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54-559: When Tivoli opened in 1843, there was already a "Bazar in "Chinese style" almost at the site of the current building. It housed shops and a restaurant but burned down in 1862. A new building in the same style was ready the following year. The Bazar Building was torn down in 1908 in connection with the construction of Copenhagen Central Station . The existing building was built close to the original site, this time designed by architect and Tivoli director Knud Arne Petersen in Moorish style. It

108-547: A combined station and administration building for the Danish State Railways , which was rejected. The station is designed in National Romantic style , a Nordic architectural style that was part of the National Romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and which is often considered to be a form of Art Nouveau . The prominent materials are brick, slate and granite , and

162-672: A day. Intercity trains run half-hourly from Copenhagen during daytime and serve as a link between the major cities and towns in Denmark, including Odense , Aarhus , Aalborg , Esbjerg , Thisted and Sønderborg . Regional trains (stops at major stations within the Greater Copenhagen area) connect the main parts of Zealand to the capital. The Øresundståg regional rail network depart to southern and western Sweden every 20 minutes (24/7 service between Lund Central Station and Østerport Station). All S-train services except

216-498: A favoured hang-out for the city's establishment, colloquially known as Nimb's Verenda. The Nimb couple's two daughters, Henriette (1863 – 1919) and Serina (1865–1939), were brought up to take part in the family business and when the Bazar reopened in 1909, they took over the running of it. Later, the building housed various establishments but kept its name. In the 2000s, the building was subject to major renovation and reopening in 2008 as

270-536: A four-track terminal station on a bridge over the present tracks, or in a tunnel under them. According to the Østtællingen in 2008: Copenhagen Central Station is used as a location at 1:12:36 in the 1975 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang on the Track . Egon ( Ove Sprogøe ) hides a suitcase in the luggage storage at Copenhagen Central Station in The Olsen Gang Outta Sight (1977) and

324-466: A host of decorative details have been added. Inspired by Herholdt's railway station, Wenck also used a wooden arch construction both in the two departure and arrival halls and in the 6 arches over the platforms. It was probably just as much a stylistic choice, since Wenck rarely used cast iron . However, the entire railway station's foundation, basement and the platform that support the railway station site are made of reinforced concrete . Wenck's building

378-464: A largely unknown architect named L.F. Meyer (or Meier). But it has also been suggested that the railway station in Copenhagen should be attributed to the architect Harald Conrad Stilling , as there are strong similarities between the railway station and Stilling's roller coaster in the amusement park Tivoli Gardens . Both buildings are characterized by Italian rural architecture , and Stilling

432-590: A marketplace where fresh fruit sellers, newsstands, a post office, ATMs, currency exchanges, hamburgers, coffee shops, restaurants and pubs can all be found. There is also a travel center for information, a police station, and windows for the in-person sale of tickets, along with access to toilets. Shower rooms are also available for a smaller fee. Copenhagen Central Station provides Copenhagen with Intercity and Express trains across Denmark, as well as services to several international destinations. Direct international trains connect to Stockholm and Hamburg several times

486-686: A military officer and later general à la suite who worked for the Danish road services, and his wife née Pacht. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1869 studying under Ferdinand Meldahl and Christian Hansen , graduating in 1876. In 1878 he won the Academy's small gold medal for a project for a library in Neo-Gothic style and received a travel scholarship which took him to Italy from 1883 to 1885. From 1882 Wenck

540-465: A monumental reminder of Danish architecture in the beginning of the 20th century. As I express the wish that our new station may make establish a more firm connection between the capital and the country and between Denmark and abroad, I declare Copenhagen Station open!. The following day, 1 December, the first train departed from the station. Since the northbound tunnel (the Boulevard Line )

594-603: A staircase from the Tietgensgade street. There is a plan to extend the length of this track and build another track on the other side of the same platform, called track 27, and improve walking access to them. The station services the Copenhagen S-train network, but the S-train system in Copenhagen doesn't use any kind of hub at all. It is an urban transit which differs from most Metro systems mainly by being

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648-518: A strong expansion and he designed around 150 stations of which 15 are listed today. Among these are Copenhagen Central Station and the Øresund Railway stations which are examples of his National Romantic and Historicist styles. From 1903 he was a titular professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen . Heinrich Wenck was born on 10 March 1851 in Aarhus to Theodor Wenck ,

702-599: A total of four S-train tracks, of the station can be said to begin as an underground station). A hotel ( Astoria ) is built above the S-train tracks in the Northern end, but the remaining tracks are uncovered below street level. (Open areas between tunnel sections were necessary to have during the era of steam trains, while the S-trains always have been electrical). In the opposite (platform) end, all platforms are covered with

