Korsør railway station (Danish: Korsør Station or previously Korsør Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Korsør in southwestern Zealand, Denmark.[1] It is located in the northern part of the town, about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the historic town centre.
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 Korsør station in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Storebæltsvej 2 4220 Korsør[1] Slagelse Municipality Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°21′24.19″N 11°8′7.53″E / 55.3567194°N 11.1354250°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6.0 metres (19.7 ft)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DSB[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Heinrich Wenck[3] | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 April 1856[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1907[2] 1 June 1997[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Korsør station is located on the main line Copenhagen–Fredericia railway from Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland. The station opened in 1856 as the western terminus of the Vestbanen railway line from Copenhagen to Korsør. The original station was located by the harbour from where there was connection via railway ferry across the Great Belt to Nyborg on the island of Funen. Korsør station was moved to its current location in 1997 with the opening of the railway section of the Great Belt Bridge.[2]
The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Funen and Jutland, regional rail services to Copenhagen and Odense operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
Architecture
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Korsør station's second and still-existing station building was built in 1907 to designs by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[3] The station building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1992.[4]
See also
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References
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edit- ^ a b c d "Korsør Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Korsør Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Korsør Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Vestsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03879-9.
External links
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- (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) Lokaltog – Danish regional railway company operating in the Capital Region and Region Zealand
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark