Taastrup station

Taastrup station (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰʌˌstʁɔp stæˈɕoˀn]) is a Copenhagen S-train railway station serving the railway town/suburb of Taastrup west of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the Taastrup radial of Copenhagen's S-train network.

Taastrup
S-train station
Location5 Selsmosevej, Taastrup
Coordinates55°39′09″N 12°18′07″E
Owned byDSB
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
History
Opened26 June 1847
Rebuilt26 May 1963 (S-train)
Electrified1963 (S-train)

History

Taastrup Station with the now demolished station building

Taastrup station was one of the original stations on Denmark's first railway between Copenhagen and Roskilde. It was inaugurated on 26 June 1847. The station was later converted into an S-train station. The old station building was demolished in 1979.[1]

Service

Taastrup Station is served by B trains.


Taastrup station

Preceding station   S-train   Following station
Terminus
B
toward Holte
Terminus
Bx
toward Østerport

The old Taastrup station is used as a location in the 1951 film Lyntoget.[1]

References

  1. "Yaastrup Station". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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