nørrebro
station on the S-train ring line
- the station building of this station still stands. This was quite a bit from the city center, but the station was supposed to be temporary until the exact routing of the various new railways near Copenhagen that were in planning around the turn of the century had been finalized.
For the first many years, a large part of the traffic consisted of leisure trips by the large working population of Nørrebro to the Hareskoven forest.
Over the years, the economy of the private railway company declined, and in 1929 most of the private investors sold their shares to the municipalities along the line. After World War II
the railway was so run down that the state railways DSB
had to take it over in 1948. A few years later, in 1954, the outer end of the line between Farum and Slangerup was abandoned as unprofitable.
Plans to convert the line to S-trains had been discussed for decades, and in 1961 an act authorizing DSB to electrify the line. However, the act was not followed by sufficient allocations of public money, and it would take until 1977 until S-trains could begin running on the line.
Originally the plan was to extend the line as an underground
line directly from København L to the center of the city, but over the course of the 1960s it became clear that the funding environment would not support metro construction in the foreseeable fututure. Therefore, in the eventual S-train conversion the innermost few kilometers in the line were abandoned and replaced by a large S-curve that connected it to the existing S-train trunk at Svanemøllen. A new overpass and interchange with the ring line
was built at Ryparken
. København L was abandoned and the terminus of the diesel trains moved to Svanemøllen in early 1976, and a year and a half later the conversion to S-trains were complete. This was the longest single addition to the S-train network so far.
This indirect approach means that the travel time between this radial and the city center is relatively high, which makes it less attractive relative to more direct buses. Several of the stations on the line are among the least patronized S-train stations.
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...
lines 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...
. It connects the city center to a number of northwestern suburbs and the cities of Værløse and Farum, with the terminus placed in the latter.
Stations
| Name | Services | Opened | S-trains | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| København H København H Copenhagen Central Station is the largest train station in Denmark, located in Copenhagen, with entrances to Bernstorffsgade , Banegårdspladsen, Reventlowsgade and access to platforms from Tietgensgade... |
A, H | November 30, 1911 | May 15, 1934 | Central station; also all other radials; bus terminal; cross-link express bus 250S |
| Vesterport Vesterport station Vesterport station is a train station in the city centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is situated below ground level, just before the tube connecting København H and Østerport. Opened on 15 May 1934, it only serves the S-train network, and it is used by all kinds of travellers from tourist... |
A, H | May 15, 1934 | Also all other radials | |
| Nørreport Nørreport station Nørreport Station is a mainline railway, S-train and Copenhagen Metro station located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the busiest train station in the country, serving 300,000 people daily, including passengers not stepping off. There are 165.000 leaving or entering trains including the metro... |
A, H | July 1, 1918 | May 15, 1934 | Also all other radials; transfer to metro Copenhagen Metro Copenhagen Metro is a rapid transit system serving Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and Tårnby in Denmark. The system opened between 2002 and 2007, and has two lines, M1 and M2. The driverless light metro supplements the larger S-train rapid transit system, and is integrated with DSB local trains and... ; bus terminal; cross-link express buses 150S and 350S |
| Østerport Østerport station Østerport station is a railway station in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is served by most S-trains, Kystbanen and other regional trains, as well as some InterCity trains.The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.-History:... |
A, H | August 2, 1897 | May 15, 1934 | Also all other radials; named Østerbro until 1934 |
| Nordhavn Nordhavn station Nordhavn station is an S-train station served by the A, H, B, C, and E services in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station opened on 15 May 1934.... |
A, H | May 15, 1934 | Also Hillerød Nordbanen Nordbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen. It connects Copenhagen with the city of Hillerød, and with several northern suburbs.-Stations:-Service patterns:... and Klampenborg Klampenborgbanen Klampenborgbanen is the shortest of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen. It runs parallel to the Kystbanen regional line from central Copenhagen until Klampenborg, and serves residential neighbourhoods in eastern Gentofte as well as popular recreational destinations at Klampenborg such as... radials |
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| Svanemøllen Svanemøllen station Svanemøllen station is an S-train station served by the A, H, B, C, and E services in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A, H | May 15, 1934 | Also Hillerød Nordbanen Nordbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen. It connects Copenhagen with the city of Hillerød, and with several northern suburbs.-Stations:-Service patterns:... and Klampenborg Klampenborgbanen Klampenborgbanen is the shortest of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen. It runs parallel to the Kystbanen regional line from central Copenhagen until Klampenborg, and serves residential neighbourhoods in eastern Gentofte as well as popular recreational destinations at Klampenborg such as... radials |
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| Ryparken Ryparken station Ryparken station is an S-train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves as an interchange station between the Ring line and Farum radial. It is serviced by the A, F, and H. The station was originally named Lyngbyvej Station it was renamed in 1972 to Ryparken Station.... |
A, H | April 25, 1976 | September 25, 1977 | Transfer to ring line Ringbanen Ringbanen is an S-train line in Copenhagen. It runs roughly semicircularly around the central part of Copenhagen and connects the S-train radials about 5 km out.... ; bus terminal; cross-link express bus 150S |
| Emdrup Emdrup station Emdrup station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A | September 25, 1977 | ||
| Dyssegård Dyssegård station Dyssegård station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A | May 22, 1932 | September 25, 1977 | |
| Vangede Vangede station Vangede station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A, H | April 19, 1906 | September 25, 1977 | |
| Kildebakke Kildebakke station Kildebakke station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A | May 15, 1935 | September 25, 1977 | |
| Buddinge Buddinge station Buddinge station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A, H | April 19, 1906 | September 25, 1977 | Bus terminal; cross-link express buses 200S, 250S & 300S |
| Stengården Stengården station Stengården station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A, H | May 15, 1929 | September 25, 1977 | |
| Bagsværd Bagsværd station Bagsværd station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A, H | April 19, 1906 | September 25, 1977 | Cross-link express bus 400S |
| Skovbrynet Skovbrynet station Skovbrynet station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A | October 1, 1930 | September 25, 1977 | |
| Hareskov Hareskov station Hareskov station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
A, H | April 19, 1906 | September 25, 1977 | |
| Syvstjernen | — | May 15, 1930 | — | Closed since 1974 |
| Værløse Værløse station Værløse station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the town of Værløse in Furesø municipality.... |
A, H | April 19, 1906 | September 25, 1977 | Cross-link express bus 500S |
| Furesø | — | May 22, 1932 | — | Closed since May 23, 1971 |
| Farum Farum station Farum station is the terminus of the Hareskovbanen radial of the S-train network around Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located about 1 km east of the old village Farum, but is the center of the modern Farum, which has grown up around the station.... |
A, H | April 19, 1906 | September 25, 1977 | Bus terminal; cross-link express bus 500S |
Service patterns
The basic service is the all-stops service AA (S-train)
A is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It is one of the base services on the network, running every 20 minutes from about 5:00 to 0:30 every day, and every 10 minutes from about 6:15 to 19:00. It runs between Hundige and Farum, serving all stations on the inner part of the Køge radial...
