Copenhagen Central Station, Art Nouveau station building in Vesterbro, Denmark.
København H is Denmark's largest railway complex in Vesterbro, with seven platforms and thirteen tracks. The facades display elaborate Art Nouveau details, while inside, shops, restaurants, and service counters spread across several levels.
Designed by Heinrich Wenck, the building opened in 1911 and replaced an earlier wooden structure built outside the city walls because of military restrictions. The new construction allowed direct connections into the city center and marked the shift to a modern urban transport network.
Locals call it København H, short for Hovedbanegård, the Danish word for central station. The entrance hall displays original Art Nouveau details in metalwork and tilework that passengers still walk past every day.
The complex opens early in the morning and remains in service until late evening, offering shops, restaurants, information desks, currency exchange, and luggage storage. Elevators and escalators connect the different levels and make all platforms easy to reach.
The tracks sit roughly 10 feet (3 meters) above sea level, a modest elevation in the flat Copenhagen landscape. This height helped prevent flooding during high tides and allowed the construction of underpasses for pedestrians and street traffic.
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