Odense station

Odense station (1995–).

Second station building, in use 1914–1995.

First station building (1865–1914).

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]

• Nordfyenske Jernbane (NFJ, 1882–1966)
• Odense–Kerteminde–Martofte Jernbane (OKMJ, 1900–1966)
• Odense–Nørre Broby–Fåborg Jernbane (ONFJ, 1906–1954)
• Nordvestfyenske Jernbane (OMB, 1911–1966)

Besides the stations serves international services to Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Hamburg (Germany), 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. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
2. ↑ John Borgkilde (2008-03-12). "Kommunen købte banegården for en sikkerheds skyld" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
3. ↑ "Banegården" (in Danish). Historisk Atlas. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
4. ↑ "The Old Trainstation". VisitOdense. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
5. ↑ Jensen, Niels (1976). Fynske jernbaner (in Danish). J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03736-9. 

External links

• Odense Banegård Center

Coordinates: 55°24′6″N 10°23′12″E / 55.40167°N 10.38667°E / 55.40167; 10.38667