Nykøbing Sjælland railway station

Nykøbing Sj.
Nykøbing Sjælland station in 2011
General information
LocationJernbanevej 4
4500 Nykøbing Sjælland[1]
Odsherred Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°55′19″N 11°40′26″E / 55.92194°N 11.67389°E / 55.92194; 11.67389
Elevation2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)[2]
Operated byLokaltog[3]
LineOdsherred Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectHeinrich Wenck[4]
Other information
Station codeNks[5]
History
Opened17 May 1899[2]
Services
Preceding station Lokaltog Following station
Nyled
towards Holbæk
 Odsherred Line
Local train
 Terminus
Location

Nykøbing Sjælland railway station (Danish: Nykøbing Sjælland Station or Nykøbing Sjælland Banegård) is the main railway station serving the town of Nykøbing Sjælland on the Odsherred peninsula in northwestern Zealand, Denmark.[1] The station is situated in the centre of the town on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and lies immediately adjacent to Nykøbing Sjælland's bus station.

Nykøbing Sjælland station is the northern terminus of the Odsherredsbanen branch line from Holbæk to Nykøbing Sjælland. The station opened in 1899 with the opening of the Odsherredsbanen railway line.[2] Its station building was built to designs by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck.[4] It offers frequent local train services to Holbæk operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog with onward connections from Holbæk to the rest of the Danish rail network.[3]

History

The station opened on 17 May 1899 to serve as northern terminus of the new railway line from Holbæk through the Odsherred peninsula to Nykøbing Sjælland.[2] The station was constructed in open fields southeast of the town, based on an ambition to later extend the Odsherred Line to Rørvig, an ambition which was never realized.[2]

Previously, an industrial siding connected Nykøbing Sjælland station with the port of Nykøbing. It was in use until the 1970s.[2]

Operations

The train services are currently operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog which run local train services from Nykøbing Sjælland station to Holbæk with onward connections from Holbæk to the rest of the Danish rail network.[3] Lokaltog operates a fairly frequent service on the Odsherred Line with two departures per hour during daytime on weekdays, and one departure per hour the rest of time.

Architecture

The original station building from 1899 still exists. It was built to designs by the Danish railway architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936), 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]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Nykøbing Sj Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Nykøbing Sjælland Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1978). Vestsjællandske Jernbaner [Railways of West Zealand] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03879-9.
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