Ballerup station

Ballerup station is a suburban rail railway station serving the suburb of Ballerup northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1] It is situated in the middle of the suburb, and is integrated in the adjacent shopping center Ballerup Centret.^[6]

Ballerup
S-train station
Ballerup station in 2009
General information
Location	Banegårdspladsen 3 2750 Ballerup[1] Ballerup Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55.7298°N 12.3582°E / 55.7298; 12.3582
Elevation	31.6 metres (104 ft)[2]
Owned by	DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3]
Line(s)	Frederikssund Line[4]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	DSB[4]
Bus routes	143, 144, 147, 156, 157, 164, 216, 400, 350S, 400S, 500S, 834, 835
Other information
Station code	Ba
Fare zone	42
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 June 1879; 146 years ago (1879-06-17)
Rebuilt	15 May 1949 (S-train)[5]
Electrified	1949 (S-train)
Services
Preceding station S-train Following station Måløv towards Frederikssund C Malmparken towards Klampenborg Terminus H Mon–Fri Malmparken towards Østerport
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Ballerup station is located on the Frederikssund radial of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen.^[4] It is an important transport hub for public transport in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, and its large bus terminal is the terminus for many local bus lines through the rural areas outside the urban corridor that continues towards Frederikssund. The station is the terminus for most trains on the H-line S-train service, and contains a group of parking and reversing tracks between the main tracks west of the platform.

History

Ballerup station in 1974. To the right a local diesel train to Frederikssund is getting ready to depart, to the left a 2nd generation S-train to Copenhagen.

Ballerup station opened on 17 June 1879 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Frederikssund Line between Copenhagen and Frederikssund.^[2]

On 15 May 1949, the S-train network was extended to Ballerup and, for 40 years, Ballerup was a main transfer point between S-trains and the local diesel trains between Ballerup and Frederikssund.^[2]

On 28 May 1989, S-train service was extended from Ballerup all the way to Frederikssund.^[2]

Architecture

Rendering of Ballerup station. c. 1879.

Like many of the railway stations on the Frederikssund Line, Ballerup station's original station building from 1879 was built to designs by the Danish architect Simon Peter Christian Bendtsen (1842–1912).^[2]

The station building was torn down in 1988 and replaced with the current structure which is integrated in the adjacent shopping centre, Ballerup Centret.^[6]

Facilities

The station has a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven, as well as automated ticket machines.^[1]

Adjacent to the station is a bus terminal. The station forecourt has a taxi stand, and the station also has a bicycle parking station as well as a car park with approximately 111 parking spaces.^[1]

Operations

Ballerup station is served regularly by trains on the C-line of Copenhagen's S-train network which run between Frederikssund and Klampenborg via Ballerup and central Copenhagen. On weekdays the station is also served by trains on the H-line which run between Ballerup and Østerport in central Copenhagen.^[4]

See also

• Trains portal
• Denmark portal

• List of Copenhagen S-train stations
• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark
• Transport in Copenhagen