E (S-train) - History

History

Service E is the continuation of the "fast" steam trains that ran between Copenhagen and Hillerød since the late 19th century. They acquired a service letter when they were replaced by S-trains in 1986. Later the main characteristic of service E came to be serving the outer end of the Køge radial.

Name Southern end Years Northern end
E terminated at København H 1968–1972 Nordbanen:
to Hillerød; non-stop Østerport-Holte
Vestbanen:
to Taastrup Mo-Sa; non-stop until Valby		 1972–1973
as above, but only Mo-Fr daytime 1973–1979
Køgebugtbanen:
to Solrød Strand Mo-Fr daytime; non-stop until Hundige		 1979–1983
to Køge, non-stop København H-Sjælør-Hundige 1983–1989
as above, plus stop at Ishøj 1989–1991 to Hellerup; Mo-Sa daytime extended to Hillerød, non-stop until Holte
1991–2002 as above, plus stop at Lyngby
as above, plus stop at Friheden 2002–2005
2006 as above except to Lyngby when not going to Hillerød
as above, plus stop at Ny Ellebjerg 2007
to Køge, non-stop Ny Ellebjerg - Ishøj Sep 2007-2011 as above; all trains continue to Hillerød
as above, plus stop at Friheden 2011-

An Ex service first ran from 1968, but was fused with service Cx in 1972. A new Ex line started in 1983 servicing the Køge radial.

Name Southern end Years Northern end
Ex terminated at København H 1968–1972 Nordbanen:
to Hillerød, non-stop Østerport - Birkerød
superseded by Cx
Ex Køgebugtbanen:
to Køge, non-stop København H - Sjælør - Hundige		 1983–1986 terminated at København H
as above, plus stop in Ishøj 1986–1989
as above, plus all stops until Sjælør 1989–1995 terminated at Hellerup
to Solrød Strand, non-stop København H - Sydhavn - Friheden - Ishøj 1995–1998 non-stop Østerport - Hellerup
as above except no stop at Sydhavn 1998–2004 all stops to Hellerup
from Køge station, non-stop Ishøj - Sjælør - København H 2005–2006 terminates at Østerport
as above, plus stop at Ny Ellebjerg 2007
Discontinued from September 2007

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