between København H and Farum. In the rush hours on Monday through Friday it is supplemented by the limited-stop service H
H (S-train)
H is an S-train service in Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark that serves mainly the outer part of Frederikssundbanen, running partially non-stop between Ballerup and Flintholm. It is one of the six base lines of the S-train network, running every 20 minutes all days from about 5:00 until 1:00...
.
Before 2007 the line was mainly served by service H
H (S-train)
H is an S-train service in Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark that serves mainly the outer part of Frederikssundbanen, running partially non-stop between Ballerup and Flintholm. It is one of the six base lines of the S-train network, running every 20 minutes all days from about 5:00 until 1:00...
(from 1972 to 1979 and again from 1993 to 2007 — then being the all-stop service on this line), and B
B (S-train)
B is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It runs between Høje Taastrup and Holte and provides stopping services on the S-train system's Tåstrup radial and the inner part of the Hillerød radial....
(from 1979 to 1993).
History
The line was opened in 1906 as part of the private København-Slangerup Jernbane which went to SlangerupSlangerup
Slangerup is a town with a population of 6,822 in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.-The town of Slangerup:...
, about two thirds from Farum to Frederikssund
Frederikssund
Frederikssund Kommune is a municipality on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 260 km² and...
. Its terminus in Copenhagen was København L, close to the current Nørrebro
Nørrebro
Nørrebro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate , which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station.-Geography:...
station on the S-train ring line
Ringbanen
Ringbanen is an S-train line in Copenhagen. It runs roughly semicircularly around the central part of Copenhagen and connects the S-train radials about 5 km out....
- the station building of this station still stands. This was quite a bit from the city center, but the station was supposed to be temporary until the exact routing of the various new railways near Copenhagen that were in planning around the turn of the century had been finalized.
For the first many years, a large part of the traffic consisted of leisure trips by the large working population of Nørrebro to the Hareskoven forest.
Over the years, the economy of the private railway company declined, and in 1929 most of the private investors sold their shares to the municipalities along the line. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the railway was so run down that the state railways DSB
Danske Statsbaner
DSB, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner , is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, goods transport and railway maintenance are outside its scope...
had to take it over in 1948. A few years later, in 1954, the outer end of the line between Farum and Slangerup was abandoned as unprofitable.
Plans to convert the line to S-trains had been discussed for decades, and in 1961 an act authorizing DSB to electrify the line. However, the act was not followed by sufficient allocations of public money, and it would take until 1977 until S-trains could begin running on the line.
Originally the plan was to extend the line as an underground
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
line directly from København L to the center of the city, but over the course of the 1960s it became clear that the funding environment would not support metro construction in the foreseeable fututure. Therefore, in the eventual S-train conversion the innermost few kilometers in the line were abandoned and replaced by a large S-curve that connected it to the existing S-train trunk at Svanemøllen. A new overpass and interchange with the ring line
Ringbanen
Ringbanen is an S-train line in Copenhagen. It runs roughly semicircularly around the central part of Copenhagen and connects the S-train radials about 5 km out....
was built at Ryparken
Ryparken
Ryparken is an area in the northern part of Østerbro, Copenhagen. The area is sometimes referred to as the "broke" area of relatively rich Østerbro. The area is connected by S-train....
. København L was abandoned and the terminus of the diesel trains moved to Svanemøllen in early 1976, and a year and a half later the conversion to S-trains were complete. This was the longest single addition to the S-train network so far.
This indirect approach means that the travel time between this radial and the city center is relatively high, which makes it less attractive relative to more direct buses. Several of the stations on the line are among the least patronized S-train stations.
Trivia
- The few hundred meters of track between the platforms at FarumFarumFarum is a town in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 18,521 .The town is part of Furesø municipality. Until 2006, it constituted Farum municipality....
and the bridge across Fiskebæk valley is the only remaining piece of single-tracked railway on the S-train network.