Peter Bangs Vej railway station

Peter Bangs Vej station is an S-train railway station serving the western part of the district of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] The station is located on the Frederikssund radial of Copenhagen's S-train network.[2] The station, located where the railway line crosses the street Peter Bangs Vej, was designed by the Danish State Railways architect Knud Tanggaard Seest[3] and opened on 23 September 1941. The station was made famous in 2001, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, for being the location from where an emergency 112 call was made and in which Danish Police failed to respond.

Peter Bangs Vej
S-train station
Peter Bangs Vej station in 2007
General information
LocationGlahns Allé 2
2000 Frederiksberg[1]
Frederiksberg Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°40′41″N 12°30′13″E / 55.67806°N 12.50361°E / 55.67806; 12.50361
Owned byDSB
Operated byDSB[2]
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
Bus routesBus interchange 9A, 72
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
ArchitectKnud Tanggaard Seest[3]
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened23 September 1941; 82 years ago (23 September 1941)
Services
Preceding station S-train Following station
Flintholm
towards Ballerup
H
Mon–Fri
Langgade
towards Østerport
Flintholm C
Stops evenings & weekends only
Langgade
towards Klampenborg
Lift/elevator and stairs from street level

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Peter Bangs Vej Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hegner Christiansen, Jørgen. "K.T. Seest" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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