756-438: A type of railway. At the station are two platforms with four tracks (track 9–12) that are used by the S-trains only. All other trains usually use the other four platforms and eight tracks. Because Denmark uses right-hand traffic , the tracks 1–4 are mainly used for northbound traffic, and tracks 5–8 for southbound, but tracks 3–6 can also be used for trains that change direction at the station. The main concourse also functions as

810-489: Is a gesamtkunstwerk , where the architect has drawn all the details; right from the Bornholm tiles, benches, the large chandeliers, of which 12 pieces originally hung (2 are set up in the hall, 2 others are found at Østerport Station), the kiosks, wrought iron signs with neat writing, door handles and brass signs with DSB logo and stained glass windows with city coats of arms from Danish cities. The Danish sculptor Jens Lund

864-493: Is located in the centre of Copenhagen, on the south-eastern perimeter of the historic old town , between the city districts of Indre By and Vesterbro . The station complex is bounded by the streets Bernstorffsgade , Banegårdspladsen , Reventlowsgade and Tietgensgade , the latter of which crosses the station throat on Tietgensbroen ( the Tietgen's Bridge) . One of the main arteries of Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade , crosses

918-474: Is surrounded by the historic hotels Hotel Plaza , Hotel Astoria from 1935, and Hotel Royal from 1960, designed by Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen . To the west of the station starts Istedgade , which developed into an entertainment , and red light district after the station opened, but has undergone a partial gentrification process in later years. The station building has entrances from Bernstorffsgade, Banegårdspladsen and Reventlowsgade, and

972-495: Is the main railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark , and the largest railway station in Denmark. With more than 100,000 travellers every day, it is the second busiest station in Denmark after Nørreport station . It is located in central Copenhagen, situated between the districts of Indre By and Vesterbro with entrances from Bernstorffsgade (opposite Tivoli Gardens ), Banegårdspladsen , Reventlowsgade and access to platforms from Tietgensgade . Copenhagen Central Station

1026-523: Is the hub of the DSB railway network serving Denmark and international destinations. It offers International Train services to Sweden and Germany, InterCity and Express train services across Denmark, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden (also referred to as Øresund trains ), commuter rail services of the Copenhagen S-train network across

1080-810: The F-line stop at the station. From 29 September 2019 the Central station is also served by the Copenhagen Metro network's line M3 (in service 24/7), which is a circular line with 17 stations. The station is also served by the M4 line, linking the Nordhavn and Sydhavn districts and serve as an interchange between the Sydhavn extension and the M3. Long-distance buses stop at Ingerslevsgade near track 12 just south of

1134-485: The Greater Copenhagen area, as well as lines M3 ( City Circle Line ) & M4 of the Copenhagen Metro network. The first station in Copenhagen opened in 1847. The current station building opened in 1911 and is the work of architect Heinrich Wenck . The station has 7 platforms and 13 tracks. On the station concourse there are many small shops, restaurants, cafés, and fast food outlets. The central station

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1188-534: The Klampenborg Line to Klampenborg . The new railway station was located a little north of the location of the old one, on the other side of Vesterbrogade . The station building was located approximately where the Palads Cinema and Axelborg lie today, but it was part of a larger facility, as there was a freight station in the same area. Together with track areas, depots , and turntables ,

1242-466: The Tietgensgade bridge. All public transport within Greater Copenhagen are divided into close to 100 ticket fare zones. The Central station is located in fare zone 1, which together with zones 2 and 3 constitute Copenhagen municipality and the "enclave" of Frederiksberg municipality. As the cheapest single ticket always is valid in two zones, a single ticket bought at the station is valid within

1296-406: The Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye composed the still popular Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop , a musical composition which faithfully recreates the sounds of a train chugging out of a station and grinding to a halt at the next stop. The Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was also very enthusiastic about the first railway and wrote that driving a train was like flying. The station

1350-755: The Klampenborg station opened for the Klampenborg Line, and the name of the old Klampenborg station was changed to the North station. And in 1896 a separate station for trains to Holte on the North Line, the Holte station, was opened just to the north of the North station. The station building was designed by the architect Johan Daniel Herholdt in the Rundbogenstil that now became popular in

1404-595: The Nimb Hotel, with a cluster of gourmet-oriented enterprises. Restaurant Herman, headed by Danish chef Thomas Herman, opened by head chef Thomas Herman in partnership with the LøgismoseGrønlykke family , received one star in the Michelin Guide just ten months after its opening in 2008. Herman left the restaurant in 2012. It was after that for a while continued as Nimb Louise. In October 2015 Nimb

1458-600: The architecture of the Germanic world . After the dismantling of fortifications of Copenhagen and the abandonment of the demarcation line in 1856, the building could be constructed in red brick. It consisted of two 25-span buildings connected by a wooden arch crowned by a large slate roof. Four tracks passed through the hall. The departure side was by the current Axeltorv , and on this side there were offices, luggage expedition and waiting rooms . The waiting rooms were divided into 1st , 2nd and 3rd class . Further on there

