Espergærde railway station

Espergærde
railway station
Espergærde station in 2010
General information
Location	Kløvermarken 3 3060 Espergærde Helsingør Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°59′45″N 12°32′59″E
Elevation	17.7 metres (58 ft)
Owned by	DSB
Line(s)	Coast Line
History
Opened	May 1898
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station Snekkersten towards Helsingør Elsinore–Copenhagen–Køge–Næstved Regional train Humlebæk towards Næstved Elsinore–Copenhagen–Roskilde–Næstved Regional train
Location Espergærde Location within Denmark

Espergærde station is a railway station serving the satellite town of Espergærde in North Zealand, Denmark, circa 40 km north of central Copenhagen.

The station is located on the Coast Line between Helsingør and Copenhagen. The train services are currently operated by Danish State Railways. Espergærde is a quiet residential neighbourhood and the station sees mostly local traffic.

History

Espergærde station was not one of the original stations on the Coast Line which opened in August 1897. DSB estimated that the customer base was too small for a station. However, shortly the opening of the railway line, a local initiative managed to strike a deal with the Ministry of Interior Affairs and DSB which provided the necessary funding for a station, resulting in the opening of the station in May 1898.

Buildings

The red timber structure on the east side of the tracks is the original station building. The brick building next to it was constructed in 1904–05.

A new station building with ticket office and a kiosk on the west side of the tracks was inaugurated in November 1997. This building is now a pizza establishment.

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark