Friheden station in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Hvidovrevej 333-335 2650 Hvidovre[1] Hvidovre Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°37′45″N 12°28′58″E / 55.62917°N 12.48278°E / 55.62917; 12.48278 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6.4 metres (21 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1972[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Friheden station is a suburban rail railway station serving Friheden, the southern part of the suburb of Hvidovre west of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] The station is located on the Køge radial of Copenhagen's S-train network.[1]
History
The station opened on 1 October 1972 as the first section of the Køge Bay Line from Copenhagen to Vallensbæk was completed.[2]
Cultural references
The long-running Danish rock band Malurt included a song titled Friheden Station on their 1980 debut album Kold Krig.[5]
Friheden station is used as a location in the 2004 Danish Dogme 95 feature film In Your Hands.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Friheden Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Friheden S-togstrinbræt (Frh)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Friheden Station at AllMusic
- ^ In Your Hands at IMDb
External links
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) DSB – the Danish national train operating company
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
