Kalundborg East railway station
Kalundborg East – Biotekbyen | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Stejlhøj 8A 4400 Kalundborg[1] Kalundborg Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°40′35″N 11°07′15″E / 55.67639°N 11.12083°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 8.1 metres (27 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northwest Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[1] | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 8, 2018[3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Kalundborg East – Biotekbyen railway halt is a railway halt serving the large industrial and urban development area in the eastern part of the city of Kalundborg in West Zealand, Denmark.[1] The halt is situated about one and a half kilometers from the city centre, close to the Kalundborg town hall, the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and the area's educational institutions.
Kalundborg East railway halt is located on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The halt opened in 2018.[3] It offers direct regional rail services to Kalundborg, Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
History
Kalundborg East railway halt was constructed in 2018 on the Northwest Line which opened in 1874.[2] The halt was constructed to give commuters in particular a better opportunity to use the train as part of their journey to and from the area's many work places and educational institutions.[3] Construction work began in September and the railway halt opened on December 8, 2018.[3][4] The station itself was built by the railway infrastructure company Banedanmark, and it was financed by Banedanmark, Kalundborg Municipality and the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.[3]
Services
The station offers direct regional rail services to Kalundborg, Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "Kalundborg Øst Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Kalundborg Øst Trinbræt (Kbø)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Indvielse af Danmarks nye togstation, Biotekbyen Kalundborg Øst" (in Danish). Banedanmark. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Nu begynder byggeriet af Kalundborg Øst Station" (in Danish). Banedanmark. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
External links
- Official website
- (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