Kjøbenhavns Forstæders Sporveisselskab (literally "Copenhagen Suburban Tramway Company") was an operator of three tramways in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was founded in 1872 and merged into De kjøbenhavnske Sporveje in 1898.
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218. It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark proper consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km2 (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.
Kjøbenhavns Forstæders Sporveiiselskab was founded by O.V. Bruun after he had been granted a concession on the establishment and operation of a tram line between Tringlen and Gammel Kongevej on 5 August 1872. He subsequently founded the Blegdamsvej Line which opened on 12 April 1873 and was initially served by nine tram cars that operated with nine minute intervals.
Gammel Kongevej is the principal shopping street of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Denmark. Running roughly parallel to Frederiksberg Allé and Vesterbrogade, it extends from Vesterport station at the southern end of The Lakes and continues for some 1.8 km west to Frederiksberg City Hall Square where it continues as Smallegade. In the opposite end, Jernbanegade connects it to Copenhagen City Hall Square.
Blegdamsvej is a street in Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Sankt Hans Torv in Nørrebro to Trianglen in Østerbro. The busy artery Fredensgade separates the Nørrebro and Østerbro sections of the street from each other.
The company obtained the concession on the Farimagsgade Line. It was inaugurated on 22 July 1883 and was initially served by eight one-storey tram cars that were operated with eight minute intervals.
The company's Nørregade Line, its third and last tram line, was inaugurated on 20 July 1884. It was served by five one-storey tram cars with seven minute intervals.
Nørregade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Gammeltorv to Nørre Voldgade. Landmarks in the street include Church of Our Lady, Bispegården, St. Peter's Church and Folketeatret.
O.V. Bruun died on 23 July 1884 and was succeeded by E. Lautrup. He had previously served as inspector at Frederiksberg Hospital. More tram cars were added on all three lines in the 1890s.
Frederiksberg Hospital is a medium-sized government owned general hospital located in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It has 380 beds (2005) and an emergency department.
Kjøbenhavns Forstæders Sporveisselskab merged with four other tram companies under the name A/S De kjøbenhavnske Sporveje on 1 August 1898. E. Lautrup was CEO of the new company, a position he held until his death in 1902. [1]
Name | Established | Route | Ref |
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Blegdamsvej Line Blegdamslinjen | 12 April 1872 | Trianglen, Blegdamsvej, Læssøesgade, Ryesgade. Sankt Hansgade, Dosseringen, Baggesensgade, Blågårdsgade, Agade, H. C. Ørstedvej, Niels Ebbesensvej, Vodroffsvej, Gammel Kongevej, Trommesalen | Ref |
Farimagsgade Line Farimagsgadelinjen | 22 July 1883 | Trianglen, Østerbrogade, Lille Triangel. Øster Farimagsgade, Vester Farimagsgade. Axeltorv, Halmtorvet (now Rådhuspladsen) | Ref |
Nørregade Line Nørregadelinjen | 20 July 1884 | Sølvtorvet, Nørregade, Dyrkøb/Gammeltorv | Ref |
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