The first railway station in Helsingør was built in 1863 as the terminus of the North Line from Copenhagen to Helsingør by way of Hillerød in 1863.
In 1891, the station was moved to its current location close to the harbour in order to provide easier access to the ferries to Helsingborg in Sweden. The current station was inaugurated on 24 October 1891.[1]
In 1897, Helsingør station also became the terminus of the new Coast Line, a more direct railway line between Copenhagen and Helsingør along the coast of the Øresund. From 1908, all trains on the Hornbæk Line (opened in 1906) were continued from Grønnehave station in the northern part of the city to Helsingør station, arriving and departing from a special railway halt in the street next to the station building.[2]
Architecture
Main lobby
Front facade of Helsingør station
Track area
Formerly located on a sea bed, this station building rests on 1,600 poles embedded into the ground. It was designed by architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe in collaboration with Heinrich Wenck in a Neo-Renaissance style locally known as Rosenborg Style after Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. It imitates Christian IV's Dutch Renaissance-style buildings from the first half of the 17th century and is characterized by red brickwork combined with sandstone ornamentation Dutch gables and an abundance of turrets with copper-clad spires.
The main entrance is flanked by marble columns. The room facing the sea, which now houses a restaurant, originally served as private chambers for the royal family.
In 1984, DSB embarked on a comprehensive restoration of the station building. It included new tiles in the original patterns on floors and exposure and restoration of the original decorations on walls and ceilings. The work was completed in 1987, and the main building including the platform roofs was listed in 1990.
Station facilities
Inside the station building there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven, automated ticket machines, toilets and lockers.
Adjacent to the station are the Helsingør ferry terminal and the Helsingør bus terminal.
helsingør, station, danish, pronunciation, helse, ŋˈøɐ, stæˈɕoˀn, principal, railway, station, serving, city, helsingør, english, elsinore, denmark, terminus, coast, line, copenhagen, little, north, line, hillerød, hornbæk, line, gilleleje, also, provides, eas. Helsingor station Danish pronunciation helse ŋˈoɐ ˀ staeˈɕoˀn is the principal railway station serving the city of Helsingor English Elsinore Denmark It is the terminus of the Coast Line to Copenhagen the Little North Line to Hillerod and the Hornbaek Line to Gilleleje It also provides easy access to the ferries to Helsingborg Sweden HelsingorTerminal stationThe station building from 1891General informationLocation2 Stationspladsen3000 HelsingorDenmarkCoordinates56 02 01 N 12 36 52 E 56 03361 N 12 61444 E 56 03361 12 61444 Coordinates 56 02 01 N 12 36 52 E 56 03361 N 12 61444 E 56 03361 12 61444Owned byDSBLine s Coast LineLittle North LineHornbaek LinePlatforms5Tracks6ConnectionsBus terminalHistoryOpened24 October 1891ServicesPreceding station DSB Following stationTerminus Coast LineOresundstag Snekkerstentowards Malmo CPreceding station Lokaltog Following stationTerminus Little North LineLocal train Snekkerstentowards HillerodHornbaek LineLocal train Gronnehavetowards GillelejeLocationHelsingorLocation within Denmark Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 Station facilities 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit The railway station under construction in 1891 The first railway station in Helsingor was built in 1863 as the terminus of the North Line from Copenhagen to Helsingor by way of Hillerod in 1863 In 1891 the station was moved to its current location close to the harbour in order to provide easier access to the ferries to Helsingborg in Sweden The current station was inaugurated on 24 October 1891 1 In 1897 Helsingor station also became the terminus of the new Coast Line a more direct railway line between Copenhagen and Helsingor along the coast of the Oresund From 1908 all trains on the Hornbaek Line opened in 1906 were continued from Gronnehave station in the northern part of the city to Helsingor station arriving and departing from a special railway halt in the street next to the station building 2 Architecture Edit Main lobby Front facade of Helsingor station Track area Formerly located on a sea bed this station building rests on 1 600 poles embedded into the ground It was designed by architect Niels Peder Christian Holsoe in collaboration with Heinrich Wenck in a Neo Renaissance style locally known as Rosenborg Style after Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen It imitates Christian IV s Dutch Renaissance style buildings from the first half of the 17th century and is characterized by red brickwork combined with sandstone ornamentation Dutch gables and an abundance of turrets with copper clad spires The main entrance is flanked by marble columns The room facing the sea which now houses a restaurant originally served as private chambers for the royal family In 1984 DSB embarked on a comprehensive restoration of the station building It included new tiles in the original patterns on floors and exposure and restoration of the original decorations on walls and ceilings The work was completed in 1987 and the main building including the platform roofs was listed in 1990 Station facilities EditInside the station building there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7 Eleven automated ticket machines toilets and lockers Adjacent to the station are the Helsingor ferry terminal and the Helsingor bus terminal See also EditList of railway stations in DenmarkReferences Edit Helsingor Station in Danish Helsingor Leksikon Retrieved 2013 05 15 Helsingor Hornbaek Gilleleje Banen Hornbaekbanen in Danish Jernbanen dk Retrieved 2014 05 26 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helsingor Station DSB Oresunds website Archived 2016 04 22 at the Wayback Machine Lokaltog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helsingor station amp oldid 1130649803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
