{{Short description|Railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark}} {{Infobox station | name = Vesterport | symbol = S | symbol_location = Copenhagen | style = Copenhagen S-train | image = Vesterport_Station_(15911841895).jpg | image_caption = Vesterport station in 2014 | address = Ved Vesterport<br/>1612 [[Copenhagen]] V<ref name=DSBVesterport/> | borough = [[Copenhagen Municipality]] | country = [[Denmark]] | coordinates = {{Coord|55|40|35|N|12|33|45|E|type:railwaystation_region:DK|display=inline,title}} | elevation = {{convert|2.4|m}}<ref name=DanskeJernbaner/> | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 12 | map_dot_label = Vesterport station
| 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/> | line = [[Boulevard Line]]<br> {{ric|Copenhagen S-train|A}} {{ric|Copenhagen S-train|B}} {{ric|Copenhagen S-train|Bx}} {{ric|Copenhagen S-train|C}} {{ric|Copenhagen S-train|E}} {{ric|Copenhagen S-train|H}} | other = | architect = K.T. Seest | structure = Below grade | platform = 1 [[island platform]] | depth = | levels = | tracks = 2 in service and 4 non-stop | train_operators = [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]]<ref name=DSBS-tog/> | parking = | bicycle = | baggage_check = | opened = {{start date and age|15 May 1934|df=y}}{{sfn|Poulsen|Larsen|2009|p=6}} | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = | code = Vpt | zone = | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Copenhagen S-train |line1=A|left1=Nørreport|right1=København H |line2=A|type2=Sat–Sun|left2=Nørreport|right2=København H |line3=B|left3=Nørreport|right3=København H |line4=Bx|left4=Nørreport|right4=København H |line5=C|left5=Nørreport|right5=København H |line6=E|left6=Nørreport|right6=København H |line8=H|left8=Nørreport|right8=København H}} | web = }} '''Vesterport station''' ({{IPA|da|ˈvestɐˌpʰoɐ̯ˀt stæˈɕoˀn}}) is a [[S-train]] railway station in the centre of [[Copenhagen]], Denmark.<ref name=DSBVesterport/> The station is located in the [[districts of Copenhagen|district]] of [[Indre By]], and is named after the historic ''[[Vesterport (Copenhagen)|Vesterport]]'' [[city gate]], although it is located quite a distance from the original location of the city gate. It opened in 1934.{{sfn|Poulsen|Larsen|2009|p=6}} The station is situated below ground level on the [[Boulevard Line]], just before the tunnel connecting [[Copenhagen Central Station]] and [[Østerport Station]].
== Layout == The station is situated below ground level on the Boulevard Line, just before the tunnel connecting [[Copenhagen Central Station]] and [[Østerport Station]]. The station is located below street level, but is not under ground. [[Main line (railway)|Main line]] trains don't stop here, only [[S-train]]s.
==History== Vesterport Station opened on 15 May 1934 as [[S-train]] service on the Boulevard Line commenced.{{sfn|Poulsen|Larsen|2009|p=6}} The station was designed by DSB chief architect K. T. Seest. As something new, it featured a kiosk building as well as a single escalator. The escalator was moving up and down alternately, with the result that passengers had to wait for it to move in the right direction.<ref name="DAC">{{cite web|url=https://dac.dk/viden/arkitektur/vesterport-station-her-stopper-fremtiden/|title=Vesterport Station|language=Danish|publisher=Dansk Arkitekturcenter|accessdate=15 September 2019}}</ref>
In the early 1970s an extra staircase was constructed at the northern end of the platform. The station was refurbished in 2002 and again in 2010.<ref name="danskejernbaner">{{cite web|url=https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.station.php?FORLOEB_ID=1139|title=Vesterport Station (Vpt), en artikel om Vesterport Station|language=Danish|website=kejernbaner.dk|accessdate=15 September 2019}}</ref>
The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 2004, but the Minister of Culture objected because the listing could stand in the way of future plans to cover the tracks with new buildings, with the result that the heritage listing was revoked. In 2012, the Danish Cultural Heritage Agency chose to list the building again.<ref name="DAC" />
== Operations == All S-train services except the [[F (S-train)|F-line]] stop at the station.
