Østerport railway station

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Østerport
Metro, S-train and main line station
Østerport station in 2005
General information
Location	Oslo Plads 8 2100 Copenhagen Ø[1] Copenhagen Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°41′32″N 12°35′15″E / 55.69222°N 12.58750°E / 55.69222; 12.58750
Elevation	6.8 metres (22 ft)[2]
Owned by	DSB
Line(s)
Platforms	6 island platforms (1 for Metro, 2 for S-train, 3 for Kystbanen)
Tracks	9 in service (incl Metro) + 1 siding
Bus routes	23, 27
Construction
Structure type	Above ground (Regional, S-train) Underground (Metro)
Platform levels	2
Other information
Station code	Kk
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	2 August 1897; 127 years ago (2 August 1897)
Rebuilt	15 May 1934 (S-train)
Electrified	1934 (S-train), 1986 (Mainline)
Location Østerport station Location within Copenhagen Show map of Copenhagen Østerport station Østerport station (Greater Copenhagen) Show map of Greater Copenhagen Østerport station Østerport station (Denmark) Show map of Denmark

Østerport station is a metro, S-train and main line railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1][3] It is located between the districts of Indre By and Østerbro, and is named for the historic Østerport city gate, near the original location of which it is located.

The station is served by some InterCity services across Denmark, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden, as well as commuter rail services on the S-train network. As of 29 September 2019, Østerport is also served by the Copenhagen Metro City Circle Line and M4.

The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.

The station opened in 1897 as the southern terminus of the Coast Line from Copenhagen to Helsingør. It was originally named the East Station (Østbanegaarden).

It was originally the terminus for the Coast Line, but when the station was connected with Nørreport Station and Copenhagen Central Station via the Boulevard Line in 1917, the terminus moved to the Central Station. In 1934, the station started serving S-trains.

The station was designed by Danish architect Heinrich Wenck, who was head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921. The station is designed in National Romantic style, a Nordic architectural style that was part of the National Romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and which is often considered to be a form of Art Nouveau.

Although originally intended as a temporary solution, the original station building has survived to the present day. It was restored in the 1980s and again in the 2010s.

The station is served by some InterCity services across Denmark, regular and frequent regional train services to and from Zealand and southern Sweden, as well as commuter rail services on the S-train network. By 2019, the service was included the Copenhagen Metro as well (future line M4).

The Copenhagen Metro line M3 (opened 2019) on the City Circle Line serves another station called Østerport. The metro station is located under the street Østbanegade with the staircase towards Østerport station. Another line M4 later supplement line M3, going to Nordhavn and Ny Ellebjerg. A subway between the metro platforms to Østerport station is in operating.^{[citation needed]}

Preceding station	DSB			Following station
Terminus		Copenhagen–Esbjerg InterCity		Nørreport towards Esbjerg
		Copenhagen–Malmö Regional train		Nørreport towards Malmö C and beyond
Hellerup towards Helsingør		Elsinore–Copenhagen–Køge–Næstved Regional train		Nørreport towards Næstved
		Elsinore–Copenhagen–Roskilde–Næstved Regional train
Terminus		Copenhagen–Slagelse Regional train		Nørreport towards Slagelse
		Copenhagen–Nykøbing F		Nørreport towards Nykøbing F
		Copenhagen–Kalundborg Regional train		Nørreport towards Kalundborg
		Copenhagen–Holbæk Regional train		Nørreport towards Holbæk
Preceding station	S-train			Following station
Nørreport towards Ballerup		H Mon–Fri		Terminus
Nørreport towards Frederikssund		C		Nordhavn towards Klampenborg
Nørreport towards Høje Taastrup		Bx Peak hours		Nordhavn towards Buddinge
		B		Nordhavn towards Farum
Nørreport towards Solrød Strand		A		Nordhavn towards Hillerød
Nørreport towards Køge		E Mon–Fri		Nordhavn towards Holte
Preceding station	Copenhagen Metro			Following station
Marmorkirken clockwise		M3		Trianglen counter-clockwise
Marmorkirken towards Copenhagen South		M4		Nordhavn towards Orientkaj

According to the Østtællingen in 2008:^[4]

Østerport station is seen at 1:24:15 (track 13) and again at 1:24:48 /track 5/) in the 1975 Olsen Gang film The Olsen Gang on the Track.^[5]

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

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• Description on DSB site