Rungsted Kyst railway station

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Rungsted Kyst
DSB station
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Rungsted Kyst Station in 2008
General information
LocationVestre Stationsvej 7
2960 Rungsted
Denmark
Coordinates 55°52′56″N12°31′54″E / 55.88222°N 12.53167°E / 55.88222; 12.53167
Owned by Banedanmark
DSB
Line(s) Coast Line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Kokkedal
towards Helsingør
ElsinoreCopenhagenKøgeNæstved Vedbæk
towards Næstved
ElsinoreCopenhagenRoskildeNæstved
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.

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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.

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