== Number of travellers == According to the ''Østtællingen'' in 2008:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-11-13 |title=Østtælling 2008 DSB og DSB S-tog |url=http://docplayer.dk/2935901-Oesttaelling-2008-dsb-og-dsb-s-tog.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518005510/http://docplayer.dk/2935901-Oesttaelling-2008-dsb-og-dsb-s-tog.html |archive-date=2023-05-18 |page=17}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !År !Antal !År !Antal !År !Antal !År !Antal |- !1957 |8.810 !1974 |10.866 !1991 |16.919 !2001 |13.906 |- !1960 |9.201 !1975 |11.458 !1992 |16.229 !2002 |13.906 |- !1962 |9.134 !1977 |11.570 !1993 |15.887 !2003 |11.711 |- !1964 |9.755 !1979 |16.275 !1995 |15.842 !2004 |11.444 |- !1966 |9.530 !1981 |15.995 !1996 |15.595 !2005 |10.562 |- !1968 |10.626 !1984 |17.516 !1997 |14.485 !2006 |13.050 |- !1970 |11.017 !1987 |15.854 !1998 |15.018 !2007 |10.769 |- !1972 |11.616 !1990 |16.138 !2000 |15.161 !2008 |11.678 |}
==In popular culture== Vesterport station is used as a location in the films ''[[Min kone fra Paris]]'' (1961) and ''[[Jensen længe leve]]'' (1965). It was also used as a location in the film version of 1967 ''[[Cirkusrevyen]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskefilm.dk/lokation.php?id=325|title=Vesterport Station|language=Danish|website=danskefilm.dk|accessdate=23 March 2024}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed> File:Vesterport Station Main Entrance.jpg|Vesterport [[S-train]] station has three entrances, this is the main one. The (mobile) little cart is a very typical Danish hot dog stand. ''Pølsevogn'' in Danish File:Vesterport STrain Station Platform and S-Trains.jpg|Vesterport station is located below street level, but is not under ground. Other trains don't stop here, solely S-trains File:Danish Rail 001 Copenhagen 1.jpg|A [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]] train passing Vesterport Station on the [[Main line (railway)|main line]] tracks in 1960 </gallery>
==See also== {{portal|Trains|Architecture|Denmark}} * [[List of Copenhagen Metro stations]] * [[List of Copenhagen S-train stations]] * [[List of railway stations in Denmark]] * [[Rail transport in Denmark]] * [[History of rail transport in Denmark]] * [[Transportation in Copenhagen]] * [[Transportation in Denmark]] * [[Danske Statsbaner|Danish State Railways]] * [[Banedanmark]]
==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist|1=20em|refs= <ref name=DSBVesterport>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsb.dk/kundeservice/stationer/vesterport/|title=Vesterport Station|publisher=DSB|access-date=3 May 2021|language=da}}</ref> <ref name=DanskeJernbaner>{{cite web |title=Vesterport Station (Vpt) |url=https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.station.php?FORLOEB_ID=1139&content=Vesterport-Station-(Vpt) |access-date=13 December 2024 |website=danskejernbaner.dk |language=da }}</ref> <ref name=DSBS-tog>{{cite web |title=S-tog |url=https://www.dsb.dk/s-tog/ |publisher=[[DSB (railway company)|DSB]] |access-date=31 January 2024 |language=da }}</ref> }}
===Bibliography=== {{refbegin|colwidth=30em}} * {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 | trans-title=Danish railways 1847–1972 | year=1972 | publisher=J. Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=[[Copenhagen]] | isbn=87-11-01765-1 | language=da }} * {{ cite book | last=Jensen | first=Niels | title=Nordsjællandske Jernbaner | trans-title=Railways of North Zealand | year=1975 | publisher=J. Fr. Clausens Forlag | location=[[Copenhagen]] | isbn=87-11-03671-0 | language=da }} * {{cite book|last=Poulsen|first=John|title=Byens Baner: Jernbanen i København gennem 150 år|location=[[Roskilde]]|publisher=Bane Bøger|year=1997|isbn=87-88632-67-9|language=da}} * {{ cite book | last1=Poulsen | first1=John | first2=Jens Ole | last2=Christensen | first3=Peer | last3=Thomassen | first4=Nils Kristian | last4=Zeeberg | title=Københavns S-bane 1934–1984 | trans-title=The Copenhagen S-train 1934–1984 | location=[[Roskilde]] | publisher=Bane Bøger | year=1984 | isbn=87-88632-01-6 | language=da }} * {{ cite book | last1=Poulsen | first1=John | last2=Larsen | first2=Morten Flindt | title=S-banen 1934-2009 | trans-title=The S-train 1934–2009 | location=[[Roskilde]] | publisher=Bane Bøger | year=2009 | isbn=978-87-91434-20-4 | language=da }} {{Refend}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{in lang|da}} [https://www.dsb.dk/kundeservice/stationer/vesterport/ Vesterport Station] at [http://www.dsb.dk dsb.dk] * {{in lang|da}} [http://www.banedanmark.dk Banedanmark] – government agency responsible for [[railway maintenance|maintenance]] and [[traffic control]] on most of the [[Rail transport in Denmark|Danish railway network]] * {{in lang|da}} [http://www.dsb.dk DSB] – largest Danish train operating company * {{in lang|da}} [http://danskejernbaner.dk/ Danske Jernbaner] – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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