Køge North railway station

Køge North station (Danish: Køge Nord Station) is an Intercity, regional and S-train railway station that is located in the northern part of the city of Køge, Denmark.^[1][2] It opened on 1 June 2019 and is located about 35 km southwest of Copenhagen.^[3] The station and the Copenhagen–Ringsted Line constitute part of the Fehmarn Belt connection to Germany, and also the main line to western Denmark.^[4] It will allow passengers to change trains between high-speed rail services and S-trains, as well as regional services.^[5] Crown Prince Frederik inaugurated the station on 31 May 2019.^[6]

Køge Nord Station

Copenhagen - Ringsted railway

Køge North Køge Nord
Copenhagen S-train and DSB station
Køge North high-speed train station
General information
Location	Nordstjernen 3 4600 Køge[1] Køge Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55.4992°N 12.1735°E / 55.4992; 12.1735
Operated by	Danish State Railways (DSB)
Line(s)	Copenhagen S-train (line E) DSB Intercity and Regional
Distance	35.3 km from Copenhagen Central Station
Platforms	6
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station Copenhagen South towards Copenhagen Central Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCity Ringsted towards Aalborg Copenhagen South towards Helsingør Elsinore–Copenhagen–Køge–Næstved Regional train Ølby towards Næstved Preceding station S-train Following station Ølby towards Køge E Mon–Fri Jersie towards Holte
Location Køge North Location within Denmark Show map of Denmark Køge North Køge North (Denmark Region Zealand) Show map of Denmark Region Zealand

The six platforms are built on each side of an eight-lane motorway (two S-train platforms to the east; the main line platforms to the west) and are connected by a 225-metre pedestrian bridge.^[7][8] The high-speed line between Copenhagen South and Ringsted is completed,^[9] but adjustments are needed at Ringsted station before trains can start running at 250 km/h.^[10] S-trains and a limited regional service began using Køge Nord the day after its inauguration.^[11] Intercity services started in December 2019.^[12]

The station was chosen as a world selection for the 2020 edition of the Prix Versailles in the passenger stations category, and won the special prize exterior.^[13]

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  The pedestrian bridge
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  Inside the bridge
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  S-train platforms
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  View from the bridge

See also

• Trains portal
• Architecture portal
• Denmark portal

• High-speed rail in Denmark
• Copenhagen–Ringsted Line
• Køge Bay Line
• List of railway stations in Denmark

References

1. "Køge Nord Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
2. "OM DEN NYE BANE".
3. "Indvielse af Den nye bane København-Ringsted". website.
4. Globalrailwayreview.com. Preparing for the final stages: the New Line Copenhagen–Ringsted.
5. map included here
6. "Danmarks første højhastighedsbane er åbnet: Togene nærmest svæver, siger Kronprinsen". DR.
7. Globalrailwayreview.com. Denmark’s first high-speed rail line officially inaugurated.
8. Issuu.com. Køge Nord Station.
9. "Om Den nye bane – Banedanmark". website.
10. Cphpost.dk. A spanking new railway, but only two trains per hour.
11. "Køge Nord". www.dsb.dk. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
12. "Ny køreplan for Fjern- & Regionaltog og S-tog". www.dsb.dk. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
13. "2020 Passenger Stations". Prix Versailles. World Prix Versailles Organization. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

External links

• (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