Odense station
Main railway station in Odense, Denmark
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Odense Station (Danish: Odense Banegård Center) is the main railway station serving the city of Odense, Denmark.[1][2] It is located in central Odense, on the northern edge of the historic town centre, and lies immediately adjacent to the Odense bus station and a stop on the Odense Tramway.[6]
DK-5000 Odense[1][2]
Odense Municipality
Denmark
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4]
Odense | |||||
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Odense station at Østre Stationsvej | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Østre Stationsvej 27 DK-5000 Odense[1][2] Odense Municipality Denmark | ||||
| Elevation | 13.1 metres (43 ft)[3] | ||||
| Owner | DSB (station infrastructure)[4] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4] | ||||
| Lines | Copenhagen–Fredericia Odense–Svendborg | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
Train operators | DSB[1] GoCollective[2] | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1865)[5] Heinrich Wenck (1914) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1865 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 1914 15 September 1995 | ||||
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Situated as a major station on the Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov line, it is also the terminus of the Svendborgbanen railway line between Odense and Svendborg. The first station in Odense, now demolished, opened in 1865 as the railway line across the island of Funen was completed. The current station building opened in 1995.
History
The current station building is Odense's third, having opened on 15 September 1995.[7][8] The first one, now demolished, opened in 1865 with the rest of the railway line across Funen (Dronning Louises Jernbane). The first station building was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe, known for the numerous station buildings he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[5]
The first station was replaced in 1914 by the still-existing building drawn by Heinrich Wenck.[9][10]
Historically, Odense station has been the central hub of railways on Funen, being the terminus for a handful of now closed railways:[11]
- Nordfyenske Jernbane (NFJ, 1882–1966)
- Odense–Kerteminde–Martofte Jernbane (OKMJ, 1900–1966)
- Odense–Nørre Broby–Fåborg Jernbane (ONFJ, 1906–1954)
- Nordvestfyenske Jernbane (OMB, 1911–1966)
Services
The stations offers services to Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Aarhus, Svendborg and international service to Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden (Germany), and Prague (Czech Republic).
| Preceding station |  DSB |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen Central towards Copenhagen Airport |
Copenhagen-Aalborg | Fredericia towards Aalborg Airport | ||
| Copenhagen-Herning-Struer | Fredericia towards Struer | |||
| Copenhagen-Sønderborg | Fredericia towards Sønderborg | |||
| Langeskov towards Copenhagen Central |
Copenhagen-Aalborg | Middelfart towards Aalborg Airport | ||
| Nyborg towards Østerport |
Copenhagen–Esbjerg | Middelfart towards Esbjerg | ||
| Ringsted towards Copenhagen Central |
Copenhagen–Odense–Hamburg | Kolding towards Hamburg Hbf | ||
| Terminus | Odense–Fredericia | Holmstrup towards Fredericia | ||
| Preceding station | GoCollective | Following station | ||
| Terminus | Odense–Svendborg | Odense Sygehus towards Svendborg | ||
| Preceding station |  SJ |
Following station | ||
| Copenhagen Airport towards Stockholm C |
EuroNight | Padborg towards Hamburg Hbf or Berlin Hbf | ||
| Preceding station |  České dráhy |
Following station | ||
| Ringsted towards Copenhagen Central |
Railjet | Kolding towards Praha hl.n. | ||
Other
The Danish Railway Museum is located in the roundhouse immediately north of Odense station.
