Østerport Station

Østerport Station (Danish: Østerport station) is a main line and S-train railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located between the districts of Indre By and Østerbro, and is named for the historic Østerport city gate, near the original location of which it is located.

Østerport
S-train and DSB station
Location	8 Oslo Plads, Copenhagen
Coordinates	55°41′32″N 12°35′15″E
Owned by	DSB
Platforms	5 island platforms (incl Metro)
Tracks	9 service (incl Metro) + storage
Other information
Station code	Kk
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	2 August 1897
Rebuilt	15 May 1934 (S-train)
Electrified	1934 (S-train), 1986 (Mainline)

The station is served by EuroCity services to international destinations, some InterCity services across Denmark, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden, as well as commuter rail services on the S-train network. As of 29 September 2019, Østerport is also served by the Copenhagen Metro City Circle Line and M4.

Opening

The station opened in 1897 as the terminus of the Coast Line from Copenhagen to Helsingør. The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.

History

The station under construction in 1896–1897.
Peter Elfelt.

The station was designed by Heinrich Wenck and built in 1897, and originally named the East Station (Østbanegaarden). The original station building has survived to the present date, and was restored in the 1980s.

It was originally the terminus for the Coast Line, but when the station was connected with Nørreport Station via the Boulevard Line in 1917, the terminus moved to Copenhagen Central Station. In 1934, the station started serving S-trains.

Services

A DSB regional train at Østerport station

The station is served by EuroCity services to international destinations, some InterCity services across Denmark, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden, as well as commuter rail services on the S-train network. By 2019, the service was included the Copenhagen Metro as well (future line M4).

Platform level of the Metro station

The metro station

The Copenhagen Metro line M3 (opened 2019) on the City Circle Line serves another station called Østerport. The metro station is located under the street Østbanegade with the staircase towards Østerport station. Another line M4 later supplement line M3, going to Nordhavn and Ny Ellebjerg. A subway between the metro platforms to Østerport station is in operating.

Service

Preceding station		S-train		Following station
Nørreport toward Frederikssund		H		Terminus
		C		Nordhavn toward Klampenborg
Nørreport toward Høje Taastrup		Bx		Terminus
		B		Nordhavn toward Holte
Nørreport toward Køge		E		Nordhavn toward Hillerød
Nørreport toward Solrød Strand		A		Nordhavn toward Farum
Preceding station		Copenhagen Metro		Following station
Marmorkirken toward Kongens Nytorv		M3		Trianglen toward Nørrebro
Marmorkirken toward København H		M4		Nordhavn toward Orientkaj
Preceding station		DSB Øresund		Following station
Hellerup toward Helsingør		Coast Line Øresundståg		Nørreport toward Malmö C
Preceding station		Danske Statsbaner		Following station
Rungsted Kyst toward Helsingør		Elsinore–Roskilde		Nørreport toward Roskilde
Terminus		Copenhagen–Roskilde
		Copenhagen–Odense		Nørreport toward Odense
		Copenhagen–Nykøbing F/Rødby/Gedser		Nørreport toward Rødby Færge or Gedser
		Copenhagen–Kalundborg		Nørreport toward Kalundborg

Cultural references

Østerport station is seen at 1:24:15 (track 13) and again at 1:24:48 /track 5/) in the 1975 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang on the Track.[1]

References

1. "Film 7 Olsen banden på sporet / Die Olsenbande stellt die Weichen". olsenbande-homepage.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.

External links

• Description on DSB site