Frederikssundbanen
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Frederikssundbanen is one of six radial S-train
lines in Copenhagen
; it connects the city center with a number of Northwestern suburbs (notably Herlev
and Ballerup
) and other townships until Frederikssund
on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula.
service which stops at all stations until Ballerup. On the outer part the basic service is H
, which runs partially non-stop until Ballerup. The H service is peculiar in that its frequency is not doubled during daylight hours, as all other basic S-train services are. Instead, in the period where C is doubled, half of its trains continue to Frederikssund, providing 6 trains per hour in total on the outer part of the line, too. This daylight-only extension is indicated as "(C)" in the above table.
Kildedal station
is the only officially existing station on the S-train network that is not served for the entire service period, as the only trains that stop there are the daylight C extension. After about 19.00 and on Sundays no trains stop at Kildedal.
from Frederiksberg
, which at that time was a station on the main line between Copenhagen and Roskilde
. In 1911 the main line was moved to connect to the new (current) central station, and the Frederikssund line inside Vanløse
was replaced with a connecting line to Valby
. The old line between Frederiksberg and Vanløse had a quiet existence until March 4, 1934 when it became part of the first S-train
line. Much later this piece of railway metamorphosed again and became part of the Copenhagen metro
.
Later in 1934 S-train service was extended westwards from København H
until Valby, and in 1941 the section Valby-Vanløse was upgraded to double track and S-train service too. Passengers to stations farther out would ride the S-train to Vanløse and change to steam trains (later diesel) there. In 1949 S-train service was extended to Ballerup
, and at the same time the line was double-tracked as far as Herlev
. A second track between Herlev and Ballerup was built 1966-1970.
The diesel trains at the outer end of the line were finally replaced by S-trains in 1989. At this time, the line's terminus in Frederikssund was restored to its original central location. It had been moved nearer to the harbour in 1928 in order to connect to the short-lived central Zealand railway and kept its new, somewhat remote, location for more than 50 years after the central Zealand railway closed again in 1936.
After the 1989 electrification, the line beyond Ballerup was kept as a single-track line. Uniquely for an S-train line, several level crossings were retained after the electrification of the Ballerup-Frederikssund part. With fixed train crossings in Veksø and Ølstykke the single track could sustain three trains an hour in each direction, which quickly proved inadequate to keep up with the traffic demands. It took several years before funding for an upgrade could be secured, but a second track between Ballerup and Frederikssund was eventually built as far as Veksø in 2000 and all the way to Frederikssund in 2002. As soon as the new track was ready, the service frequency was doubled to six trains an hour. The double track also allowed new stations to be opened at Kildedal
and Gammel Toftegård
.
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 with a number of Northwestern suburbs (notably Herlev
Herlev
Herlev Kommune is a suburban municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 26,567 . Its mayor is Kjeld Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
and Ballerup
Ballerup
Ballerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipal seat,...
) and other townships until 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...
on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula.
Stations
| Name | Services | Opened | S-trains | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Østerport | C, H | August 2, 1897 | May 15, 1934 | Also all other radials; named Østerbro until 1934. Service H terminates. |
| Nørreport | C, 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 |
| Vesterport | C, H | May 15, 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... |
C, H | November 30, 1911 | May 15, 1934 | Central station; also all other radials; bus terminal; 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... |
C, H | November 1, 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 Tåstrup 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... 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.... |
C, H | November 30, 1911 | November 1, 1934 | Also Tåstrup radial 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... ; 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... |
C, H | November 30, 1911 | November 1, 1934 | Also Tåstrup radial 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... ; transfer to regional trains |
| Langgade Langgade station Langgade station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
C, H | September 23, 1941 | Named Valby Langgade until 1946 | |
| Peter Bangs Vej Peter Bangs Vej station Peter Bangs Vej station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station, located where the railway tracks cross Peter Bangs Vej, was designed by the Danish State Railways architect K.T. Seest and opened on the 23rd September 1941.... |
C, H | September 23, 1941 | ||
| Flintholm Flintholm station Flintholm Station is an important S-train and Metro interchange station in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened on 24 January 2004, it is located in the west of Copenhagen where the Frederikssund S-train Line crosses the S-train Ring Line. It is located in fare zone 2.... |
C, H | January 24, 2004 | 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.... ; 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... |
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| Vanløse Vanløse station Vanløse Station is an S-train and Copenhagen Metro station in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The metro station at street level is the eastern terminus of lines M1 and M2. S-trains on the Frederikssund radial stop at an upper level to the south of the Metro station... |
C, H | June 15, 1898 | September 23, 1941 | 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... ; S-trains on 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.... 1934–2002 |
| Jyllingevej Jyllingevej station Jyllingevej station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It has its name from the road of the same name.... |
C | May 15, 1949 | ||
| Islev Islev station Islev station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
C | 1931 | May 15, 1949 | |
| Husum Husum station Husum station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the area around the former village Husum, and is also the S-train station that is easiest to reach by bus from Mørkhøj in Gladsaxe and parts of northern Rødovre municipality.-History:The... |
C | 1880 | May 15, 1949 | Cross-link express bus 200S |
| Herlev Herlev station Herlev station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the central part of Herlev municipality. Local busses from the bus terminal outside the station provide connections to remoter areas of the municipality.-History:Herlev was one of the... |
C, H | June 17, 1879 | May 15, 1949 | Bus terminal; cross-link express buses 300S and 350S |
| Skovlunde Skovlunde station Skovlunde station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the suburb of Skovlunde.... |
C | 1882 | May 15, 1949 | |
| Malmparken Malmparken station Malmparken station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
