Herlev railway station
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 Herlev station in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Stationsalleen 9 2730 Herlev[1] Herlev Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°43′08″N 12°26′37″E / 55.71889°N 12.44361°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 13.2 metres (43 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | DSB[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus routes |  165, 167, 168, 300S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 June 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 15 May 1949 (S-tog) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herlev station is a suburban rail railway station serving the suburb of Herlev northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is located on the Frederikssund radial of Copenhagen's S-train network.[1] 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.
Operations
[edit]Herlev station is served regularly by trains on the C-line which operate between Frederikssund and Klampenborg, via Ballerup and central Copenhagen. On weekdays, the station is also typically served by trains on the H-line, which are in operation between the stations of Ballerup and Østerport in central Copenhagen.
Bus Terminal
[edit]- 155 towards Herlev station (ring route)
- 165 towards Gladsaxe Terminal
- 167 towards Herlev station (ring route)
- 168 towards Herlev station (ring route)
- 161 towards Rødovre station
On Herlev Ringvej at the exit to the station, depart the ensuing buses:
- 300S towards Ishøj station/Glostrup station
- 300S towards Gl. Holte, Øverødvej/Lyngby station
On Herlev Hovedgade (Main Street), 400 metres (1,300 ft) from the station, are the following two stops:
- 5C towards Copenhagen Airport/Sundbyvester Plads; 350S towards Nørreport station
- 5C towards Herlev Hospital; 350S towards Ballerup station
Light Rail station
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The Greater Copenhagen Light Rail will operate throughout the area, serving the station, as well as Downtown Herlev and Herlev Hospital, when construction is consummated in the summer of 2026.[5] All the tracks have been laid, but there is still a lack of welds of rails in certain areas. Traction power will be installed in late autumn 2025; as of an update released in May 2025, only 35% of the traction power system was installed.[6]
Stations following towards Frederikssund
[edit]Frederikssundsbanen[7][circular reference]
- Skovlunde
- Malmparken
- Ballerup
- Måløv
- Kildedal
- Veksø
- Stenløse
- Egedal
- Ølstykke
- Vinge
- Frederikssund
History
[edit]Herlev was one of the original stations on the Frederikssundsbane to be built, the station has now seen active (S-tog) train service since the 17th of June 1879.
See also
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References
[edit]Citations
[edit] | This article needs more citations. (April 2024) |
- 1 2 "Herlev Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Herlev Station (Her)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ ""Hovedstadens Letbane"". dinletbane.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ↑ "Status På Letbanebyggeriet". Hovedstatens Letbane. May 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ↑ Frederikssundbanen
Bibliography
[edit]- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 [Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1975). Nordsjællandske Jernbaner [Railways of North Zealand] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03671-0.
- Poulsen, John; Christensen, Jens Ole; Thomassen, Peer; Zeeberg, Nils Kristian (1984). Københavns S-bane 1934–1984 [The Copenhagen S-train 1934–1984] (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 87-88632-01-6.
- Poulsen, John; Larsen, Morten Flindt (2009). S-banen 1934-2009 [The S-train 1934–2009] (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-20-4.
External links
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- Official website
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) DSB – the Danish national train operating company
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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