1512-515: The eastern terminal station of the new Copenhagen–Roskilde railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde , the first railway line in the Kingdom of Denmark . The station was ceremonially opened by King Christian VIII amid great festivities on 26 June 1847 along with the railway line, which was prolonged from Roskilde to the port city of Korsør by the Great Belt in 1856. For the opening

1566-559: The entire city centre and its inner boroughs. A ticket to Copenhagen Airport Kastrup , however, demands the payment for three zones since it is located in zone 4. A special ticket fare system exists between the Copenhagen local traffic area and the most southern part of Sweden, Skåne county. The station needs more capacity following the opening of the Copenhagen–Ringsted Line on 31 May 2019. The Danish Ministry of Transport has started planning of an extension: proposals include

1620-400: The grounds of the former Nørrebro Station . Matters were made worse from the fact that the tracks had several level crossings on the way out of the city, which with the steadily increasing train traffic led to frequent blockages for the equally steadily increasing road traffic when the barriers were down. By the end of the 19th century, it had become increasingly clear that the conditions at

1674-513: The lakes, the track split in two: to the west via Frederiksberg station to Roskilde and Frederikssund and to the north via Nørrebro station and Hellerup station to Hillerød , Helsingør and Klampenborg . The tracks are long gone, but large sections can still easily be seen in the street network. The large Nørrebro Park and the Superkilen public park in Nørrebro are located on

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1728-422: The lost luggage department is also used as a location later in the same film. Heinrich Wenck Heinrich (Henry) Emil Charles Wenck (10 March 1851 – 3 February 1936) 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. During the years Wenck held the post, the railway network in Denmark experienced

1782-528: The main station building is placed, were reconditioned. The station was designed by Danish architect Heinrich Wenck , who was head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921. The creation of the station project proved to be difficult. In the years 1898–1902, Wenck prepared several proposals for a new multi-storey station building, which, however, were rejected by the Rigsdag for being unnecessarily lavish. In most of these proposals, Wenck proposed

1836-501: The new central station, just as trains along the Klampenborg Line were diverted via Østerport from the previous route from Hellerup via Nørrebro to the second station. However, it was not until the opening of the second double track of the Boulevard line on 1 October 1921, that trains on the Copenhagen to Hillerød line from Hillerød were diverted through the tunnel. The old station could thus finally be permanently closed. The station

1890-543: The platforms have direct access via stairs from Tietgensbroen. The underground metro station can be accessed directly from the platforms by an underpass under the tracks but also has its own, separate entrance in Stampesgade outside the station complex. The first railway station in Copenhagen was constructed on behalf of Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab ( the Zealand Railway Company ) to serve as

1944-537: The railway tracks a short distance to the north of the station. The station is situated in a dense urban environment; To the east, it is immediately adjacent to the inner-city amusement park Tivoli Gardens . To the north, opposite the main portal on Banegårdspladsen, stands the Liberty Memorial in Vesterbrogade, erected in 1797 to commemorate the abolition of serfdom in Denmark. Banegårdspladsen

1998-472: The second railway station had become too narrow and outdated. Already from the end of the 1870s, it was discussed how to solve these problems with Copenhagen's railway connections. After many years of discussions, the Rigsdag , Denmark's parliament finally decided in 1904 to build a brand new railway station, approximately at the location of the first station. The new station was to be a through station with

2052-425: The station area filled virtually the entire area, which today lies between Axeltorv , Gyldenløvesgade and Vester Søgade . As traffic increased, several additional smaller station buildings gradually opened in the station area. A separate station called the Klampenborg station for the Klampenborg Line had opened already in 1863. In 1887, a significant expansion of the area took place as a new separate station called

2106-496: The tracks of the westbound lines leading south from the new station out of the city along Ingerslevsgade via Valby station towards Roskilde and Frederikssund , and the tracks of the northbound lines leading north from the new station through a railway tunnel to Østerport station and continuing north from there via Hellerup station to Hillerød and Elsinore . The new station was opened on 30 November 1911 by Crown Prince Christian , who stated: It will probably stand as

2160-405: The typical railway arched roof. This roof is shorter than the platforms, but all tracks remain below street level and can also be accessed from the street Tietgensgade . In addition to the original 6 island-platforms and their 12 tracks, has one additional track constructed much later. The single spare track, called track 26, was initially built for trains to southern Sweden, while Malmö C still

2214-404: Was a royal waiting room and then toilets. As the volume of traffic increased, a special freight forwarding building was added. In the long run, however, this second station also became too cramped, especially because it was a terminal station with only one track leading out of the city which had to cross the lakes of Copenhagen on a narrow dam along Gyldenløvesgade . On the other side of

