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Danish State Railways (DSB) (tel: (70) 131 415/6 (national or international services); website: www.dsb.dk) operate punctual, clean and well-equipped trains. Intercity trains are fitted with sockets for radios and computers, and mobile phones are available for hire in first class. Fax facilities are also provided.

Hovedbanegården (Central Station) is located on Bernstorffsgade near the Tivoli (tel: (33) 148 800). Facilities include currency exchange (Den Dansk Bank and Forex), a post office, shops, fast-food outlets and a supermarket.

Rail services: Direct trains run from Copenhagen to various European destinations including Stockholm, Oslo and Hamburg; all require seat reservations. Intercity Lyn Express offers a direct connection between Copenhagen and other major Danish centres such as Odense (1 hour 15 minutes), Fredericia, Århus (3 hours 30 minutes), Esbjerg and Aalberg. There are also frequent regional train departures to cities in the surrounding area including three trains an hour to Helsingør (Elsinore).

Transport to the city centre: The Central Station is on the southwestern edge of the old city. From here, there are S-train connections to Vesterport, Nørreport and Østerport and other stations in the metropolitan area. Numerous bus routes pass the station and taxis are readily available.



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