Birkerød railway station
Birkerød station is the railway station in Birkerød north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is served by S-trains on the Hillerød radial. The railway station was built in 1864 and the first S-trains were used in 1968.
Birkerød | |||||||||||
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| S-train station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 55°50′25″N 12°25′26″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line A | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1864 | ||||||||||
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When built, the railroad station was situated a bit outside Birkerød. The reason for this was that it had to be situated on a hill to make it easier to get the trains started again after stopping. But today, Birkerød has grown a lot, so it is now located in the centre of the city.
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