Slagelse railway station

Slagelse Station

Slagelse Banegård
Railway junction
Street facade of Slagelse station in 2019
General information
LocationSønder Stationsvej 28A
4200 Slagelse
Slagelse Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°24′26.32″N 11°20′56.19″E / 55.4073111°N 11.3489417°E / 55.4073111; 11.3489417
Elevation33.7 metres (111 ft)
Owned byDSB (station infrastructure)
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)
Line(s)
Platforms3
Tracks5
Train operatorsDSB
Lokaltog
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe (1892)
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 April 1856
Rebuilt15 May 1892
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Sorø Copenhagen-Aalborg Korsør
towards Aalborg
Sorø
towards Østerport
CopenhagenEsbjerg Korsør
towards Esbjerg
Sorø CopenhagenSlagelse Terminus
Preceding station Lokaltog Following station
Høng
towards Tølløse
Tølløse Line Terminus
Location
Slagelse railway station
Location within Denmark
Slagelse railway station
Slagelse railway station (Denmark Region Zealand)

Slagelse railway station (Danish: Slagelse Station or Slagelse Banegård) is the main railway station serving the town of Slagelse in southwestern Zealand, Denmark. 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 Copenhagen–Fredericia railway from Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland. It is also the southern terminus of the Tølløse branch line from Slagelse to Tølløse on the Northwest Line. The station opened in 1856, and was moved to its current location in 1892. Its second and current station building designed by the architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe was inaugurated in 1892.

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, as well as local train services to Tølløse, operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog.