Knabstrup railway station
Knabstrup | |||||||||||
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Knabstrup station in 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Stationsvej 1 Knabstrup, 4440 Mørkøv[1] Holbæk Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°39′53.59″N 11°33′12.63″E / 55.6648861°N 11.5535083°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 18.3 metres (60 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| System | railway station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||
| Line | Northwest Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Adolf Ahrens[2] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Ks[4] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 1, 1876[2] | ||||||||||
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Knabstrup railway station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Knabstrup between the cities of Holbæk and Kalundborg on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1] The station is located in the centre of the town near its main artery Holbækgade. Knabstrup Manor, where the horse breed Knabstrupper was bred, is located two kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the station.
Knabstrup railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The station opened in 1876.[2] It offers regional rail services to Kalundborg, Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
History
Knabstrup station was not one of the original stations on the Northwest Line between Roskilde and Kalundborg which opened on 30 December 1874.[2] Instead, the owner of the nearby Knabstrup Manor financed the establishment of a stop with a shot industrial track to the estate's brickworks, which opened on 1 April 1876.[2] Subsequently, a station town developed around the station, where some of the factory workers of the brickworks lived.[5]
In 1892, the Danish State Railways took over the station, and in 1893 Knabstrup became a real station which served passengers, luggage and freight.[2]
Architecture
Knabstrup station's station building was built to designs by the Danish railway architect Adolf Ahrens (1826–1895). The station building was torn down in 1975.[2]
Services
The station offers frequent regional rail services to Kalundborg, Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
See also
- List of railway stations in Denmark
- Rail transport in Denmark
- History of rail transport in Denmark
- Transport in Denmark
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "Knabstrup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Knabstrup Trinbræt (Ks)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Knabstrup Teglværk og Keramikfabrik" [Knabstrup Brickworks and Ceramics Factory]. slks.dk (in Danish). Agency for Culture and Palaces. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
External links
- Official website
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) DSB – national Danish train operating company
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark