Struer station (Danish: Struer Station or Struer Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Struer in Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]
Struer Station Struer Banegård | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Østergade 57 7600 Struer[1][2] Struer Municipality Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°29′30″N 8°36′6″E / 56.49167°N 8.60167°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 6.5 metres (21 ft)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Banedanmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | GoCollective DSB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Langå-Struer Line Esbjerg-Struer Line Thy Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 17 November 1865[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Struer station is an important railway junction where the Langå-Struer Line, the Esbjerg-Struer Line and the Thy Line from Struer to Thisted meet. The station was opened in 1865 with the opening of the Skive-Struer section of the Langå-Struer Line.[4] It offers direct InterCityLyn services to Copenhagen as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Fredericia, Skjern and Thisted. The train services are operated by GoCollective and DSB.
History
editThe station was opened on 17 November 1865 with the opening of the third and last section of the Langå-Struer Line from Skive to Struer.[4]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b "Struer Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Struer Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Struer Station (Str)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Jensen 1979, p. 9-10.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
- 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Struer Station.
- (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