C | May 25, 1989 | Cross-link express bus 350S | |
| Ballerup Ballerup station Ballerup station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is in the middle of the suburb of Ballerup... |
C, H | June 17, 1879 | May 15, 1949 | Basic C service terminates; major bus terminal; cross-link express buses 350S, 400S and 500S |
| Måløv Måløv station Måløv station is a station in Måløv on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.Måløv station is one of the stations on Frederikssundbanen, which was build by Det sjællandske Jernbaneselskab and opened 15 July, 1879 between Frederikssund and Frederiksberg.The railroad... |
(C), H | June 17, 1879 | September 29, 1989 | |
| Kildedal Kildedal station Kildedal station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.The station opened on November 27, 2000 in expectation of nearby urban development. It is still surrounded mostly by fields and has failed to attract any significant number of passengers... |
| (C) | November 27, 2000 | ||
| Veksø Veksø station Veksø station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located to the south of the town of Veksø.... |
(C), H | June 17, 1879 | September 29, 1989 | |
| Stenløse Stenløse station Stenløse station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in around Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located centrally in the town of Stenløse.-References:... |
(C), H | February 18, 1882 | September 29, 1989 | |
| Gammel Toftegård Gammel Toftegård station Gammel Toftegård is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.... |
(C), H | September 15, 2002 | ||
| Ølstykke Ølstykke station Ølstykke station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network of Copenhagen, Denmark.The station is located where the railway to Frederikssund crosses the main road between Roskilde and Hillerød. This puts it quite a distance away from the old village of Ølstykke, but a new... |
(C), H | June 17, 1879 | September 29, 1989 | Cross-link express bus 600S |
| Oppe-Sundby | — | 1879? | — | Closed September 29, 1989 |
| Frederikssund Frederikssund station Frederikssund station is the terminus of the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located near the center of the city of Frederikssund... |
(C), H | 1879September 29, 1989 | Major bus terminal | |
Service patterns
The service pattern on the inner part of the line is the CC (S-train)
C is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It serves the Klampenborg radial and the inner part of the Frederikssund radial, and also reinforces service on the outer part of the Frederikssund radial in high-traffic period....
service which stops at all stations until Ballerup. On the outer part the basic service is 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...
, which runs partially non-stop until Ballerup. The H service is peculiar in that its frequency is not doubled during daylight hours, as all other basic S-train services are. Instead, in the period where C is doubled, half of its trains continue to Frederikssund, providing 6 trains per hour in total on the outer part of the line, too. This daylight-only extension is indicated as "(C)" in the above table.
Kildedal station
Kildedal station
Kildedal station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.The station opened on November 27, 2000 in expectation of nearby urban development. It is still surrounded mostly by fields and has failed to attract any significant number of passengers...
is the only officially existing station on the S-train network that is not served for the entire service period, as the only trains that stop there are the daylight C extension. After about 19.00 and on Sundays no trains stop at Kildedal.
History
The Frederikssund line opened in 1879 as a single-track railway to FrederikssundFrederikssund
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...
from Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg station
Frederiksberg Station is a rapid transit station opened in 2003 on the Copenhagen Metro in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It serves the M1 and M2 lines and connects with bus services. It is located in fare zones 1 and 2...
, which at that time was a station on the main line between Copenhagen and 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....
. In 1911 the main line was moved to connect to the new (current) central station, and the Frederikssund line inside Vanløse
Vanløse station
Vanløse Station is an S-train and Copenhagen Metro station in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The metro station at street level is the eastern terminus of lines M1 and M2. S-trains on the Frederikssund radial stop at an upper level to the south of the Metro station...
was replaced with a connecting line to 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...
. The old line between Frederiksberg and Vanløse had a quiet existence until March 4, 1934 when it became part of the first 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...
line. Much later this piece of railway metamorphosed again and became part of the Copenhagen 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...
.
Later in 1934 S-train service was extended westwards from 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...
until Valby, and in 1941 the section Valby-Vanløse was upgraded to double track and S-train service too. Passengers to stations farther out would ride the S-train to Vanløse and change to steam trains (later diesel) there. In 1949 S-train service was extended to Ballerup
Ballerup station
Ballerup station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is in the middle of the suburb of Ballerup...
, and at the same time the line was double-tracked as far as Herlev
Herlev station
Herlev station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the central part of Herlev municipality. Local busses from the bus terminal outside the station provide connections to remoter areas of the municipality.-History:Herlev was one of the...
. A second track between Herlev and Ballerup was built 1966-1970.
The diesel trains at the outer end of the line were finally replaced by S-trains in 1989. At this time, the line's terminus in Frederikssund was restored to its original central location. It had been moved nearer to the harbour in 1928 in order to connect to the short-lived central Zealand railway and kept its new, somewhat remote, location for more than 50 years after the central Zealand railway closed again in 1936.
After the 1989 electrification, the line beyond Ballerup was kept as a single-track line. Uniquely for an S-train line, several level crossings were retained after the electrification of the Ballerup-Frederikssund part. With fixed train crossings in Veksø and Ølstykke the single track could sustain three trains an hour in each direction, which quickly proved inadequate to keep up with the traffic demands. It took several years before funding for an upgrade could be secured, but a second track between Ballerup and Frederikssund was eventually built as far as Veksø in 2000 and all the way to Frederikssund in 2002. As soon as the new track was ready, the service frequency was doubled to six trains an hour. The double track also allowed new stations to be opened at Kildedal
Kildedal station
Kildedal station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.The station opened on November 27, 2000 in expectation of nearby urban development. It is still surrounded mostly by fields and has failed to attract any significant number of passengers...
and Gammel Toftegård
Gammel Toftegård station
Gammel Toftegård is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark....
.