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Vesterport Station

Railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark

Vesterport
S-train station
Vesterport station in 2014
General information
Location	Ved Vesterport, 1612 CopenhagenV[1] Copenhagen Municipality
Coordinates	55°40′35″N 12°33′45″E / 55.67639°N 12.56250°E / 55.67639; 12.56250
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	DSB
Line(s)	Boulevard Line
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2 in service and 4 non-stop
Construction
Structure type	Below grade
Architect	K.T. Seest
Other information
Station code	Vpt
History
Opened	15 May 1934; 90 years ago (15 May 1934)[2]
Services
Preceding station S-train Following station København H towards Ballerup H Mon–Fri Nørreport towards Østerport København H towards Frederikssund C Nørreport towards Klampenborg København H towards Høje Taastrup Bx Peak hours Nørreport towards Buddinge B Nørreport towards Farum København H towards Solrød Strand A Nørreport towards Hillerød København H towards Køge E Mon–Fri Nørreport towards Holte
Location Vesterport Location within Copenhagen Show map of Copenhagen Vesterport Vesterport (Greater Copenhagen) Show map of Greater Copenhagen Vesterport Vesterport (Denmark) Show map of Denmark

Vesterport Station (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvestɐˌpʰoɐ̯ˀt stæˈɕoˀn]) is a S-train station in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1] The station is located in the districtofIndre By, and is named after the historic Vesterport city gate, although it is located quite a distance from the original location of the city gate. It opened in 1934.^[2] The station is situated below ground level on the Boulevard Line, just before the tunnel connecting Copenhagen Central Station and Østerport Station.

History[edit]

Vesterport Station opened on 15 May 1934 as S-train service on the Boulevard Line commenced.^[2]

Layout[edit]

The station is situated below ground level on the Boulevard Line, just before the tunnel connecting Copenhagen Central Station and Østerport Station. The station is located below street level, but is not under ground. Main line trains don't stop here, only S-trains.

Operations[edit]

All S-train services except the F-line stop at the station.

Number of travellers[edit]

According to the Østtællingen in 2008:^[3]

In popular culture[edit]

Vesterport station is used as a location in the films Min kone fra Paris (1961) and Jensen længe leve (1965). It was also used as a location in the film version of 1967 Cirkusrevyen.^[4]

Gallery[edit]

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  Vesterport S-train station has three entrances, this is the main one. The (mobile) little cart is a very typical Danish hot dog stand. Pølsevogn in Danish
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  Vesterport station is located below street level, but is not under ground. Other trains don't stop here, solely S-trains
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  ADSB train passing Vesterport Station on the main line tracks in 1960

See also[edit]

• Transportation in Denmark
• Transportation in Copenhagen
• Rail transport in Denmark
• History of rail transport in Denmark
• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Danish State Railways
• Banedanmark

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Poulsen, John (1997). Byens Baner: Jernbanen i København gennem 150 år (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 87-88632-67-9.
• Poulsen, John; Christensen, Jens Ole; Thomassen, Peer; Zeeberg, Nils Kristian (1984). Københavns S-bane 1934-1984 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 87-88632-01-6.
• Poulsen, John; Flindt Larsen, Morten Flindt (2009). S-banen 1934-2009 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-20-4.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vesterport Station.

• (in Danish) Vesterport Stationatdsb.dk
• (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control on most of the Danish railway network
• (in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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