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2268-427: Was a terminus. It has later been used for express trains to or from Sweden or to or from Norway . After the introduction of border controls and mandatory identity checks for travel to Sweden this track was fenced and used for X2000 and intercity trains to Sweden. The extra track 26 is located 200 metres (660 ft) south of the main building and is reachable only by walking along the platform for track 4 and 5 or from

2322-513: Was abandoned due to opposition from the Rigsdag , Denmark's parliament. In the end, it was decided to replace the old station and build a new larger station near the location of the old one. The construction started in 1863 and the station opened on 14 October 1864. As planned, the new railway station was also to service the new northbound railway lines that opened the year before, the North Line to Hillerød and Elsinore and its branch line ,

2376-664: Was awarded "Hotel of the Year" by Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) from 520 hotels across 82 countries around the world. In addition to the hotel, the Nimb complex contains: 55°40′25″N 12°33′58″E  /  55.6736°N 12.5661°E  / 55.6736; 12.5661 Copenhagen Central Station Copenhagen Central Station ( Danish : Københavns Hovedbanegård , pronounced [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwns ˈhoːð̩pɛnəˌkɒˀ] ; abbreviated København H , colloquially usually referred to as Hovedbanegården or simply Hovedbanen )

2430-416: Was constructed of wood as it was built outside the city's fortifications within the demarcation line , a no-build zone outside the ramparts where brick buildings were not allowed for military reasons. In case of war, the army should be able to burn buildings in the firing range outside the ramparts. This railway station and the still existing Roskilde station (which is built in brick) are both linked to

2484-412: Was demolished in 1865. In the 1860s, there were several plans to expand the railway network in Denmark , and in particular to connect a northbound line to North Zealand with the existing westbound line to Roskilde and the rest of Zealand . As a consequence, an expansion of the old station became necessary. A proposal to build a new station close to the old Nørreport ( Northern Gate ) city gate

2538-481: Was employed by the Danish State Railways. He first worked under chief architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe but from 1891, when Holsøe was hit by an eye disease, he gradually took over more of his responsibilities with title of First Architect, before succeeding him as Chief Architect in 1894. His first major assignment was Helsingør railway station which he designed in collaboration with Holsøe. It

2592-409: Was inaugurated in 1909. It was initially used as an exhibition space, for instance for arts & crafts exhibitions, but also housed a restaurant. The building took its name from Wilhelm and Louise Nimb , who had created a restaurant dynasty in Copenhagen. They were brought in by Tivoli to manage the restaurant Divan 2, which still exists. Under their supervision, it gained major popularity. It became

2646-511: Was inaugurated on 24 October 1891. From 1895 to 1897 he worked on the stations for the Øresund Railway which connected Copenhagen to Helsingør . They are designed in a fabulating National Romantic style which draws on inspiration from Martin Nyrop . Wenck did not just design the stations proper but also a number of related buildings, such as carriage houses, offices, housing for workers, switchmen's houses, warehouses and lavatories. With many of

2700-572: Was located at the site of Dronningens Enghave ( the Queen's Meadow Garden ), a former royal pleasure garden located just outside the Vesterport ( Western Gate ) city gate of Copenhagen. The first station was located approximately at the site of the current station, but the tracks were perpendicular to their current direction, as the railway line then left the city along the current streets Halmtorvet and Sønder Boulevard . The station building

2754-424: Was not opened until 1917, the new station was initially only served by trains on the westbound lines, and the old station continued to serve the trains on the northbound lines for a period. With the opening of the first double track of the Boulevard line on 1 December 1917, the direct connection with Østerport station was established. Now trains along the line from Copenhagen to Elsinore could continue directly to

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2808-399: Was one of the most well-versed architects of this Italian style, just as he had insight into wood construction from his assignments at Tivoli. For both station buildings, a motif with two towers without spires is a central part of the composition (the towers at Roskilde station were crowned by a balustrade until 1873, when they were covered by pyramid roofs ). The first station building

2862-418: Was overhauled in 1980. Escalators and lifts were established to the platforms, and the station concourse, which was originally split into arrival, departure, and freight sections, was redone completely. The station was overhauled again from 2004 to 2008. This overhaul replaced the roof, lowered platforms 3 to 6 to international standards and lengthened them. The towers and the bridge over the platforms, upon which

2916-434: Was responsible for the ten folkloristic figures of sandstone on the main facade representing persons in folk costumes from various parts of the country (1910): Amager , Fanø , Hedeboegnen , Læsø , Mols , Ringkøbing , Salling , Samsø , Skovshoved and southern Funen . The station has 7 platforms and 13 tracks. The platforms begin under the main passenger hall (and at least the S-train section, two platforms with

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