Helsingør railway station

Railway station in Helsingør, Denmark

Helsingør

Terminal station

The station building from 1891

General information
Location| 2 Stationspladsen
3000 Helsingør[1]
Helsingør Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates| 56°02′01″N 12°36′52″E﻿ / ﻿56.03361°N 12.61444°E﻿ / 56.03361; 12.61444
Elevation| 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)[2]
Owned by| DSB
Line(s)| Coast Line
Little North Line
Hornbæk Line
Platforms| 3
Tracks| 5
Connections| Bus terminal
Other information
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 24 October 1891
Services
| Preceding station  |  DSB | Following station

|
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Terminus |  | Elsinore–Copenhagen–Roskilde–Holbæk

Regional train

|  | Snekkersten

towards Holbæk

| Elsinore–Copenhagen–Roskilde–Næstved

Regional train

|  | Snekkersten

towards Næstved

Preceding station  | Lokaltog | Following station
Terminus |  | Little North Line

Local train

|  | Snekkersten

towards Hillerød

| Hornbæk Line

Local train

|  | Grønnehave

towards Gilleleje

Location

Helsingør

Location within Denmark

Helsingør station (Danish pronunciation: [helse̝ŋˈøɐ̯ˀ stæˈɕoˀn]) is the principal railway station serving the city of Helsingør (English: Elsinore) in North Zealand, Denmark.[1] It is located in the centre of the town, close to the Port of Helsingør, and immediately adjacent to the Helsingør ferry terminal and the Helsingør bus terminal.

The station is the terminus of the Coast Line to Copenhagen, the Little North Line to Hillerød and the Hornbæk Line to Gilleleje. It also provides easy access to the ferries of the Helsingør–Helsingborg ferry route to Helsingborg, Sweden.

The station opened in 1863 and was moved to its current location in 1891.[3] The second and current station building was designed by architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe in collaboration with architect Heinrich Wenck in a Neo-Renaissance style. It was listed in 1990.[4]

## History

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The first railway station in Helsingør

The first railway station in Helsingør was built in 1863 as the terminus of the North Line from Copenhagen to Helsingør by way of Hillerød in 1863. The first station was located further inland near the intersection of the current streets Kongevejen and Trækbanen. From the station, a railway line connected to the harbor and shipyard, allowing for transport of rail freight to continue with horse-drawn freight wagons, hence the name of the street Trækbanen. Passengers who wanted to continue down to the city and the port, on the other hand, had the choice between walking or being transported by ordinary horse-drawn carriage.[5]

The second and current railway station under construction in 1891

Over time, however, the location of the first station was impractical for the harbor and ship traffic, and in 1891, the station was moved to its current location close to the harbour in order to provide easier access to the ferries to Helsingborg in Sweden. The current station was inaugurated on 24 October 1891.[3]

In 1897, Helsingør station also became the terminus of the new Coast Line, a more direct railway line between Copenhagen and Helsingør along the coast of the Øresund. From 1908, all trains on the Hornbæk Line (opened in 1906) were continued from Grønnehave station in the northern part of the city to Helsingør station, arriving and departing from a special railway halt in the street next to the station building.[6]

## Architecture

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Front facade

Track area

Main lobby

Formerly located on a sea bed, this station building rests on 1,600 poles embedded into the ground. It was designed by architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe in collaboration with Heinrich Wenck in a Neo-Renaissance style locally known as Rosenborg Style after Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. It imitates Christian IV's Dutch Renaissance-style buildings from the first half of the 17th century and is characterized by red brickwork combined with sandstone ornamentation Dutch gables and an abundance of turrets with copper-clad spires.

The main entrance is flanked by marble columns. The room facing the sea, which now houses a restaurant, originally served as private chambers for the royal family.

In 1984, DSB embarked on a comprehensive restoration of the station building. It included new tiles in the original patterns on floors and exposure and restoration of the original decorations on walls and ceilings. The work was completed in 1987, and the main building including the platform roofs was listed in 1990.[4]

In 1991, a new terminal building for the Helsingør ferry terminal was inaugurated adjacent to the old station building from 1891.[7] The ferry terminal is decorated by the Danish artist Bjørn Nørgaard.

## Station facilities

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Ferry approaching the Helsingør ferry terminal (left) and Helsingør railway station (right).

