Tårnby railway station
Tårnby station (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰɒːnˌpyˀ stæˈɕoˀn]) is an underground railway station on the Øresund Line. It is located in Tårnby, on the island of Amager.[1] Tårnby is a municipality of its own, but its build-up parts are included in Copenhagen's urban area. Travels from this station are included in the common ticket system in and around Copenhagen. Departures take place every approximately 10 minutes in both directions.[2] The station building is owned by Sund & Bælt.[3] There are two tracks located at an island platform which is 320 metres (1,050 feet) long, around 15 metres (50 feet) wide and its tracks are located at a depth of 6 metres (20 feet) below the surrounding ground level.[3]
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| Location | Englandsvej 320 2770 Kastrup Denmark | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Operated by | DSB | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Architect | KHR Arkitekter | ||||||||||
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  Tårnby Location within Greater Copenhagen  Tårnby Tårnby (Denmark) | |||||||||||
Designed by KHR Arkitekter, the station opened in 2000 when the line was inaugurated.
See also
References
- "Kommuner på landkortet - Tårnby". Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Sjælland, Lolland og Falster" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Stationer på Øresundsbanen" (in Danish). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External links
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark