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19-671: The county was seated in Glostrup (from 1 January 1993; between 1952 and 1992 the county administration was located on Blegdamsvej in Copenhagen Municipality , which was surrounded by, but not part of the county). This article about a location in the Capital Region of Denmark is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Glostrup Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden , forming one of

38-568: A central note in the new transport geography of the larger Copenhagen area. [REDACTED] Media related to Glostrup at Wikimedia Commons Glostrup railway station Glostrup station is a suburban rail and former main line railway station serving the railway town /suburb of Glostrup west of Copenhagen , Denmark . It is located close to the historical, administrative and commercial centre of Glostrup Municipality , but also serves Brøndbyvester in Brøndby Municipality ,

57-531: A larger station building in 1918. From 17 June 1953 to 26 May 1963 Glostrup was the western endpoint of the S-train network. After the S-train line was extended to Taastrup in 1963, trains on the long-distance tracks ceased calling at Glostrup, but the long-distance platform was kept for use during disturbances in the service. The station's second and current station building was built in 1918 to designs by Danish architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936), known for

76-560: Is around the Danish average. A series of large companies, e.g. Grontmij 's and Motorola 's Danish sections, along with NKT Holding and Pandora are situated in the area. Along with the surrounding municipalities, it forms the center of Copenhagen's productive industry. Glostrup Municipality has a total of 21,200 jobs in the private and public sectors combined. Glostrup is also home to a series of public offices and institutions, e.g. Københavns Vestegn Police Departement and Glostrup Court, covering

95-486: Is served regularly by trains on the B-line of Copenhagen's S-train network which run between Høje Taastrup and Farum via central Copenhagen. From 2000 to early 2005, direct regional trains between Roskilde and Copenhagen Airport stopped at the long-distance platform at Glostrup, but this service was ceased in order to free up capacity on the congested long-distance tracks. Construction has started on construction of

114-415: Is served regularly by trains on the B-line which have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 20 minutes. In front of the station is a major bus terminal from which local and express buses go in many directions. The station opened in 1847 with the opening of the railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde , and has been served by the S-train network since 1953. Its second and current station building

133-530: The Ring 3 Light Rail , a planned electric light rail system crossing the lines of the S-train in Greater Copenhagen from Lundtofte to Ishøj . It is planned to start operation in year 2025. There will be a stop for the light rail at Glostrup station, and there are plans to build a new platform for regional trains along the mainline . Both Glostrup station and the former goods terminal are used as locations in

152-460: The railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde , the first Danish railway line . While the railroad originally had just a halt in Glostrup, a station was built in 1918 to serve the local economy. It was designed by the architect Heinrich Wenck . In 1953, Copenhagen's S-train network was expanded to Glostrup. During the expansion of the motorways around Copenhagen in the port-war period Glostrup became

171-459: The western suburbs of Copenhagen . It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality , with an estimated population of 23,540 as of 2024 . During the 20th century Glostrup developed from a small railroad town into a modern middle class suburb. The population reached a peak during the 1970s flight from central Copenhagen, but has since stabilized. While most of Copenhagens western suburbs are dominated by public housing projects, Glostrups mix

190-457: The boundary of which comes within a few hundred metres from the station. The station is connected to the nearby Glostrup Shopping Center via an underground walkway, the same walkway which is used to access the platforms. Glostrup station is located on the Høje Taastrup radial of Copenhagen's S-train network , a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen . It

209-493: The growing housing demand in general. The growing population combined with the already miserable living conditions in the central city led to a series of national plans to expand the number of housing units. While the supporters of the Glostrup Housing Association, predominantly Social Democrats, stressed the need to maintain local control of the expansion plans, opponents criticised the building of public housing in

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228-554: The municipality. The largest project of the association was the building of 1,200 housing units in relation to the building of Glostrup Hospital. They were built between 1956 and 1965, ultimately defining Glostrup as a suburb rather than a village. Other large plans included the erection of Avedøre Stationsby (Transferred to Hvidovre Municipality in 1974) and the Hvissinge Plan. Transport in Glostrup has historically been dominated by Glostrup railway station which opened on in 1847 on

247-512: The new railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde , the first railway line in the Kingdom of Denmark . The centre of Glostrup was originally located by the church, but after the station opened the growth of the town took place further south close to the station around the street Stationsvej (the current Jernbanevej ). Despite the explosive increase in traffic, the station's first modest station building existed for 70 years before being replaced by

266-498: The numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921 . Inside the station's underpass there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven . The station also has a bicycle parking station as well as a car park with approximately 40 parking spaces near the entrance to the railway station. Glostrup station

285-505: The site at this point. Most of the privately owned land came under Roskilde Cathedral over the next couple of centuries but was confiscated by the Crown after the Reformation in 1536. Sources from 1682 indicate that the soil in the area was quite fertile as the village consisted of eight farms and 13 houses. Most of the smallholders worked for the farmers. In 1773, when the new Roskilde Road

304-401: The western and northern suburbs of Copenhagen. Glostrup Hospital was inaugurated in 1958 and employs 3,200 people. The village of Glostrup was established some time between 1000 and 1197 and is named after its founder Glob. The village is first mentioned between 1186 and 1197 as Glostorp, but Glostrup church is from around 1150, indicating that a well-established community was already found at

323-469: Was built in 1918 to designs by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936). Glostup station is one of the few remaining stations in Copenhagen that is an active rail freight destination. Sidings to industries west, south, and east of the station emerge from a small freight yard south of the long-distance tracks. Glostrup station opened on 26 June 1847 as one of the original intermediate stations on

342-407: Was constructed between Copenhagen and Roskilde was constructed, it became the main road of the area. In 1847, Glostrup station opened as one of the original intermediate stations on the new railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde , Denmark's first. Glostrup changed character and the population grew significantly during the last decades of the century. A poorhouse was established in 1862 and it

361-409: Was followed by a pharmacy in 1864, a new school in 1876 and telephone connection in 1886. An increasing number of industrial enterprises also established in the area. Lever Brothers opened a soap factory in 1924. In 1958, Glostrup Hospital opened in the northern part of the town. Glostrup Housing Association was founded in 1943 as a part of the expansion of the Danish capital and as an answer to

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