Birkerød railway station
Birkerød station is the railway station in Birkerød north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is served by S-trains on the Hillerød radial.[1] The railway station was built in 1864 and the first S-trains were used in 1968.
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| S-train station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 55°50′25″N 12°25′26″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line A | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1864 | ||||||||||
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When built, the railroad station was situated a bit outside Birkerød. The reason for this was that it had to be situated on a hill to make it easier to get the trains started again after stopping. But today, Birkerød has grown a lot, so it is now located in the centre of the city.
Number of travellers
According to the Østtællingen in 2008:[2]
| År | Antal | År | Antal | År | Antal | År | Antal |
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| 1957 | - | 1974 | 3.716 | 1991 | 4.413 | 2001 | 4.316 |
| 1960 | - | 1975 | 3.756 | 1992 | 4.312 | 2002 | 3.993 |
| 1962 | - | 1977 | 3.631 | 1993 | 4.523 | 2003 | 4.497 |
| 1964 | - | 1979 | 4.563 | 1995 | 4.662 | 2004 | 4.480 |
| 1966 | - | 1981 | 5.189 | 1996 | 4.444 | 2005 | 4.001 |
| 1968 | 3.036 | 1984 | 4.731 | 1997 | 4.462 | 2006 | 4.158 |
| 1970 | 3.509 | 1987 | 4.537 | 1998 | 4.446 | 2007 | 4.154 |
| 1972 | 3.818 | 1990 | 4.411 | 2000 | 4.431 | 2008 | 4.402 |
See also
References
- "Birkerød Station". DSB. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- "Østtælling 2008 DSB og DSB S-tog". 2008-11-13. p. 17. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
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