Hjørring railway station
Hjørring railway station (Danish: Hjørring Banegård) is the main railway station serving the town of Hjørring in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1][2]
Hjørring Station Hjørring Banegård | ||||||||||||||||
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 Hjørring station in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Banegårdspladsen 6 DK-9800 Hjørring[1][2] Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°27′23″N 9°59′08″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Vendsyssel Line Hirtshals Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Thomas Arboe | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1871[4] | |||||||||||||||
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  Hjørring Station Location within Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Hjørring station is located on the Vendsyssel Line from Aalborg to Frederikshavn and is the terminus of the Hirtshalsbanen railway line from Hjørring to Hirtshals. The station opened in 1871.[4] It offers direct regional rail services to Aalborg and Frederikshavn, as well as local train services to Hirtshals, both operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner.[3]
History
The station opened in 1871 as the branch from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn of the new Nørresundby-Frederikshavn railway line opened on 16 August 1871.[4] The station building was designed by the architect Thomas Arboe.
On 7 January 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, the Vendsyssel line was connected with Aalborg station, the Randers-Aalborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network.[5]
In 1942, the station became the terminal station of the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro Line, the Hjørring-Hørby Line and the Hjørring-Hirtshals Line, as the trains from Hjørring Privatbaner were moved from Hjørring West station to the mainline station. The Hjørring-Hørby Line was closed in 1953 and the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro Line in 1963, so that today only the Hirtshals Line remains as the only branch line from Hjørring Station.
Facilities
Inside the station building there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven, waiting room, toilets and lockers.
Adjacent to the station is the Hjørring bus terminal.
Services
The station offers direct regional rail services to Aalborg and Frederikshavn, as well as local train services to Hirtshals, both operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner.[3]
See also
References
Citations
- "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- "Hjørring Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- Jensen 1976, p. 15.
- Jensen 1976, p. 20.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
- Gregersen, A. (1965). Hirtshalsbanen. 1925 - 19. december - 1965 (PDF) (in Danish). Jernbanehistorisk Selskab.
- Thomassen, P. (1975). Hirtshalsbanen gennem 50 år. 1925 - 19. december - 1975 (in Danish). Bestyrelsen for Hirtshalsbanen.
External links
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner – Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
- (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland