Roskilde railway station

Coordinates: 55°38′19″N 12°05′18″E / 55.63861°N 12.08833°E / 55.63861; 12.08833
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Roskilde Station

Roskilde Banegård
West Line
  • Northwest Line
  • South Line
  • Little South Line
    • ConnectionsBus: Movia
    Other information
    Station codeRo
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    History
    Opened26 June 1847
    Services
    Preceding station Danish State Railways DSB Following station
    Østerport
    		 Copenhagen–Esbjerg
    InterCity
    Esbjerg
    Trekroner
    towards Helsingør
    Regional train
    Viby Sjælland
    towards Næstved
    Trekroner
    towards Copenhagen Airport
    Regional train
    		 Ringsted
    towards Slagelse
    Østerport
    Regional train
    Hvalsø
    towards Kalundborg
    Østerport
    Regional train
    Lejre
    towards Holbæk
    Preceding station Lokaltog Following station
    Terminus
    Local train
    Faxe Ladeplads
    Local train
    Rødvig
    Location
    Roskilde Station is located in Denmark
    Roskilde Station
    Roskilde Station
    Location within Denmark
    Roskilde Station is located in Denmark Region Zealand
    Roskilde Station
    Roskilde Station
    Roskilde Station (Denmark Region Zealand)
    Map

    Roskilde Station (

    railway station serving the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1]
    It is located in central Roskilde, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and lies immediately adjacent to the Roskilde bus station.

    Roskilde station is situated on the Danish Main Line between Copenhagen and Jutland. The station is also a terminus for the Little South Line which connects Roskilde to Næstved in southern Zealand by way of Køge, and the Northwest Line which connects Roskilde to Kalundborg in northwestern Zealand.

    Completed in 1847, it is the oldest railway station in Denmark still in use. It was listed in the Fanish registry of protected buildings and places in 1964.[2]

    History

    Copenhagen–Roskilde railway line
    opened on 27 June 1847.

    The railway station in Roskilde opened in 1847 to serve as the western

    Zealand Railway Company (Danish: Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab) by the British engineering company William Radford. The station was ceremonially opened on 26 June 1847 along with the railway line, and the following day the railway opened to regular traffic with three trains daily in each direction.[3]

    The Copenhagen–Roskilde railway line was prolonged from Roskilde to the

    railway company DSB.[8]

    Architecture

    Roskilde station in 1849 with the loggia still intact

    The station building was inaugurated in connection with the opening of the Copenhagen–Roskilde railway line on 26 June 1847. As Copenhagen Central Station has been moved twice since then, the current station building being from 1911, Roskilde's station building is the oldest station building in the country though both the building and platforms have been expanded several times over the years. It was long thought that the construction company William Radford also designed the station in Roskilde[9] but it has later been established that the architect was J.F. Meyer, a Dane.[2]

    A target from Roskilde Shooting Society, depicting a scene from the loggia

    The design of the station is believed to have been inspired by

    Villa Borghese in Rome. Facing the city centre, the front of the original station building is symmetrical with two short rectangular towers with flat roofs flanking the main entrance. A loggia in front of the main entrance, now removed, was topped by a balcony in front of a restaurant.[9]

    The station saw a major refurbishment from 1998 to 2002. The facade was brought back to its original colouring, the roof and tunnels were renovated, elevators and automatic doors were installed, and the arrival hall received new paving and furnishings.

    The station building was listed in 1964.[2] The adjacent carriage house complex from 1898/1920 was listed in 1991.[10]

    Services

    Roskilde station serves inter city, regional and international trains.

    Cultural references

    In music

    For the opening of the

    Copenhagen–Roskilde railway line in 1847, the Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye composed the still popular Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop, a musical composition which faithfully recreates the sounds of a train chugging out of a station and grinding to a halt at the next stop and which traditionally ends with the cry "Next stop Roskilde - the train does not go any further". The Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon as a masterpiece of Danish classical music.[11]

    Facilities

    Inside the station building there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven, ticket machines, waiting room and toilets.[1]

    Adjacent to the station is the Roskilde bus station.

    See also

    Notes

    1. German rail network.[4]

    References

    Citations

    1. ^ a b c "Roskilde Station". dsb.dk (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
    2. ^ a b c "Sag: Roskilde Jernbanestation" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
    3. ^ a b Jensen 1972, p. 12-15.
    4. ^ Jensen 1972, p. 11.
    5. ^ "Jernbanen KBH-Korsør" (in Danish). Kutlurstyrelsen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
    6. ^ "Roskilde-Køge-Næstved-Masnedsund". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
    7. ^ "Nordvestbanen på Sjælland". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
    8. ^ "SJS Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
    9. ^ a b "Roskilde Station (Banegård)" (in Danish). arkark.dk. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
    10. ^ "Sag: Remiseanlægget ved Roskilde Station". Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
    11. Kulturministeriet. Archived from the original
      (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

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