ðə hˈoʊdʒ tˈɑːstɹʌp stˈeɪʃən wʌz bˈɪlt ˌɔn ˈoʊpən lˈænd ðæt wʌz plˈænd tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ mˈaɪnɚ ɹˈiːdʒənəl sˈɛntɚ, ænd wʌz ɛnvˈɪzɪdʒd æz ɐ ɹᵻlˈiːf stˈeɪʃən fɚðə sˈɛntɹəl kˈoʊbənhˌævən ˈeɪtʃ. ðˈʌs ˈɔːl lˈɔŋdˈɪstəns tɹˈeɪnz ɡˌoʊɪŋ wˈɛst fɹʌm kˌoʊpənhˈeɪɡən stˈɑːp ðˈɛɹ.
The Høje Taastrup station was built on open land that was planned to become a minor regional center, and was envisaged as a relief station for the central København H. Thus all long-distance trains going west from Copenhagen stop there.