Farum railway station

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Farum station is an S-train railway station serving the satellite town of Farum north of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] It is located about 1 km east of the old village Farum, but is the center of the modern Farum, which has grown up around the station.

Farum
S-train station
Train and bus platforms side by side
General information
Location1 Jernbanevej
3520 Farum[1]
Furesø Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°48′43″N 12°22′26″E / 55.81194°N 12.37389°E / 55.81194; 12.37389
Elevation32.3 metres (106 ft)[2]
Owned byDSB and Banedanmark
Line(s)Hareskov Line[3]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsDSB[3]
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
ArchitectHeinrich Wenck[4]
Other information
Station codeFm[5]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
History
Opened1906
Rebuilt1977
Electrified1977
Services
Preceding station S-train Following station
Værløse B Terminus
Location
Farum station is located in Greater Copenhagen
Farum station
Farum station
Location within Greater Copenhagen
Farum station is located in Capital Region
Farum station
Farum station
Farum station (Capital Region)
Farum station is located in Denmark
Farum station
Farum station
Farum station (Denmark)
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Farum station is the northern terminus of the Hareskov Line of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen. It is served regularly by trains on the B-line which have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 30 minutes.[1] The station opened in 1906 with the opening of the Slangerup Line, and has been served by the S-train network since 1977.[2]

History

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A DSB MO train entering Farum station in 1970.

The station opened on 19 April 1906 as an intermediate station on the Slangerup Line between Copenhagen and Slangerup.[6]

The section north of Farum station between Farum and Slangerup closed on 15 May 1954.[7]

The station was remodeled completely prior to the line's conversion to S-trains in 1977.[2]

Architecture

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Farum station's first station building from 1906 was designed by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck, 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] The station building was torn down in 1975 prior to the station's conversion to S-train in 1977.[2]

Cultural references

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Farum Station has been used as a location in the films Sikken en nat (1947), Fra den gamle købmandsgaard (1951) and Soldaterkammerater (1958).[8]

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See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c "Farum Station". DSB. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Farum S-togstrinbræt". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Jensen 1972, p. 148.
  7. ^ Jensen 1972, p. 149.
  8. ^ "Farum Station". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 March 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 [Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Poulsen, John; Christensen, Jens Ole; Thomassen, Peer; Zeeberg, Nils Kristian (1984). Københavns S-bane 1934-1984 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 87-88632-01-6.
  • Poulsen, John; Larsen, Morten Flindt (2009). S-banen 1934-2009 (in Danish). Roskilde: Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-20-4.
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