Guldager railway station

Guldager station is a railway station serving the railway town of Guldager Stationsby in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

Guldager
Railway station
Guldager station in 2010
General information
LocationGuldager Stationsvej 101
6710 Esbjerg V[1][2]
Esbjerg Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°32′9.8″N 8°26′25.31″E / 55.536056°N 8.4403639°E / 55.536056; 8.4403639
Elevation20.6 metres (68 ft)[3]
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byGoCollective[4]
Line(s)Esbjerg-Struer railway line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[5]
History
Opened3 October 1874[3]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Gjesing
towards Esbjerg
EsbjergSkjern Varde Kaserne
towards Skjern
EsbjergNørre Nebel Varde Kaserne
towards Nørre Nebel
Location
Guldager is located in Denmark
Guldager
Guldager
Location within Denmark
Map

Guldager station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1874.[3] It offers regional rail services to Esbjerg, Varde, Skjern, and Aarhus, as well as local train services to Oksbøl and Nørre Nebel, all operated by the private public transport company GoCollective.[4]

History

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The station opened on 3 October 1874 as the section from Esbjerg to Varde of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[3]

Architecture

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The station building in 2023.

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the still existing station building from 1874 was built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[5]

Services

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The station offers direct regional rail services to Esbjerg, Varde, Skjern, Herning and Aarhus, as well as local train services to Oksbøl and Nørre Nebel, all operated by the private public transport company GoCollective.[4]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Guldager Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Guldager Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Guldager Station (Gu)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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