Farum station is an S-train railway station serving the satellite town of Farum north of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] It is located about 1 km east of the old village Farum, but is the center of the modern Farum, which has grown up around the station.
Farum  | |||||||||||
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| S-train station | |||||||||||
 Train and bus platforms side by side | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Jernbanevej 3520 Farum[1] Furesø Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°48′43″N 12°22′26″E / 55.81194°N 12.37389°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 32.3 metres (106 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB and Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hareskov Line[3] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[3] | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Heinrich Wenck[4] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Fm[5] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1906 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1977 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1977 | ||||||||||
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Farum station is the northern terminus of the Hareskov Line of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen. It is served regularly by trains on the B-line which have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 30 minutes.[1] The station opened in 1906 with the opening of the Slangerup Line, and has been served by the S-train network since 1977.[2]
History
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The station opened on 19 April 1906 as an intermediate station on the Slangerup Line between Copenhagen and Slangerup.[6]
The section north of Farum station between Farum and Slangerup closed on 15 May 1954.[7]
The station was remodeled completely prior to the line's conversion to S-trains in 1977.[2]
Architecture
editFarum station's first station building from 1906 was designed by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck, known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921.[4] The station building was torn down in 1975 prior to the station's conversion to S-train in 1977.[2]
Cultural references
editFarum Station has been used as a location in the films Sikken en nat (1947), Fra den gamle købmandsgaard (1951) and Soldaterkammerater (1958).[8]
Gallery
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North entrance
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Platforms
See also
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References
editCitations
editThis article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2024) |
- ^ a b c "Farum Station". DSB. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Farum S-togstrinbræt". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Jensen 1972, p. 148.
- ^ Jensen 1972, p. 149.
- ^ "Farum Station". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 [Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Poulsen, John; Christensen, Jens Ole; Thomassen, Peer; Zeeberg, Nils Kristian (1984). Københavns S-bane 1934-1984 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 87-88632-01-6.
- Poulsen, John; Larsen, Morten Flindt (2009). S-banen 1934-2009 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-20-4.
External links
edit- Official website
- (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