Vesterport railway station

Vesterport station (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvestɐˌpʰoɐ̯ˀt stæˈɕoˀn]) is a S-train railway station in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is located in the district of Indre 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. The station is situated below ground level on the Boulevard Line, just before the tunnel connecting Copenhagen Central Station and Østerport Station.

Vesterport
S-train station
Vesterport station in 2014
General information
Location	Ved Vesterport 1612 Copenhagen V Copenhagen Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°40′35″N 12°33′45″E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	DSB
Line(s)	Boulevard Line
Platforms	1 island 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 (15 May 1934)
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 Vesterport Vesterport (Greater Copenhagen) Vesterport Vesterport (Denmark)

History

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

Layout

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

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

Number of travellers

According to the Østtællingen in 2008:

År	Antal	År	Antal	År	Antal	År	Antal
1957	8.810	1974	10.866	1991	16.919	2001	13.906
1960	9.201	1975	11.458	1992	16.229	2002	13.906
1962	9.134	1977	11.570	1993	15.887	2003	11.711
1964	9.755	1979	16.275	1995	15.842	2004	11.444
1966	9.530	1981	15.995	1996	15.595	2005	10.562
1968	10.626	1984	17.516	1997	14.485	2006	13.050
1970	11.017	1987	15.854	1998	15.018	2007	10.769
1972	11.616	1990	16.138	2000	15.161	2008	11.678

In popular culture

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.

Gallery

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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
• 
  A DSB train passing Vesterport Station on the main line tracks in 1960

See also

• 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

Bibliography

• 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

• (in Danish) Vesterport Station at dsb.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