Boulevard Line

Boulevard Line
The main line platform at Nørreport Station on the Boulevard Line in 2015.
Overview
Other name(s)	'Røret'
Native name	Boulevardbanen
Type	Main line Commuter rail
System	Danish railways S-train
Status	Active
Termini	Copenhagen Central Station Østerport Station
Stations	4
Operation
Opened	1 December 1917
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
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 line between Copenhagen Central Station and Østerport Station in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1] The quadruple track line carries two tracks of the S-train and two tracks of the mainline railway. The line has two intermediate stations, Vesterport Station and Nørreport Station, although Vesterport is only served by S-trains.

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

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