Østerport station
Encyclopedia
Østerport station is a railway station
in Østerbro
, Copenhagen
, Denmark
. It is served by most S-train
s, Kystbanen
and other regional trains, as well as some InterCity
trains.
The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.
and built in 1897 under the name "Østbanegaarden" ("Eastern railway station"). The original station building has survived to the present date, and was restored in the 1980s.
It was originally the terminus for Kystbanen, but when the station was connected with Nørreport station
in 1917, the terminus moved to Copenhagen Central Station. In 1934, the station started serving S-trains.
When completed in 2017, the Copenhagen Metro
lines M3 and M4 on the City Circle Line will serve the station. Plans are to place the Metro station on Oslo Plads between Kristianiagade and Østbanegade with the staircase towards Østerport station. A subway
between the Metro platforms to the main station building will allow passengers easy interchange to and from S-trains, InterCity
, and regional services.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Østerbro
Østerbro
Østerbro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day Østerport Station...
, 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 served by most 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...
s, Kystbanen
Kystbanen
The Coast Line is a regional railway line between Helsingør and Copenhagen in Denmark. It was opened in 1897, and it is today the busiest railway line in Denmark...
and other regional trains, as well as some InterCity
InterCity
InterCity is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe...
trains.
The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.
History
The station was designed by Heinrich WenckHeinrich Wenck
Heinrich Emil Charles Wenck was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief architect for the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921...
and built in 1897 under the name "Østbanegaarden" ("Eastern railway station"). The original station building has survived to the present date, and was restored in the 1980s.
It was originally the terminus for Kystbanen, but when the station was connected with Nørreport station
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...
in 1917, the terminus moved to Copenhagen Central Station. In 1934, the station started serving S-trains.
When completed in 2017, 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...
lines M3 and M4 on the City Circle Line will serve the station. Plans are to place the Metro station on Oslo Plads between Kristianiagade and Østbanegade with the staircase towards Østerport station. A subway
Subway (underpass)
In England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and some Commonwealth countries , the term subway normally refers to a specially constructed underpass for pedestrians and/or cyclists beneath a road or railway, allowing them to reach the other side in safety.The term is also used in the...
between the Metro platforms to the main station building will allow passengers easy interchange to and from S-trains, InterCity
InterCity
InterCity is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe...
, and regional services.