Bagsværd railway station explained

Bagsværd
Symbol:S
Symbol Location:Copenhagen
Type:S-train station
Style:Copenhagen S-train
Address:Bagsværd Hovedgade 142
2880 Bagsværd
Borough:Gladsaxe Municipality
Country:Denmark
Owned:Banedanmark
DSB [1]
Line:Hareskov Line
Platform:Island platform
Tracks:2
Opened:20 April 1906
Map Type:Denmark Greater Copenhagen#Denmark
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:15
Map Dot Label:Bagsværd station

Bagsværd station is a suburban rail railway station serving the suburb of Bagsværd northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is located in the central part of the suburb a short distance from its main artery Bagsværd Hovedgade.

The station is situated on the Farum radial of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen. It is served regularly by trains on the B-line which have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 20 minutes.

History

The station opened on 20 April 1906 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Slangerup Line between Copenhagen and Slangerup.

The station was moved to its current location and converted into an S-train station on 25 September 1977.[2]

Operations

Bagsværd station is served regularly by trains on the B-line of Copenhagen's S-train network which run between and via central Copenhagen.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bagsværd Sø flytter ind på station. dsbejendomme.dk. DSB Ejendomme. 20 December 2024. da.
  2. Web site: København - Slangerup Banen. Danish. evp.dk. 29 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20130814030021/http://evp.dk/index.php?page=emdrup---hareskov. 14 August 2013. dead.