Ballerup station

Location
	Ballerup station Location within Greater Copenhagen Ballerup station Ballerup station (Capital Region) Ballerup station Ballerup station (Denmark)

Ballerup
Ballerup
S-train station
	Ballerup station in 2009
General information
Location	Banegårdspladsen 3; 2750 Ballerup ; Ballerup Municipality ; Denmark
Coordinates	55°43′47″N12°21′30″E / 55.7298°N 12.3582°E
Elevation	31.6 metres (104 ft)
Owned by	DSB (station infrastructure); Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)
Line(s)	Frederikssund Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
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;145 years ago
Rebuilt	15 May 1949 (S-train)
Electrified	1949 (S-train)
Services
Location
Location
	Ballerup station Location within Greater Copenhagen Ballerup station Ballerup station (Capital Region) Ballerup station Ballerup station (Denmark)

Last updated December 21, 2024

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.^[5]

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.^[3] 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 second generation S-train to Copenhagen. Dsb-bahnhof-ballerup-jahre-1974-841738.jpg — Ballerup station in 1974. To the right a local diesel train to Frederikssund is getting ready to depart, to the left a second 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

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.^[5]

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.^[3]

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References

Citations

1 2 3 4 "Ballerup Station" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 19 May 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 "Ballerup stationscenter (Ba)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
1 2 3 "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
↑ "S-tog år for år" [S-trains year by year]. DSB (in Danish). Retrieved January 20, 2013.
1 2 "Miljø & Historie". Ballerup Centret. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.

Bibliography

Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972[Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
Poulsen, John; Christensen, Jens Ole; Thomassen, Peer; Zeeberg, Nils Kristian (1984). Københavns S-bane 1934-1984 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 87-88632-01-6.
Poulsen, John; Larsen, Morten Flindt (2009). S-banen 1934-2009 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-20-4.

External links

Official website
(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

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[DSBBallerupStation-1] 1 2 3 4 "Ballerup Station" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[DanskeJernbaner-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Ballerup stationscenter (Ba)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[DSBS-tog-3] 1 2 3 "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[4] "S-tog år for år" [S-trains year by year]. DSB (in Danish). Retrieved January 20, 2013.

[ballerupcentret-5] 1 2 "Miljø & Historie". Ballerup Centret. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.

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