Odense station

Odense Station (Danish: Odense Banegård Center) is the main railway station serving the city of Odense, Denmark.

Odense Station

Odense Banegård
Odense station at Østre Stationsvej
General information
LocationØstre Stationsvej 27
DK-5000 Odense
Denmark
Owned byDSB and Banedanmark
Operated byDSB
Line(s)Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov line
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe (1865)[1]
Heinrich Wenck (1914)
History
Opened1865
Rebuilt1914
15 September 1995 (1995-09-15)
Location
Odense Station is located in Denmark
Odense Station
Odense Station
Location within Denmark
Odense Station is located in Europe
Odense Station
Odense Station
Location within Europe

Situated as a major station on the Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov line, it is also the terminus of the Svendborgbanen railway line between Odense and Svendborg. The first station in Odense, now demolished, opened in 1865 as the railway line across the island of Funen was completed. The current station building opened in 1995.

History
First station building (1865–1914)
Second station building, in use 1914–1995

The current station building is Odense's third, having opened on 15 September 1995.[2][3] The first one, now demolished, opened in 1865 with the rest of the railway line across Funen (Dronning Louises Jernbane). The first station building was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe, known for the numerous station buildings he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[1]

The first station was replaced in 1914 by the still-existing building drawn by Heinrich Wenck.[4][5]

Historically, Odense station has been the central hub of railways on Funen, being the terminus for a handful of now closed railways:[6]

Services

The stations offers services to Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Aarhus, Svendborg and international service to Hamburg (Germany).

Preceding station DSB Following station
Copenhagen Central
towards Copenhagen Airport
 Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCityLyn
 Fredericia
towards Aalborg Airport
Copenhagen-Herning-Struer
InterCityLyn
 Fredericia
towards Struer
Copenhagen-Sønderborg
InterCityLyn
 Fredericia
towards Sønderborg
Nyborg
towards Copenhagen Airport
 Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCity
 Middelfart
towards Aalborg
Langeskov
towards Østerport
 Copenhagen–Esbjerg
InterCity
 Middelfart
towards Esbjerg
Ringsted
towards Copenhagen Central
 Copenhagen–Odense–Hamburg
InterCity
 Kolding
towards Hamburg Hbf

Other

The Danish Railway Museum is located in the roundhouse immediately north of Odense station.

See also

References
  1. Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. "Odense Banegård Center" (in Danish). Wessing Film & TV. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  3. John Borgkilde (2008-03-12). "Kommunen købte banegården for en sikkerheds skyld". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  4. "Banegården" (in Danish). Historisk Atlas. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  5. "The Old Trainstation". VisitOdense. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  6. Jensen, Niels (1976). Fynske jernbaner (in Danish). J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03736-9.
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