Korsør railway station

Korsør railway station (Danish: Korsør Station or previously Korsør Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Korsør in southwestern Zealand, Denmark.[1] It is located in the northern part of the town, about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the historic town centre.

Not to be confused with Korso railway station.
Korsør Station

Korsør Banegård
Railway station
Street facade of Korsør station in 2015
General information
LocationStorebæltsvej 2
DK-4220 Korsør[1]
Denmark
Coordinates55°21′24.19″N 11°8′7.53″E
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB[1]
Line(s)
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
ArchitectHeinrich Wenck[2]
History
Opened27 April 1856[3]
Rebuilt1907[3]
1 June 1997[3]
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Slagelse
towards Copenhagen Airport
 Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCity
 Nyborg
towards Aalborg
Slagelse
towards Østerport
 Copenhagen–Esbjerg
InterCity
 Nyborg
towards Esbjerg
Location
Korsør railway station is located in Denmark
Korsør railway station
Korsør railway station
Location within Denmark
Korsør railway station is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Korsør railway station
Korsør railway station
Korsør railway station (Denmark Region Zealand)

Korsør station is located on the main line Copenhagen–Fredericia railway from Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland. The station opened in 1856 as the western terminus of the Vestbanen railway line from Copenhagen to Korsør. The original station was located by the harbour from where there was connection via railway ferry across the Great Belt to Nyborg on the island of Funen. Korsør station was moved to its current location in 1997 with the opening of the railway section of the Great Belt Bridge.[3]

The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Funen and Jutland, regional rail services to Copenhagen and Odense operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]

Architecture
The old station building in 2015

Korsør station's second and still-existing station building was built in 1907 to designs by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[2] The station building was listed in 1992.[4]

See also

References

Citations
  1. "Korsør Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. "Korsør Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. "Korsør Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

Bibliography
  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1978). Vestsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03879-9.
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