Nordhavn railway station

Nordhavn station is a commuter rail and rapid transit railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1]

Nordhavn
S-train and Metro station
The S-train station in 2007
General information
Location	Østbanegade 120 2100 Copenhagen Ø[1] Copenhagen Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°42′19″N 12°35′27″E
Elevation	8.0 metres (26.2 ft)[2]
Owned by	DSB
Line(s)
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for S-train, 1 for Metro)
Tracks	6 (2 S-train, 2 Metro, 2 non-stop Kystbanen)
Bus routes	14, 23
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (S-train) Underground (Metro)
Platform levels	2
Architect	Knud Tanggaard Seest[3]
Other information
Station code	Nht
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	15 May 1934; 90 years ago (1934-05-15)[2]
Services
Preceding station S-train Following station Østerport towards Frederikssund C Svanemøllen towards Klampenborg Østerport towards Høje Taastrup Bx Peak hours Svanemøllen towards Buddinge B Svanemøllen towards Farum Østerport towards Solrød Strand A Svanemøllen towards Hillerød Østerport towards Køge E Mon–Fri Svanemøllen towards Holte Preceding station Copenhagen Metro Following station Østerport towards Copenhagen South M4 Orientkaj Terminus
Location Nordhavn Location within Copenhagen Show map of Copenhagen Nordhavn Nordhavn (Greater Copenhagen) Show map of Greater Copenhagen Nordhavn Nordhavn (Denmark) Show map of Denmark

The station serves the eastern part of the district of Østerbro, as well as the harbour area of Nordhavn. The station is by the lines A, H, B, C, and E of the Copenhagen S-train network and line M4 of the Copenhagen Metro network.^[4] The S-train station opened in 1934, and the metro station opened in 2020.^[2]

History

Nordhavn station was opened on 15 May 1934 simultaneously with the opening of the S-train service on the Boulevard Line between Østerport station and Copenhagen Central Station also known as Røret (literally: the tube).^[2]

In 2006 the station was rebuilt. The existing shop and DSB ticket office were merged into a new 7-Eleven shop that is located just inside the station entrance.

The metro station opened on 28 March 2020 with the opening of the M4-line of the Copenhagen Metro.^[5]

Architecture

The functionalist station from 1934 was built to designs by the Danish architect Knud Tanggaard Seest who was the head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1922 to 1949.^[3]

Number of travellers

According to the Østtællingen in 2008:^[6]

År	Antal	År	Antal	År	Antal	År	Antal
1957	4.512	1974	2.975	1991	4.863	2001	12.236
1960	4.190	1975	2.762	1992	4.729	2002	6.465
1962	4.314	1977	2.573	1993	4.868	2003	7.023
1964	3.829	1979	3.198	1995	5.000	2004	7.329
1966	3.545	1981	3.535	1996	5.119	2005	8.112
1968	3.395	1984	4.007	1997	4.988	2006	7.910
1970	3.472	1987	4.815	1998	5.496	2007	7.631
1972	3.554	1990	4.628	2000	5.785	2008	7.934

Gallery

• 
  Southern ground level entrance to the station
• 
  Street view of the station
• 
  Northern ground level entrance to the station
• 
  Waiting room at the S-train platform
• 
  Elevator from the northern entrance
• 
  Two S-trains of the A-line at the station
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  The northern part of the S-train platform
• 
  Upper deck of the metro station
• 
  Underpass with moving walkway under Kalkbrænderihavnsgade

See also

• Trains portal
• Architecture portal
• Denmark portal

• List of Copenhagen Metro stations
• List of Copenhagen S-train stations
• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark

References

1. "Nordhavn Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
2. "Nordhavn S-togstrinbræt (Nht)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
3. Hegner Christiansen, Jørgen. "K.T. Seest" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
4. "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
5. Nordhavn kobles på Københavns metronet i stilhed grundet corona jp.dk, 28 March 2020.
6. "Østtælling 2008 DSB og DSB S-tog". 2008-11-13. p. 17. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.

External links

• (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