Borris station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Borris east of the city of Skjern in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]
Borris | |||||||||||
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railway station | |||||||||||
![]() Borris Station in 2012 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Borgergade 1B Borris 6900 Skjern[1][2] Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°57′30″N 8°38′39″E / 55.95833°N 8.64417°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 14.9 metres (49 ft)[3] | ||||||||||
Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Skanderborg–Skjern line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Train operators | GoCollective[4] | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Architect | N.P.C. Holsøe[5] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 18 October 1881[3] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Borris station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern line. The station opened in 1881.[3] It offers direct regional train services to Aarhus, Skjern and Struer operated by the private public transport operating company GoCollective.[4]
Architecture
editThe station building was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe.[5]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b "Borris Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Borris Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Borris Station on Danske Jernbaner
- ^ a b "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Borris Station.
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) GoCollective – private public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark