Rungsted Kyst railway station
Railway station in North Zealand, Denmark
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Rungsted Kyst station (meaning literally "the coast of Rungsted") is a railway station serving the suburb of Rungsted on the coast of North Zealand north of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
LocationVestre Stationsvej 7
2960 Rungsted[1]
Hørsholm Municipality
Denmark
2960 Rungsted[1]
Hørsholm Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°52′56″N 12°31′54″E
Elevation16.0 metres (52.5 ft)[2]
Systemrailway station
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Rungsted Kyst Station in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Vestre Stationsvej 7 2960 Rungsted[1] Hørsholm Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°52′56″N 12°31′54″E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 16.0 metres (52.5 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| System | railway station | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Coast Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Train operators | DSB[1] | ||||||||||||||
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The station is located on the Coast Line between Helsingør and Copenhagen. The train services are currently operated by Danish State Railways (DSB).[1]
Rungsted Kyst is famous due to a range of Danish celebrity who grew up in the area including Simon Spies, wealthy eccentric and airline director, and Karen Blixen, world-famous writer. Johannes Ewald, well known Danish poet and writer, wrote about his happy convalescing there.
