page_title: Vigerslev Allé
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Vigerslev Allé / History
caption_attribution_description: English: F. L. Smidth &amp; Co. A/S, ingeniøer og maskinfabrikanter. Panorama fra 1908, 1969.09.04
context_page_description: Vigerslev Allé is a major artery in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Enghavevej in the northeast to Hvidovrevej in Hvidovre in the southwest. The first part of the street runs east-west, following the south side of the main railway line through Copenhagen on its way to Toftegårds Plads, the largest square in Valby. It later passes under the S-train network's Ring Line at Vigerslev Allé station before continuing southwest to the Ring 2 ring road just before entering Hvidovre Municipality at Harrestrup Å in Vigerslevparken.
context_section_description: The first railway line in Denmark between Copenhagen and Roskilde opened in 1947. Its first leg followed present-day Sønder Boulevard and was then dug through Valby Hill on its way to the old village of Vigerslev. J. C. Jacobsen established his Carlsberg Brewert on the north side of the railway when a natural spring was encountered during the excavation work for the rail line. The English railway company also constructed a bridge across the railway next to the brewery.
  In 1864, the first part of the railway was replaced by a railway line which followed a more northernly course by way of Frederiksberg. The farmers in Bigerslev then used the abandoned railway tracks to drive their cattle into Copenhagen. In 1897 the old railway was reopened and used for transporting materials from the quarries at Hedehusene to the reclamation of what is now Kalvebod Brygge. Vigerslev Allé was established on the south side of the railway when it was expanded into a four-track rail line following the completion of the work on Kalvebod Brygge.
  The now demolished Valby Gasworks was built on Vigerslev Allé between 1903 and 1907. It was designed by Andreas Fussing. Another demolished building on the street is Carl Aller's printing business from 1936-38.
caption: TVigerslev Allé with the F.L. Smidt site
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