Vanløse railway station

Vanløse
S-train and Metro station
Vanløse station in 2014
General information
Location	Jernbane Alle 46 2720 Vanløse Copenhagen Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°41′14″N 12°29′30″E
Elevation	13.7 metres (45 ft)
Owned by	DSB (station infrastructure) Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)
Line(s)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4 (2 for S-train, 2 for Metro)
Train operators	DSB
Bus routes	10, 22, 26, 31, 142, 9A
Construction
Structure type	At grade (Metro) Elevated (S-train)
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Van
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	15 June 1898 12 October 2003 (Metro)
Rebuilt	3 April 1934 (Ringline converted to S-train) 23 September 1941 (Frederikssund radial converted to S-train)
Electrified	1934/1941 (S-train), 2003 (Metro)
Services
Preceding station S-train Following station Jyllingevej towards Ballerup H Mon–Fri Flintholm towards Østerport Jyllingevej towards Frederikssund C Flintholm towards Klampenborg Preceding station Copenhagen Metro Following station Terminus M1 Flintholm towards Vestamager M2 Flintholm towards Lufthavnen
Location Vanløse Location in Denmark Vanløse Location in Europe Vanløse Vanløse (Denmark) Vanløse Vanløse (Europe)

Vanløse station is an S-train and rapid transit railway station serving the district of Vanløse in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is an intermediate station on the Frederikssund radial of Copenhagen's S-train network and is the western terminus of lines M1 and M2 of the Copenhagen Metro. It is located in fare zone 2. The station has two platforms, the lower level platform is used for metro services, and the upper level platform is used for S-train services on the Frederikssund line. Between 1934 and 2002 the station was the terminus of S-trains on the Ring Line, which reversed at a platform formerly located on the site of the metro station.

Gallery

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  S-train at Vanløse station
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  Metro train at Vanløse station
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  Bus at Vanløse station

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark

References

Bibliography

• 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

• Vanløse station at Metro (in Danish)
• Vanløse station at Metro (in English)
• Vanløse station at DSB (in Danish)