H (S-train)
H is an S-train service in Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark that serves mainly the outer part of Frederikssundbanen, running partially non-stop between Ballerup and Flintholm. It is one of the six base lines of the S-train network, running every 20 minutes all days from about 5:00 until 1:00. It is the only base line in the network whose frequency is not doubled in the daytime; instead approximate 10-minute service on the outer part of the radial is provided by extending some trains on service C from Ballerup to Frederikssund.[1][2] On Friday and Saturday nights there is also a 30 minutes service throughout the night.
| H | |
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 H train at Nørreport station | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Banedanmark |
| Locale | Metropolitan Copenhagen |
| Termini | Østerport Frederikssund |
| Stations | 30 |
| Service | |
| Type | Suburban rail, urban rail |
| System | S-train |
| Operator(s) | DSB |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 May 1934 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 1650 V DC overhead lines |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h |
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Stations
- Frederikssund Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989[1]
- Ølstykke Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
- Gl. Toftegård opened September 15.th, 2002
- Stenløse Originally opened on February 18.th 1882, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
- Veksø Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
- (skipping Kildedal)
- Måløv Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train on May 28.th, 1989
- Ballerup Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train May 15.th, 1949
- Malmparken Opened May 27.th 1989
- (skipping Skovlunde)
- Herlev Originally opened on June 17.th 1879, changed to S-train May 15.th, 1949
- Husum
- (skipping Islev, Jyllingevej)
- Vanløse Originally opened on June 17 th. 1879, rebuilt and opened September 23.rd, 1941
- Flintholm opened January 24, 2004
- (skipping Peter Bangsvej, Langgade)
- Valby Opened November 1, 1934
- Carlsberg Opened July 3, 2016
- Dybbølsbro Opened November 1, 1934
- København H opened May 15, 1934
- Vesterport opened May 15, 1934
- Nørreport opened May 15, 1934
- Østerport opened May 15, 1934
Following stations are not part of this line since 2017, before that serviced only during rush hour. They are serviced by line B.
- Nordhavn
- Svanemøllen
- Ryparken
- (skipping Emdrup, Dyssegård)
- Vangede
- (skipping Kildebakke)
- Buddinge
- Stengården
- Bagsværd
- (skipping Skovbrynet)
- Hareskov
- Værløse
- Farum
History
H as a service letter was first used in 1972 for a service that was designed to be extended to Hareskovbanen, which is probably the reason why this letter was chosen. The service letter disappeared in the 1979 timetable, but was reinvented in 1989.
| Name | Southern end | Years | Northern end |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | Frederikssundbanen: all stops to Ballerup |
1972–1977 | terminated at Østerport |
| 1977–1979 | Hareskovbanen: all stops to Farum | ||
| service letter unused 1979–1989 | |||
| H | Frederikssundbanen: to Frederikssund, non-stop København H-Valby-Vanløse-Herlev-Ballerup |
1989–2002 | Hareskovbanen: all stops to Farum |
| as above, plus stop at Husum | 2002–2004 | ||
| as above, plus stop at Flintholm | 2004–2007 | ||
| to Frederikssund, non-stop Vanløse-Herlev-Ballerup and Måløv-Veksø | 2007-2009 | terminated at Østerport | |
| Dec 2009–2011 | Hareskovbanen: to Farum rush hour Mon-Fri; non-stop Ryparken - Vangede - Buddinge and in Skovbrynet; otherwise terminated at Østerport | ||
| to Frederikssund, non-stop Valby-Flintholm; Vanløse-Husum; Herlev-Malmparken and Måløv-Veksø[3] | 2011-2017 | ||
| to Frederikssund | 2017- | terminates at Østerport | |
A limited-stop daytime line called H+ ran from 1993 to 2007, initially superseding rush-hour services Cx and Bx on the Ballerup and Farum radials:
| Name | Southern end | Years | Northern end |
|---|---|---|---|
| H+ | Frederikssundbanen: to Ballerup, non-stop København H - Valby - Vanløse |
1993–1995 | Hareskovbanen: to Farum, non-stop Østerport - Ryparken; Emdrup - Buddinge - Bagsværd -Værløse |
| to Ballerup, non-stop København H - Valby | 1995–2000 | ||
| to Veksø, non-stop København H - Valby | 2000–2001 | ||
| 2001–2002 | as above, plus stop at Vangede | ||
| all stops to Frederikssund | 2002–2007 | as above, plus all stops until Emdrup | |
| Replaced by extended C and A service from September 2007 | |||
References
- "H-line(pdf)" (PDF). DSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- "All-lines(pdf)" (PDF). DSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- "2011 press report S-tog(danish)". DSB. Retrieved 21 February 2012.