Boulevard Line

Boulevard Line
The main line platform at Nørreport Station on the Boulevard Line in 2015.
The main line platform at Nørreport Station on the Boulevard Line in 2015.
Overview
Other name(s) 'Røret'
Native name Boulevardbanen
Type Main line
Regional rail
IC & IC Express
S-train
System Danish railways
Status Active
Termini passing through
passing through
Stations 7 (S-train), 3 (all trains)
Operation
Opened 1 December 1917 (1917-12-01)
Owner Banedanmark
Operator(s) DSB
Character Passenger trains
Technical
Line length 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi)
Number of tracks Quadruple
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification Overhead catenary (S-trains use DC power other trains use AC power or diesel)
Operating speed 60 km/h (37 mph) (mainline)
80 km/h (50 mph) (S-train)

The Boulevard Line (Danish: Boulevardbanen) is a 3.2-kilometer (2.0 mi) long partly underground railway between Copenhagen Central Station and Østerport Station in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] The quadruple track railway carries today one dual track for the Copenhagen S-train system and another dual track for the mainline railway and regional trains. The line has two intermediate stations, Vesterport Station and Nørreport Station. It continues above ground to Nordhavn station and at Svanemøllen station the tracks separate towards either Ryparken station or Hellerup station. Dybbølsbro station is also located along this railway, located just a bit south of Copenhagen Central. Out of the four main S-train branches, three follow this path, between Dybbølsbro and Svanemøllen (with at least four tracks). Only at Copenhagen Central, Nørreport and Østerport do all trains stop. While Dybbølsbro, Vesterport, Nordhavn and Svanemøllen all are S-train stations only. (Nørreport also has Metro service, just as both the Central Station, Østerport and Nordhavn will have by 2019).

History

Construction of the Boulevard Line between Sølvgade and Stokhusgade in 1914

It opened in 1917, allowing services on the Coast Line and the Klampenborg Line to extend to Copenhagen Central Station.[2] The line became part of the S-train network on 15 May 1934.[3]

References

Bibliography
  • Larsen, Morten Flindt; Poulsen, John (2009). S-banen 1934–2009 (in Danish). Smørum: Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-20-4.
Notes
  1. ↑ Larsen and Poulsen (2009): 4
  2. ↑ Larsen and Poulsen (2009): 17
  3. ↑ Larsen and Poulsen (2009): 6

Coordinates: 55°41′06″N 12°34′24″E / 55.68500°N 12.57333°E / 55.68500; 12.57333

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.