Nykøbing Sjælland railway station

Nykøbing Sjælland railway station (Danish: Nykøbing Sjælland Station or Nykøbing Sjælland Banegård) is the main railway station serving the town of Nykøbing Sjælland on the Odsherred peninsula in northwestern Zealand, Denmark.[1]

Nykøbing Sjælland Station

Nykøbing Sjælland Banegård
Terminal railway station
Nykøbing Sjælland station in 2011
General information
LocationJernbanevej 4
4500 Nykøbing Sjælland[1]
Denmark
Coordinates55°55′19″N 11°40′26″E
Elevation2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)
Operated byLokaltog[2]
Line(s)Odsherred Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectHeinrich Wenck[3]
History
Opened17 May 1899[4]
Services
Preceding station Lokaltog Following station
Nyled
towards Holbæk
 Odsherred Line
Local train
 Terminus
Location
Nykøbing Sjælland Station is located in Denmark
Nykøbing Sjælland Station
Nykøbing Sjælland Station
Location within Denmark
Nykøbing Sjælland Station is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Nykøbing Sjælland Station
Nykøbing Sjælland Station
Nykøbing Sjælland Station (Denmark Region Zealand)

Nykøbing Sjælland station is the northern terminus of the Odsherredsbanen branch line from Holbæk to Nykøbing Sjælland. The station opened in 1899 with the opening of the Odsherredsbanen railway line.[4] Its station building was built to designs by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck.[3] It offers frequent local train services to Holbæk operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog with onward connections from Holbæk to the rest of the Danish rail network.[2]

History
Historic map of Nykøbing Sjælland, c. 1900

The station opened on 17 May 1899 to serve as northern terminus of the new railway line from Holbæk through the Odsherred peninsula to Nykøbing Sjælland.[4]

Operations
LINT 41 railcar ready to depart for Holbæk at Nykøbing Sjælland station in June 2019

The train services are currently operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog which run frequent local train services from Nykøbing Sjælland station to Holbæk with onward connections from Holbæk to the rest of the Danish rail network.[2]

Architecture
Platform facade of Nykøbing Sjælland station in 2006

The original station building from 1899 still exists. It was built 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.[3]

See also

References

Citations
  1. "Nykøbing Sj Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. "Nykøbing Sjælland Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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