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Svendborg railway station ( da, Svendborg Banegård og ''Svendborg Station'') is the principal
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
serving the town of
Svendborg Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,300 (1 January 2022), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...
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. The station was built in 1876 for the opening of
Svendborgbanen Svendborgbanen is the railway line between Odense and Svendborg, inaugurated on 12 July 1876. The line was established by Sydfyenske Jernbaner, and taken over by DSB on 1 April 1949. Since 13 December 2020, the line has been managed by Arriva, ...
July 12, 1876. The main building is designed by N. P. C. Holsøe. The building was opened July 10, 1878. The station building contains a
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kiosk and a DSB travel agency. The kiosk has since been converted to a
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store. DSB tickets are available for purchase in the 7-Eleven store. There also is a Fynbus customer service center that sells bus passes. The station contains an indoor waiting area, however the travel agency no longer is in operation. The Fynbus local city bus stop is located on the street side of the station, and the regional bus station is located on the opposite side of the tracks.


Decommissioned lines

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Svendborg–Nyborgbanen Svendborg–Nyborg Banen is a now-decommissioned railway between Svendborg and Nyborg Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost se ...
in commission from June 1, 1897 to May 30, 1964. *
Svendborg–Faaborgbanen Svendborg-Faaborgbanen is a now decommissioned railway between Svendborg Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,300 (1 January 2022), Svendborg is ...
in commission from November 25, 1916 to May 22, 1954. * Cargo traffic by ferry to
Ærøskøbing Ærøskøbing () is a town in central Denmark, located in Ærø Municipality on the island of Ærø. The suffix - købing means a trade town in the languages that derive from Old Norse. Ærøskøbing's houses and streets are delicately restore ...
from 1934 to 1994 {{Svendborg Municipality Buildings and structures in Svendborg Municipality Railway stations in the Region of Southern Denmark Railway stations opened in 1878 Transport infrastructure completed in 1916 Heinrich Wenck buildings Svendborg