Passengers who wanted to continue down to the city and the port, on the other hand, had the choice between walking or being transported by ordinary horse-drawn carriage.
[5] Over time, however, the location of the first station was impractical for the harbor and ship traffic, and in 1891, the station was moved to its current location close to the harbour in order to provide easier access to the ferries to Helsingborg in Sweden.
[6] Formerly located on a sea bed, this station building rests on 1,600 poles embedded into the ground.
It imitates Christian IV's Dutch Renaissance-style buildings from the first half of the 17th century and is characterized by red brickwork combined with sandstone ornamentation Dutch gables and an abundance of turrets with copper-clad spires.
The room facing the sea, which now houses a restaurant, originally served as private chambers for the royal family.
[1] The station forecourt has a taxi stand and also offers access to the Sundbusserne pedestrian and bicycle passenger ferry route to Helsingborg.