Vipperød railway station
Vipperød | |||||||||||
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Vipperød station in 1981 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Stationsvej 3 4390 Vipperød[1] Holbæk Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°40′0.83″N 11°44′18.61″E / 55.6668972°N 11.7385028°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 33.7 metres (111 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northwest Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Heinrich Wenck[4] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Pe[5] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 1, 1906[2] | ||||||||||
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Vipperød railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Vipperød south of the city of Holbæk on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1] The station is located in the centre of the town.
Vipperød railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The station opened in 1906.[2] It offers regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
History
Vipperød railway station was not one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line which opened on 30 December 1874.[2] The station opened for passengers on July 1, 1906.[2]
Architecture
The original and still existing station building was built in 1906 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.[4]
Services
The station offers frequent regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
Gallery
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Vipperød station in 1981
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "Vipperod Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Vipperød Station (Pe)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
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 – national Danish train operating company
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark