Odense station

Odense Station (Danish: Odense Banegård Center) is the main railway station of the city of Odense, Denmark. Situated as a major station on the Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov line, it is also a terminus for Svendborgbanen.

The current station building is Odense's third, having opened on 15 September 1995.[1][2] The first one, now demolished, opened in 1865 with the rest of the railway line across Funen (Dronning Louises Jernbane), replaced in 1914 by the still-existing building drawn by Heinrich Wenck.[3][4]

Historically, Odense station has been the central hub of railways on Funen, being the terminus for a handful of now closed railways:[5]

Besides the stations serves international services to Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Stockholm (Sweden) And Basel (Switzerland/France)

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

References

  1. ^ "Odense Banegård Center" (in Danish). Wessing Film & TV. http://wessingfilm.dk/film/odense_banegaard_center.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  2. ^ John Borgkilde (2008-03-12). "Kommunen købte banegården for en sikkerheds skyld" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. http://www.fyens.dk/article/956538:Odense--Kommunen-koebte-banegaarden-for-en-sikkerheds-skyld. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  3. ^ "Banegården" (in Danish). Historisk Atlas. http://historiskatlas.dk/Baneg%C3%A5rden. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
  4. ^ "The Old Trainstation". VisitOdense. http://www.visitodense.com/international/en-gb/menu/turist/oplevelser/attraktioner/bygningsvaerker/produktside/gdk009292/the-old-trainstation.htm?CallerUrl=1. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
  5. ^ Jensen, Niels (1976) (in Danish). Fynske jernbaner. J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03736-9. 

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