Horsens railway station (Danish: Horsens Station or Horsens Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Horsens in East Jutland, Denmark.[1]
Horsens Station Horsens Banegård | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Banegårdsgade 3 8700 Horsens[1] Horsens Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′46″N 09°50′08″E / 55.86278°N 9.83556°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DSB[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fredericia–Aarhus railway line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Knud Tanggaard Seest (1929)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 October 1868[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1929[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is located on the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus and Fredericia. The train services are operated by the railway company DSB.[1]
The station opened in 1868 and was moved to its current position in 1929.[2] Its second and current station building designed by the architect Knud Tanggaard Seest was inaugurated in 1929.[3]
History
editHorsens station was opened in 1868 with the opening of the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus. In 1929, the station was moved to its current position.[2]
Architecture
editThe second and present station building from 1929 was designed by the Danish architect Knud Tanggaard Seest who was the head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1922 to 1949.[3]
Operations
editThe train services are operated by the railway company DSB. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus and Fredericia.[1]
See also
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References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d e "Horsens Station". dsb.dk (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Horsens Station (Hs) on Danske Jernbaner
- ^ a b c Hegner Christiansen, Jørgen. "K.T. Seest" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
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) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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