Bunken railway halt

Bunken railway halt (Danish: Bunken Trinbræt) is a railway halt located in the southern part of Bunken Plantation south of Skagen in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1] The halt serves the area's many summer houses as well as the nearby folk high school and golf course.

Bunken
Railway halt
Bunken railway halt in 2012
General information
LocationRåbjergvej 10
Bunken
9982 Ålbæk[1]
Denmark
Coordinates57°39′34.27″N 10°27′47.72″E
Owned byNordjyske Jernbaner[2]
Operated byNordjyske Jernbaner[2]
Line(s)Skagen Line
Platforms1
History
Opened1890[3]
Services
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station
Ålbæk
towards Frederikshavn
 Frederikshavn–Skagen
Local train
 Hulsig
towards Skagen
Location
Bunken is located in Denmark
Bunken
Bunken
Location within Denmark

The halt is located on the Skagensbanen railway line from Skagen to Frederikshavn between Hulsig station and Aalbæk station. It opened in 1890.[3] The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Skagen station and Frederikshavn station.[2]

History
Bunken halt in 1975

The halt opened in 1890 when the railway started.[3]

In 2006 the halt was renovated with a car park, a new platform and a new shelter.

Operations

The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) which run frequent local train services from Skagen station to Frederikshavn station with onward connections to the rest of Denmark.[2]

  • Bunken halt in 2012
    Bunken halt in 2012

See also

References
  1. "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

Bibliography
  • Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
  • Gregersen, A.; Holtrup, Ulf; Hjermind, P. (1965). SB gennem 75 år (PDF) (in Danish). Jernbanehistorisk Selskab.
  • Plum, Ole Chr. M.; Wilcke, Birger (1990). Skagensbanen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Dansk Jernbane-Klub. ISBN 8787050315.
  • Thomassen, P.; Wilcke, B. (1965). Skagensbanen, 1890 – 24. juli – 1965 (in Danish). Hellerup: Dansk Jernbane-Klub.
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