Inside the station building there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven, automated ticket machines, waiting room, toilets and lockers.[1]

Adjacent to the station are the Helsingør ferry terminal and the Helsingør bus terminal. The station also has a bicycle parking station as well as a car park with approximately 140 parking spaces.[1] The station forecourt has a taxi stand and also offers access to the Sundbusserne pedestrian and bicycle passenger ferry route to Helsingborg.

## Cultural references

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Helsingør station is used as a location in the 1955 Danish film Det var paa Rundetaarn, the 1972 Danish film Lenin, You Rascal, You, and the 2022 Danish film The Kiss. It has also been used as a location in the TVW television series Sommerdahl.[8]

## See also

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* Trains portal
* Architecture portal
* Denmark portal

* Transportation in Denmark
* Rail transport in Denmark
* History of rail transport in Denmark
* List of railway stations in Denmark
* Danish State Railways
* Banedanmark

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b c d "Helsingør Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
2. ^ "Helsingør Banegård (Hg)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
3. ^ a b "Helsingør Station" (in Danish). Helsingør Leksikon. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
4. ^ a b "Sag: Helsingør Station" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
5. ^ "Trækbanen" (in Danish). Helsingør Leksikon. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
6. ^ "Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen (Hornbækbanen)" (in Danish). Jernbanen.dk. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
7. ^ "Helsingør Færgeterminal" (in Danish). Møllen Arkitekter. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
8. ^ "Helsingør Station". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 March 2024.

### Bibliography

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* Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
* Jensen, Niels (1975). Nordsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03671-0.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helsingør Station.

* Official website
* (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
* (in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
* (in Danish) Lokaltog – Danish regional railway company operating in the Capital Region and Region Zealand
* (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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Helsingør Municipality

Districts, towns and villages|

| Helsingør|

* Espergærde
* Mørdrup
* Skotterup
* Snekkersten
* Tipperup

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Towns and villages|

* Gurre
* Hellebæk–Ålsgårde
* Hornbæk
* Kvistgård
* Tikøb

Nature, parks and open spaces|

* Hellebæk Forest
* Helsingør Cemetery
* Lake Esrum
* Øresund

Culture and attractions|

* Danish Maritime Museum
* Flynderupgård
* Helsingør City Museum
* Kronborg Castle
* Kulturværftet
* Marienlyst Castle
* Skibsklarerergaarden
* Toldkammeret

Other landmarks|

* Carmelite Priory
* Classen Mansion
* Fairyhill
* Gurrevejsstiftelsen
* Havreholm Slot
* Hellebækgård
* Helsingør Custom House
* Kingo Houses
* Kirck House
* Konventum
* De Meza House
* St. Olaf's Church (list of churches)
* Sanct Olai Gade 55
* Spæth House
* Stephen Hansen Mansion
* Strandgade 71
* Tibberup Windmill
* Valnøddevænget 10

Transportation|

| Rail|

* Coast Line (Helsingør, Snekkersten, Espergærde)
* Hillerød Railway (Helsingør, Snekkersten, Mørdrup, Kvistgård)
* Hornbæk Railway (Helsingør, Grønnehave, Marienlyst, Højstrup, Hellebæk, Ålsgårde, Skibstrup, Saunte, Karinebæk, Hornbæk, Horneby Sand, Kildekrog)

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Maritime|

* HH Ferry route

Road|

* Helsingør Motorway

History|

* Dominican Priory, Helsingør
* Sound Dues

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Heinrich Wenck

Buildings|

* Helsingør railway station (2nd) (1889–1891)
* Lyngby railway station (2nd) (1891)
* Østerport railway station (1894–1897)
* Humlebæk railway station (1897)
* Kokkedal railway station (1897)
* Nivå railway station (1897)
* Rungsted Kyst railway station (1897)
* Skodsborg railway station (1897)
* Vedbæk railway station (1897)
* Espergærde railway station (1902)
* Esbjerg railway station (2nd) (1902–1904)
* Holstebro railway station (2nd) (1904)
* Copenhagen Central Station (3rd) (1904–1911)
* Korsør railway station (2nd) (1906)
* Copenhagen Central Post Building (1909–1912)
* Odense railway station (2nd) (1912–1914)
* Taastrup railway station (1917)
* Vejen railway station (2nd) (1917)
* Nørreport railway station (1st) (1918)
* Glostrup railway station (1918–1919)

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