Slagelse railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Slagelse Municipality, Denmark}} {{Infobox station | name = Slagelse | name_lang = da | style = DSB | image = Slagelse_Station,_Denmark.jpg | image_caption = Street facade of Slagelse station in 2019 | address = Sønder Stationsvej 28A<br/>4200 [[Slagelse]]<ref name=DSBSlagelseStation/> | borough = [[Slagelse Municipality]] | country = [[Denmark]] | coordinates = {{coord|55|24|26.32|N|11|20|56.19|E|region:DK|display=inline,title}} | elevation = {{convert|33.7|m}}<ref name=DanskeJernbaner/>

| owned = [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]] {{small|(station infrastructure)}}<ref name=Analyse>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.dk/samling/20161/almdel/TRU/bilag/372/1770415.pdf|title=Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer|publisher=[[Ministry of Transport (Denmark)|Ministry of Transport]]|date=April 2017|access-date=18 March 2025|language=da}}</ref><br/>[[Banedanmark]] {{small|(rail infrastructure)}}<ref name=Analyse/> | operator = | train_operators = [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]]<ref name=DSBSlagelseStation/><br/>[[Lokaltog]]<ref name="Om Lokaltog"/> | line = {{unbulleted list|[[Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line|Copenhagen–Fredericia Line]]|[[Tølløse Line]]|[[Slagelse–Værslev railway line|Slagelse–Værslev]] {{small|(closed 1971)}}|[[Slagelse–Næstved Line|Slagelse–Næstved]] {{small|(closed 1971)}}}} | platform = 3 | tracks = 5 | opened = 27 April 1856<ref name=DanskeJernbaner/> | rebuilt = 15 May 1892<ref name=DanskeJernbaner/> | closed = | architect = [[Niels Peder Christian Holsøe]] (1892)<ref name=Weilbach>{{cite web|url= https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=7620&wsektion=alle|title=N.P. Holsøe|publisher = Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon|author= Vigand Rasmussen|accessdate=June 29, 2021}}</ref> | other = | services = {{adjacent stations|system1=DSB |line1=ICCphAb|left1=Sorø|right1=Korsør |line2=ICCphEs|left2=Sorø|right2=Korsør |line11=R50|left11=Sorø| |system30=Lokaltog |line30=Tølløse Line|left30=Høng|right3=}} | website = {{Official website}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 12 }} '''Slagelse railway station''' ({{langx|da|Slagelse Station}} or ''Slagelse Banegård'') is the main railway station serving the town of [[Slagelse]] in southwestern [[Zealand]], [[Denmark]].<ref name=DSBSlagelseStation/> It is located in the centre of the town, on the northern edge of the historic town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Slagelse bus station.

Slagelse station is located on the [[main line (railway)|main line]] [[Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line|Copenhagen–Fredericia railway]] from [[Copenhagen]] to [[Funen]] and [[Jutland]]. It is also the southern [[Terminal train station|terminus]] of the [[Tølløse Line|Tølløse]] [[branch line]] from [[Slagelse]] to {{rws|Tølløse}} on the [[Northwest Line (Denmark)|Northwest Line]]. The station opened in 1856, and was moved to its current location in 1892.<ref name=DanskeJernbaner/> Its second and current station building designed by the architect [[Niels Peder Christian Holsøe]] was inaugurated in 1892. It was listed on the [[Listed buildings in Slagelse Municipality|Danish register of protected buildings and places]] in 1992.<ref name=Weilbach/>

The station offers direct [[InterCity]] services to [[Copenhagen]], [[Funen]] and [[Jutland]], [[regional rail]] services to [[Copenhagen]] and [[Odense]] operated by the national railway company [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]], as well as [[local train]] services to [[Tølløse]], operated by the regional railway company [[Lokaltog]].<ref name=DSBSlagelseStation/><ref name="Om Lokaltog"/>

== History== {{stack|[[File:Slagelse Station 1756.png|thumb|left|The first railway station seen on an 1856 target from Slagelse Shooting Society.]]}}

