Peter Bangs Vej station

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Peter Bangs Vej
S-tog.svg
S-train station
PeterBangsVejStation-1.jpg
Peter Bangs Vej station in 2007
General information
Location2 Glahns Allé, 2000 Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Municipality
Coordinates 55°40′41″N12°30′13″E / 55.67806°N 12.50361°E / 55.67806; 12.50361
Owned by DSB
Platforms Island platform
Tracks2
Bus routes BSicon BUS2.svg 9A, 72
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
ArchitectK.T. Seest
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened23 September 1941;82 years ago (23 September 1941)
Services
Preceding station S-tog.svg S-train Following station
Flintholm
towards Ballerup
H
Mon–Fri
Langgade
towards Østerport
Flintholm
towards Frederikssund
C
Stops evenings & weekends only
Langgade
towards Klampenborg

Peter Bangs Vej station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station, located where the railway tracks cross Peter Bangs Vej, was designed by the Danish State Railways architect K.T. Seest and opened on 23 September 1941. The station was made famous in 2001, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, for being the location from where an emergency 112 call was made and in which Danish Police failed to respond.

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Lift/elevator and stairs from street level PeterBangsVejStation-7.jpg
Lift/elevator and stairs from street level

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