Allerød station (until 1952: ''Lillerød station'') is an

S-train The S-Bahn ( , ), , is a hybrid urban rail, urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German language, German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit syst ...

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

serving the

satellite town A satellite city or satellite town is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs, subdivisions a ...

Lillerød Lillerød (sometimes named ''Allerød'') is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population 1 January 2025 was of 16,756.Allerød municipality Allerød Kommune is a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Commune (country subdivision), kommune'') on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 67 km2, and has a popul ...

north of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. 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 Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...

and

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...

system serving

Greater Copenhagen The urban area of Copenhagen (also known as Greater Copenhagen) ( or ), lying mostly in the Capital Region of Denmark but also in Region Zealand, consist of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities and the former Copenhagen County. In all, it ...

. 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

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 station A train station, railroad station, or railway station is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track, and a station building providing such ...

s on the original

North Line North Line may refer to: Transportation Asia *North Line, Chennai Suburban, India * North-Link Line, Taiwan *West North Line, Chennai Suburban, India Europe *Far North Line, Scotland *Gjøvik Line, Norway *Nordbanen, Denmark North America *Milwau ...

between

and

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsin ...

via

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)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 A rail transport company is a company active within the rail industry. It can be: * a manufacturing company, * a rail transport operations, railway undertaking providing services through operating rolling stock, * a railway infrastructure manager ...

, the

Danish State Railways DSB, an abbreviation of ''Danske Statsbaner'' (, ''Danish State Railways''), is the largest Danish train operating company. It's also the largest train operating company in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on ...

. Originally the station was named ''Lillerød'', but the name was changed in 1952 to prevent confusion with nearby

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025) The station has been served by the

network since 1968.

Architecture

Like the other station buildings on the

North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

and

Klampenborg Line The Klampenborg Line () is a railway line between Copenhagen and Klampenborg in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the shortest (13.3 km from København H) of the six radial lines of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid co ...

s, Allerød station's original and still existing

station building A station building, also known as a head house, is the main building of a passenger railway station. It is typically used principally to provide services to passengers. A station building is a component of a station, which can include tracks, ...

from 1864 was built to designs by the Danish architect Vilhelm Carl Heinrich Wolf (1833–1893). 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 A taxicab stand (also called taxi rank, cab stand, taxi stand, cab rank, or hack stand) is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers. Operation Stands are normally located at high-traffic l ...

, and the station also has a

bicycle parking station A bicycle parking station, or bicycle garage, is a building or structure designed for use as a bicycle parking facility. Such a facility can be as simple as a lockable bike cage or shed or as complex as a purpose-built multi-level building: th ...

as well as a car park.

Operations

Allerød station is served regularly by trains on the A-line of Copenhagen's

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:

References

Citations

Bibliography

* * * *

External links

*
Banedanmark
–

government agency A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, s ...

responsible for

maintenance The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installa ...

and

traffic control Traffic management is a key branch within logistics. It concerns the planning, control and purchasing of transport services needed to physically move vehicles (for example aircraft, road vehicles, rolling stock and watercraft) and freight. Traff ...

of most of the Danish railway network
DSB
– the Danish national

train operating company In the railway system of Great Britain, a train operating company (TOC) is a railway undertaking operating passenger trains under the collective National Rail brand. TOCs have existed since the privatisation of the network under the Railways ...

Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on

railway history The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means of track material and motive power used. Ancient systems The Post Track, a prehisto ...

in Denmark {{DEFAULTSORT:Allerod Station S-train (Copenhagen) stations Buildings and structures in Allerød Municipality Railway stations in Denmark opened in 1864