Rungsted Kyst railway station

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Rungsted Kyst
railway station
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Rungsted Kyst Station in 2008
General information
LocationVestre Stationsvej 7
2960 Rungsted [1]
Hørsholm Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates 55°52′56″N12°31′54″E / 55.88222°N 12.53167°E / 55.88222; 12.53167
Elevation16.0 metres (52.5 ft) [2]
Owned by DSB (station infrastructure) [3]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure) [3]
Line(s) Coast Line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Services
Preceding station DSB company logo.svg DSB Following station
Kokkedal
towards Helsingør
ElsinoreCopenhagenRoskildeHolbæk Vedbæk
towards Holbæk
ElsinoreCopenhagenRoskildeNæstved Vedbæk
towards Næstved
Location
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Rungsted Kyst
Location within Denmark
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Rungsted Kyst
Rungsted Kyst (Capital Region)
Rungsted Kyst railway station

Rungsted Kyst station (meaning literally "the coast of Rungsted") is a railway station serving the suburb of Rungsted on the coast of North Zealand north of Copenhagen, Denmark. [1]

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The station is located on the Coast Line between Helsingør and Copenhagen. The train services are currently operated by Danish State Railways (DSB).

Rungsted Kyst is famous due to a range of Danish celebrity who grew up in the area including Simon Spies, wealthy eccentric and airline director, and Karen Blixen, world-famous writer. Johannes Ewald, well known Danish poet and writer, wrote about his happy convalescing there.

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Rungsted Kyst Station" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. "Rungsted Kyst Station (Ru)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972[Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN   87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1975). Nordsjællandske Jernbaner[Railways of North Zealand] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN   87-11-03671-0.