Valby railway station

Valby
Valby station in 2008
General information
LocationMellemtoftevej 1A
2500 Valby
Copenhagen Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°39′50″N 12°30′52″E / 55.66389°N 12.51444°E / 55.66389; 12.51444
Elevation13.4 metres (44 ft)
Owned byDSB (station infrastructure)
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)
Line
Platforms1 side platform, 2 island platforms
Tracks5 (3 S-train, 2 mainline)
Train operatorsDSB
Bus routes 4A, 18, 133, 888
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ArchitectHeinrich Wenck (1911)
Other information
Station codeVal
Fare zone2
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1911 (Mainline)
1 November 1934 (S-train)
Electrified1934 (S-train), 1988 (Mainline)
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
København H Copenhagen-Aalborg Høje Taastrup
København H
towards Helsingør
ElsinoreCopenhagenRoskildeNæstved Høje Taastrup
towards Næstved
ElsinoreCopenhagenRoskildeHolbæk Høje Taastrup
towards Holbæk
Preceding station S-train Following station
Carlsberg
towards Farum
B Danshøj
Carlsberg
towards Buddinge
Bx
Peak hours
Carlsberg
towards Klampenborg
C Flintholm
C
Sat–Sun
Langgade
Carlsberg
towards Østerport
H
Mon–Fri
Langgade
towards Ballerup
Location

Valby station is a main line and S-train railway station serving the district of Valby in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is located in the central part of the district where one of its main arteries Toftegårds Allé crosses the railway line. It is located in a highly populated area, close to the location of the historic village of Valby.

Valby station is one of the most used stations in Copenhagen, and hence regional trains and some intercity trains also stop here. It's an important railway junction, where the Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials of the S-train network diverge, and is served by trains on or from either radial. Several express buses to Jutland also terminate and depart from this station.