Trekroner railway station

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Trekroner
railway station
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Trekroner station in 2019
General information
LocationTrekronervej 20
4000 Roskilde [1]
Roskilde Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates 55°38′52″N12°7′55″E / 55.64778°N 12.13194°E / 55.64778; 12.13194
Elevation38.7 metres (127 ft) [2]
Owned by DSB (station infrastructure) [3]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure) [3]
Line(s) Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operators DSB [1]
History
Opened28 May 1988 [2]
Services
Preceding station DSB company logo.svg DSB Following station
Hedehusene
towards Helsingør
Elsinore–Copenhagen–Roskilde–Næstved
Regional train
Roskilde
towards Næstved
Hedehusene
towards Østerport
Copenhagen–Holbæk
Regional train
Roskilde
towards Holbæk
Høje Taastrup
towards Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen–Slagelse
Regional train
Roskilde
towards Slagelse
Location
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Trekroner railway station
Location within Denmark
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Trekroner railway station
Trekroner railway station (Denmark Region Zealand)
Trekroner railway station

Trekroner railway station is a railway station serving the district of Trekroner in the north-eastern outskirts of the city of Roskilde in Zealand, Denmark. [1] The station serves the developing district of Trekroner, as well as the nearby campus of Roskilde University. [1]

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The station is located on the Copenhagen–Fredericia railway line between Copenhagen and Roskilde. It opened in 1988 to serve the nearby campus of Roskilde University which had opened in 1972. [2] It offers direct regional train services to Copenhagen and Roskilde. The train services are operated by the national railway company DSB. [1]

History

DSB regional train to Copenhagen calling at Trekroner in 2002. Trekroner Me.jpg
DSB regional train to Copenhagen calling at Trekroner in 2002.

Trekroner station opened east of Roskilde on 28 May 1988 on the railway line between Copenhagen and Roskilde, which had opened in 1847. [2] [4] Although the Trekroner area featured as a development area in Roskilde's future planning back in 1947, it was not until 1972 that the university was established there. In 1988, Trekroner railway station opened to serve the students. Since 2000, many new homes have been built in the area. [5]

Operations

DSB-train calling at Trekroner in 2008. Trekroner-Station.jpg
DSB-train calling at Trekroner in 2008.

The train services are operated by the national railway company DSB. The station offers regional train services to Copenhagen, Elsinore, and Roskilde. [1]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Trekroner Station". dsb.dk (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Trekroner Trinbræt (Trk)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Jensen 1972, p. 12-15.
  5. ↑ "Trekroner - en ny bydel i Roskilde Kommune" (in Danish). Roskilde Museum. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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.
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