Hovedbanegård

On the west side of the Tivoli gardens lies the monumental Hovedbanegård. The Central Station of Copenhagen built in 1911, is a place where thousands of bicycles are parked every day. The man who designed the building was architect Heinrich Wenck designed around 150 railway stations from 1894 to 1921, as the chief architect of Danish State Railways.

The station was designed in the national romantic style of the late 19th century and is the third consecutive building on the spot. Today the main passenger hall is also a major market place where commuters can find everything from fresh fruit sellers to super market, postal office, banks, currency exchanges, hamburgers, coffee shops, restaurants and pubs etc. It is also a place where commuters can lock up their luggage for a small daily price. For years the central clock of the station has been a favorite rendezvous spot for Copenhageners and visitors alike.

The Central Station connects Copenhagen with Intercity and Express trains to the rest cities of Denmark, as well as other international destinations such as Stockholm, Hamburg and Berlin several times a day. Intercity trains run every half-hour during daytime. All S-train services stop at the station but the connection with the metro lines is due to mid 2019.

Heinrich Wenck’s main inspiration for the building of the central station was another monumental building that lies on the northwestern tip of the Tivoli gardens, one that marks the zero point of the capital, the spot based on which all the distances to the city’s center are measured, the Rådhuset.