Vestbanen (S-tog)
Encyclopedia
One of the six S-train
radial lines in Copenhagen
runs along the long-distance tracks on Vestbanen (the railway towards Roskilde
and beyond) and provides local train service on its inner parts. The S-trains end at Høje Taastrup about 20 km west of the city center.
which stops at all stations. In the rush hours it is supplemented with express trains on service Bx.
was opened in 1847 as the first railway within the current area of Denmark. The Copenhagen terminus was moved in 1864 and the approaches inside the current Hvidovre
station were moved. In 1911 the central station moved back almost to its original site, and the old alignment was reinstated.
In 1934 one of the three main tracks between København H and Valby was electrified for S-trains. A second S-train track was also built between København H and just before Enghave; between those two tracks was the maintenance depot for S-train until the current depot at Taastrup
opened in 1968.
The single S-train track track from Enghave to Valby was doubled in 1941, at the same time as the S-train line was extended to Vanløse (on the Frederikssund radial
). In 1953 new S-train tracks north of the main line were opened as far as Glostrup. It was originally single-tracked outside Hvidovre, but a second track was added in 1963 shortly before the S-train line was extended to Tåstrup.
For many years the S-trains ended in Tåstrup, and most regional trains on the mainline stopped at Tåstrup to provide transfers to the S-trains. In 1986 this transfer function moved to the new Høje Taastrup station a few kilometers west of Tåstrup. The Høje Taastrup station was built on open land that was planned to become a minor regional center, and was envisaged as a relief station for the central København H. Thus all long-distance trains going west from Copenhagen stop there. The area around the station has become more built-up since its opening, but the grand plans to let it become a "second city center" have not quite been reached.
Around 2000 plans to extend the S-train service beyond Høje Tåstrup to Roskilde
reached a fairly advanced stage before finally being dropped in May 2002. In such plans are still occasionally being discussed politically.
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...
radial 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...
runs along the long-distance tracks on Vestbanen (the railway towards 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 beyond) 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
| Name | Services | Opened | S-trains | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:... |
B, Bx | 2 August 1897 | 15 May 1934 | Also all other radials; named Østerbro until 1934 |
| 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... |
B, Bx | 1 July 1918 | 15 May 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 |
| 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... |
B, Bx | 15 May 1934 | Also all other radials | |
| 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... |
B, Bx | 30 November 1911 | 15 May 1934 | Central station; also all other radials; cross-link express bus 250S |
| Dybbølsbro Dybbølsbro station Dybbølsbro is a central S-train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its three platforms are located under a bridge, and they are accessed from the bridge with stairs or lifts. A fourth platform is ready for use in 2009. It serves central Vesterbro and the Fisketorvet shopping mall.The station opened on... |
B, Bx | 1 November 1934 | Also Køge Køgebugtbanen Køgebugtbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center to communities along Køge Bugt and terminates in the city of Køge about 35 km southwest of central Copenhagen.- Stations :... and Frederikssund Frederikssundbanen Frederikssundbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center with a number of Northwestern suburbs and other townships until Frederikssund on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula.... radials |
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| Enghave Enghave station Enghave station is an S-train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station opened on November 11, 1911. S-train service commenced on November 1, 1934, and today the station is serviced by trains on Vestbanen and Frederikssundbanen.... |
B, Bx | 30 November 1911 | 1 November 1934 | Also Frederikssund radial Frederikssundbanen Frederikssundbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center with a number of Northwestern suburbs and other townships until Frederikssund on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula.... ; named Vester Fælledvej until 1923 |
| Valby Valby station Valby station is a railway station in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where the Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials of the S-train network diverge, and is served by trains on either radial. Some regional and intercity trains also stop at Valby, mainly to provide transfers to... |
B, Bx | 30 November 1911 | 1 November 1934 | Also Frederikssund radial Frederikssundbanen Frederikssundbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center with a number of Northwestern suburbs and other townships until Frederikssund on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula.... ; transfer to regional trains |
| Danshøj Danshøj station Danshøj station is an S-train station on Vestbanen and Ringbanen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened on 8 January 2005, it serves mainly as an interchange station between B and F.... |
B, Bx | 8 January 2005 | 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.... |
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| Hvidovre Hvidovre station Hvidovre station is a station on the Taastrup radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located about 1 km north of the old village of Hvidovre, in the far northwestern corner in Hvidovre municipality... |
B | 1935 | 17 June 1953 | |
| Rødovre Rødovre station Rødovre station is a station on the Taastrup radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the boundary between Rødovre and Hvidovre municipalities and serve parts of either.-Unusual tracks:... |
B | 24 April 1964 | Cross-link express bus 200S | |
| Brøndbyøster Brøndbyøster station Brøndbyøster station is on the Taastrup radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.-References:... |
B | 17 June 1953 | ||
| Glostrup Glostrup station 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... |
B, Bx | 26 June 1847 | 17 June 1953 | Major bus terminal; cross-link express buses 300S, 500S |
| Albertslund Albertslund station Albertslund station is a station on the Taastrup radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the core of Albertslund, a residential suburb built virtually from scratch in the 1960s and 1970s. The extensive residential areas in the northern end of Albertslund municipality are... |
B, Bx | 1931 | 26 May 1963 | Named Vridsløselille until 1963 |
| 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.... |
B, Bx | 26 June 1847 | 26 May 1963 | Bus terminal |
| Høje Taastrup Høje Taastrup station Høje Taastrup station is a railway station in Høje-Taastrup municipality, Denmark, opened on 30 May 1986.The station is one of the largest in Denmark... |
B, Bx | 30 May 1986 | Transfer to regional, intercity trains; major bus terminal; cross-link express bus 400S | |
Service patterns
The principal service is BB (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....
which stops at all stations. In the rush hours it is supplemented with express trains on service Bx.
History
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....
was opened in 1847 as the first railway within the current area of Denmark. The Copenhagen terminus was moved in 1864 and the approaches inside the current Hvidovre
Hvidovre
Hvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380...
station were moved. In 1911 the central station moved back almost to its original site, and the old alignment was reinstated.
In 1934 one of the three main tracks between København H and Valby was electrified for S-trains. A second S-train track was also built between København H and just before Enghave; between those two tracks was the maintenance depot for S-train until the current depot at Taastrup
Taastrup
Taastrup is a Danish satellite-city of Copenhagen and the administrative seat of Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Region Hovedstaden. The population in 2011 is 32,406 .-Geography:...
opened in 1968.
The single S-train track track from Enghave to Valby was doubled in 1941, at the same time as the S-train line was extended to Vanløse (on the Frederikssund radial
Frederikssundbanen
Frederikssundbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center with a number of Northwestern suburbs and other townships until Frederikssund on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula....
). In 1953 new S-train tracks north of the main line were opened as far as Glostrup. It was originally single-tracked outside Hvidovre, but a second track was added in 1963 shortly before the S-train line was extended to Tåstrup.
For many years the S-trains ended in Tåstrup, and most regional trains on the mainline stopped at Tåstrup to provide transfers to the S-trains. In 1986 this transfer function moved to the new Høje Taastrup station a few kilometers west of Tåstrup. The Høje Taastrup station was built on open land that was planned to become a minor regional center, and was envisaged as a relief station for the central København H. Thus all long-distance trains going west from Copenhagen stop there. The area around the station has become more built-up since its opening, but the grand plans to let it become a "second city center" have not quite been reached.
Around 2000 plans to extend the S-train service beyond Høje Tåstrup to 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....
reached a fairly advanced stage before finally being dropped in May 2002. In such plans are still occasionally being discussed politically.