Allerød railway station
Allerød station is an S-train railway station serving the satellite town of Lillerød in Allerød municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The station is located in the centre of the modern town, from the historic village of Lillerød and close to the Tokkekøb Hegn and Ravnsholt Skov forests.
Allerød station is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen. It is served regularly by trains on the A-line which have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 30 minutes.
The station opened in 1864, and has been served by the S-train network since 1968. The original and still existing station building from 1864 was designed by the Danish architect Vilhelm Carl Heinrich Wolf.
History
Allerød station was inaugurated on 8 June 1864 as one of the original intermediate stations on the original North Line between Copenhagen and Helsingør via Hillerød which was opened by the privately owned Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab. On 1 January 1880, the railway station was taken over by the Danish state along with the Zealand Railway Company. And on 1 October 1885, it became part of the new national railway company, the Danish State Railways.Originally the station was named Lillerød, but the name was changed in 1952 to prevent confusion with nearby Hillerød.
The station has been served by the S-train network since 1968.
Architecture
Like the other station buildings on the North and Klampenborg Lines, Allerød station's original and still existing station building from 1864 was built to designs by the Danish architect Vilhelm Carl Heinrich Wolf.The station was renovated and modernized in 2016.
Facilities
Adjacent to the station is the Allerød bus station. The station forecourt has a taxi stand, and the station also has a bicycle parking station as well as a car park.Operations
Allerød station is served regularly by trains on the A-line of Copenhagen's S-train network which run between and / via central Copenhagen. Trains have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 30 minutes and to of around 5 minutes.Number of travellers
According to the Østtællingen in 2008:| År | Antal | År | Antal | År | Antal | År | Antal |
| 1957 | - | 1974 | 3.033 | 1991 | 4.452 | 2001 | 4.276 |
| 1960 | - | 1975 | 3.291 | 1992 | 4.873 | 2002 | 3.978 |
| 1962 | - | 1977 | 3.303 | 1993 | 4.859 | 2003 | 4.093 |
| 1964 | - | 1979 | 4.236 | 1995 | 5.167 | 2004 | 4.033 |
| 1966 | - | 1981 | 4.382 | 1996 | 4.612 | 2005 | 3.843 |
| 1968 | 2.164 | 1984 | 4.770 | 1997 | 4.623 | 2006 | 3.906 |
| 1970 | 2.464 | 1987 | 3.973 | 1998 | 4.586 | 2007 | 4.144 |
| 1972 | 2.663 | 1990 | 4.505 | 2000 | 4.567 | 2008 | 4.041 |