{{stack|[[File:Slagelses første jernbamestation.png|thumb|left|The first station building..]]}} The first railway station in Slagelse was constructed in 1856 as a stop on the railway between [[Roskilde]] and [[Korsør]]. The section from Copenhagen to Roskilde had already been inaugurated in 1847. The station was located some 500 metres outside Slagelse. The official inauguration of the rail line took place on 26 April 1856. King [[Frederick VII of Fenmark|Frederick VII]] and [[Countess Danner]] were among the passengers of the first train that stopped at the station. They briefly left the train in Slagelse. The train made another stop at Dr¨by Railway Bridge just west of the city to allow for the official guests to admire the structure. Trains left twice daily in each direction. The travel time from Copenhagen to Slagelse was two hours and 43 minutes.<ref name="Madsen">{{cite web |author=Madsen |first=Christian |title=Gamle Slagelse-billeder (Vol. I): Op sporet af Vestsjælland |url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/2025/947521.pdf |accessdate=15 September 2019 |publisher=Sjællands Tidende |language=da}}</ref>

{{stack|[[File:Slagelses anden jernbamestation, indvielse.png|thumb|left|From the inauguration of the new station, 1892..]]}} Slagelse station's second and current station building was built from 1891 to 1892 to designs by the Danish architect [[Niels Peder Christian Holsøe]] (1826–1895), known for the numerous [[railway station]]s he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the [[DSB (railway company)|Danish State Railways]].<ref name=Weilbach/> The station building was listed in 1992.<ref name=Kulturarv>{{cite web| url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/fbb/sagvis.pub?sag=8826612| title=Slagelse Station| publisher=[[Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen]]| language=Danish| accessdate=2023-02-15}}</ref> The new station building was constructed in conjunction with the decision to build the Slagelse-[[Næstved]], [[Dalmose]]-Skælskør and Slagelse-[[Værslev]] rail lines. The more central location of the new station building in Slagelse made it necessary to move 23,000 cubic metres of soil. The Slagelse-Næstved and Dalmose-Skælskør lines were inaugurated on 15 May 1892.<ref name="Madsen"/>

==Cultural references== Slagelse railway station is used as a location in the 1942 Danish comedy film ''[[Frk. Vildkat]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskefilm.dk/lokation.php?id=275|title=Slagelse Banegård|language=Danish|website=danskefilm.dk|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref>

==See also== {{portal|Trains|Architecture|Denmark}} * [[List of railway stations in Denmark]]

==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=<ref name=DSBSlagelseStation>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsb.dk/kundeservice/stationer/slagelse/|title=Slagelse Station|publisher=DSB|language=da|accessdate=15 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="Om Lokaltog">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/|title=Om Lokaltog|publisher=[[Lokaltog]] A/S|website=lokaltog.dk|access-date=20 July 2016 |language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120000349/http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/|archive-date=20 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=DanskeJernbaner>{{cite web|url=https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.station.php?FORLOEB_ID=48&content=Slagelse-Station-(Sg)|title=Slagelse Station|website=danskejernbaner.dk|language=da|accessdate=15 February 2023}}</ref>}}

===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 | year=1972 | publisher=J.Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=[[Copenhagen]] | isbn=87-11-01765-1 | language=da | ref=Jensen (1972) }} * {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Vestsjællandske jernbaner | year=1978 | publisher=J.Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=[[Copenhagen]] | isbn=87-11-03879-9 | language=da }} {{Refend}} * Nielsen, Carsten Ego: ''[https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/911372.pdf Jernbaner i den nye Slagelse kommune, del 1]'', ''Årbog for Historisk Samfund for Sorø Amt'' (2008)

==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Official website}} *{{in lang|da}} [http://www.banedanmark.dk Banedanmark] – [[government agency]] responsible for [[railway maintenance|maintenance]] and [[traffic control]] of most of the [[Rail transport in Denmark|Danish railway network]] *{{in lang|da}} [http://www.dsb.dk DSB] – the Danish national [[train operating company]] *{{in lang|da}} [http://www.lokaltog.dk Lokaltog] – Danish [[Regions of Denmark|regional]] [[railway company]] operating in the [[Capital Region of Denmark|Capital Region]] and [[Region Zealand]] *{{in lang|da}} [http://danskejernbaner.dk/ Danske Jernbaner] – website with information on [[railway history]] in Denmark

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