H (S-train)

H is an S-train service in Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark that serves mainly the outer part of Frederikssundbanen, running partially non-stop between Ballerup and Flintholm. It is one of the six base lines of the S-train network, running every 20 minutes all days from about 5:00 until 1:00. It is the only base line in the network whose frequency is not doubled in the daytime; instead approximate 10-minute service on the outer part of the radial is provided by extending some trains on service C from Ballerup to Frederikssund.^[1][2] On Friday and Saturday nights there is also a 30 minutes service throughout the night.

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H train at Nørreport station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Banedanmark
Locale	Metropolitan Copenhagen
Termini	Østerport Frederikssund
Stations	30
Service
Type	Suburban rail, urban rail
System	S-train
Operator(s)	DSB
Rolling stock	Litra SA and SE
History
Opened	31 May 1987; 37 years ago (1987-05-31)
Technical
Line length	21 km (13 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Commuter rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead lines
Operating speed	80–120 km/h (50–75 mph)
Route map Legend Østerport Nørreport Vesterport Copenhagen Central Dybbølsbro Carlsberg Valby Flintholm Vanløse Husum Herlev Malmparken Ballerup Måløv Kildedal Veksø Stenløse Gammel Toftegård Ølstykke Frederikssund

H and H+ service trains at Farum in 2007.

Stations

• Frederikssund Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989^[1]
• Ølstykke Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
• Gl. Toftegård opened September 15.th, 2002
• Stenløse Originally opened on February 18.th 1882, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
• Veksø Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
  • (skipping Kildedal)
• Måløv Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
• Ballerup Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train May 15.th, 1949
• Malmparken Opened May 27.th 1989
  • (skipping Skovlunde)
• Herlev Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train May 15.th, 1949
• Husum
  • (skipping Islev, Jyllingevej)
• Vanløse Originally opened on June 17 th. 1879, rebuilt and opened September 23.rd, 1941
• Flintholm opened January 24, 2004
  • (skipping Peter Bangsvej, Langgade)
• Valby Opened November 1, 1934
• Carlsberg Opened July 3, 2016
• Dybbølsbro Opened November 1, 1934
• København H opened May 15, 1934
• Vesterport opened May 15, 1934
• Nørreport opened May 15, 1934
• Østerport opened May 15, 1934

Following stations are not part of this line since 2017, before that serviced only during rush hour. They are serviced by line B.

• Nordhavn
• Svanemøllen
• Ryparken
  • (skipping Emdrup, Dyssegård)
• Vangede
  • (skipping Kildebakke)
• Buddinge
• Stengården
• Bagsværd
  • (skipping Skovbrynet)
• Hareskov
• Værløse
• Farum

History

H as a service letter was first used in 1972 for a service that was designed to be extended to Hareskovbanen, which is probably the reason why this letter was chosen. The service letter disappeared in the 1979 timetable, but was reinvented in 1989.

Name	Southern end	Years	Northern end
H	Frederikssundbanen: all stops to Ballerup	1972–1977	terminated at Østerport
		1977–1979	Hareskovbanen: all stops to Farum
service letter unused 1979–1989
H	Frederikssundbanen: to Frederikssund, non-stop København H-Valby-Vanløse-Herlev-Ballerup	1989–2002	Hareskovbanen: all stops to Farum
	as above, plus stop at Husum	2002–2004
	as above, plus stop at Flintholm	2004–2007
	to Frederikssund, non-stop Vanløse-Herlev-Ballerup and Måløv-Veksø	2007-2009	terminated at Østerport
		Dec 2009–2011	Hareskovbanen: to Farum rush hour Mon-Fri; non-stop Ryparken - Vangede - Buddinge and in Skovbrynet; otherwise terminated at Østerport
	to Frederikssund, non-stop Valby-Flintholm; Vanløse-Husum; Herlev-Malmparken and Måløv-Veksø[3]	2011-2017
	to Frederikssund	2017-	terminates at Østerport

A limited-stop daytime line called H+ ran from 1993 to 2007, initially superseding rush-hour services Cx and Bx on the Ballerup and Farum radials:

Name	Southern end	Years	Northern end
H+	Frederikssundbanen: to Ballerup, non-stop København H - Valby - Vanløse	1993–1995	Hareskovbanen: to Farum, non-stop Østerport - Ryparken; Emdrup - Buddinge - Bagsværd -Værløse
	to Ballerup, non-stop København H - Valby	1995–2000
	to Veksø, non-stop København H - Valby	2000–2001
		2001–2002	as above, plus stop at Vangede
	all stops to Frederikssund	2002–2007	as above, plus all stops until Emdrup
Replaced by extended C and A service from September 2007

References

1. "H-line(pdf)" (PDF). DSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
2. "All-lines(pdf)" (PDF). DSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
3. "2011 press report S-tog(danish)". DSB. Retrieved 21 February 2012.