Køge station is the principal railway station serving the town of

Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a Danish seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland (Zealand), Denmark. In 2025, the ...

39 km southwest 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 ...

on the island of

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. It is located in central Køge, situated between the historic town centre and the Port of Køge, and immediately adjacent to the Køge bus station. The station is located on the

Little South Line The Little South Line () is a railway line on the Denmark, Danish island of Zealand, formerly connecting the towns of Roskilde and Næstved by way of Køge. History The railway was built as part of the Zealand South Line () which was inaugurated ...

between

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

and

Næstved Næstved () is a town in Næstved Municipality, the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five Primary education, elemen ...

via Køge, and is the

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of an

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line ( Køgebugtbanen) that connects it to Copenhagen, and Østbanen that connects it with the

Stevns Peninsula Stevns Peninsula is a peninsula on Zealand in Denmark. It is separated from Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size ...

. The

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Copenhagen–Køge–Ringsted doesn't pass by the station but is served by

Køge North railway station Køge North station () is an Intercity, regional and S-train railway station that is located in the northern part of the city of Køge, Denmark. It opened on 1 June 2019 and is located about 35 km southwest of Copenhagen. The station and the ...

in the northern outskirts of the town. The station opened in 1870 with the opening of the original

Zealand South Line The South Line () is a government-owned railway line in Denmark. Technically, the line connects Ringsted with Nykøbing Falster, from which it branches to Gedser and Rødbyhavn. In practice, Ringsted is not the terminal station, so the line is o ...

, and was completely rebuilt in 1978–1983 and 2015–2018. The station offers

regional train Regional rail is a public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connecting smaller cities a ...

services to

and

services to Copenhagen, both operated by DSB, as well as

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services to

and Stevns, operated by

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History

Køge station opened on 4 October 1870 as the

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() opened the original

, which connected Copenhagen with

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via

, Køge and

. In 1880 the railway line was taken over by the Danish state, and in 1885 became part of the national

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DSB. On 1 July 1879 Køge station became a

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as the East Zealand Railway Company () opened the

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() railway line, which connected Køge with the

. On 4 August 1917, the Køge–Ringsted railway line which connected Køge with

Ringsted Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately from Copenhagen. History Ringsted was the site of ''Sjællands Landsting'' (lit. ''Z ...

in central

opened. This railway initially also used Køge railway station, but it gradually became too expensive for the small private railway company, so in 1934 it built its own small station building with head office and waiting room. It was located in the middle of the area that until 2015 was the bus terminal of Køge station. The railway line was closed on 31 March 1963. Køge railway station was completely rebuilt in 1978–1983 and 2015–2018.

Architecture

A fountain, created by the Swedish-born artist Pontus Kjerrman in 1993, located on the small square in front of the station, represents the "catwoman" and the "horseman".

Services

Køge station offers S-train services along Køge Bay to Copenhagen operated by DSB, and

services to and Stevns, operated by

. In April 2023, DSB started operating regional trains on the Næstved–Køge–Copenhagen route via the high speed Copenhagen–Køge–Ringsted Line.Berlingske.dk. ''Ny direkte togforbindelse indvies mellem Næstved og København.''
Retrieved 11 April 2023

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Banedanmark
–

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responsible for

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and

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of most of the Danish railway network
DSB
– largest Danish

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 ...

Lokaltog
– Danish

operating in

Region Zealand Region Zealand () is an Regions of Denmark, administrative region of Denmark. It is one of the five classified Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS-2 statistical NUTS statistical regions of Denmark, regions of Denmark. It was es ...

Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on

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