Holstebro station (Danish: Holstebro Banegård or Holstebro Station) is a railway station serving the town of Holstebro in Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]
Holstebro Station Holstebro Banegård | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Front facade of Holstebro station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Stationsvej 15 7500 Holstebro[1][2] Holstebro Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°21′55″N 8°37′14″E / 56.36528°N 8.62056°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23.3 metres (76 ft)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | GoCollective DSB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Vejle-Holstebro Line Esbjerg-Struer Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1866) Heinrich Wenck (1904) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Holstebro station is a railway junction where the Vejle-Holstebro Line and the Esbjerg-Struer Line meet. The station was opened in 1866 with the opening of the Struer-Holstebro section of the Esbjerg-Struer Line. The station building was designed by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck. It offers direct InterCityLyn services to Copenhagen operated by DSB as well as regional train services to Skjern, Fredericia, Aarhus and Struer operated by Arriva.
Architecture
editThe original station building from 1866 was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe.[4] It was replaced by the current station building designed by Heinrich Wenck in 1904. The station building was listed in 1992.[5]
See also
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References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b "Holstebro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Holstebro Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Holstebro Station (Ho)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Holstebro Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.
- Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
External links
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- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
- (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
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