Slagelse railway station
Slagelse Station Slagelse Banegård | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Street facade of Slagelse station in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sønder Stationsvej 28A 4200 Slagelse[1] Slagelse Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°24′26.32″N 11°20′56.19″E / 55.4073111°N 11.3489417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 33.7 metres (111 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[1] Lokaltog[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1892)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 April 1856[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 15 May 1892[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slagelse railway station (Danish: Slagelse Station or Slagelse Banegård) is the main railway station serving the town of Slagelse in southwestern Zealand, Denmark.[1] It is located in the centre of the town, on the northern edge of the historic town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Slagelse bus station.
Slagelse station is located on the main line Copenhagen–Fredericia railway from Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland. It is also the southern terminus of the Tølløse branch line from Slagelse to Tølløse on the Northwest Line. The station opened in 1856, and was moved to its current location in 1892.[2] Its second and current station building designed by the architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe was inaugurated in 1892.[5]
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, as well as local train services to Tølløse, operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog.[1][4]
Architecture
The first railway station in Slagelse was constructed in 1856 as a stop on the railway between Roskilde and Korsør. The section from Copenhagen to Roskilde had already been inaugurated in 1847. The station was located some 500 metres outside Slagelse. The official inauguration of the rail line took place on 26 April 1856. King Frederick VII and Countess Fanner were among the passengers of the first train that stopped at the station. They briefly left the train in Slagelse. The train made another stop at Dr¨by Railway Vridge just west of the city to allow for the official guests to admire the structure. Yrains left twice daily in each direction. The travel time from Copenhagen to Slagelse was two hours and 43 minutes. [6]
Slagelse station's second and current station building was built from 1891 to 1892 to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[5] The station building was listed in 1992.[7] The new station building was constructed in conjunction with the decision to built the Slagelse –Næstved, Dalmose-Skælskør and Slagelse-Værslev rail lines. The more central location of the new station building in Slagelse made it necessary to move 23,000 cubic metres of soil. The Slagelse-Næst- ved and Dalmose-Skælskør lines were inaugurated on 15 May 1892.[6]
Cultural references
Slagelse railway station is used as a location in the 1942 Danish comedy film Frk. Vildkat.[8]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d "Slagelse Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Slagelse Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Madsen, Christian. "Gamle Slagelse-billeder (Vol. I): Op sporet af Vestsjælland" (PDF) (in Danish). Sjællands Tidende et al. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Slagelse Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Slagelse Banegård". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
Bibliography
- 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
- 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) 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