Lilleheden railway halt
Lilleheden railway halt (Danish: Lilleheden Trinbræt) is a railway halt serving the eastern part of the town of Hirtshals in Vendsyssel, Denmark, as well as the nearby public aquarium Nordsøen Oceanarium.[1]
Lilleheden | |||||||||||
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| Railway halt | |||||||||||
 Lilleheden halt in 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Skovvejen 28, 9850 Hirtshals[1] Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°35′06.80″N 9°58′34.79″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[2] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[2] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hirtshals | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 May 1940, 1990s[3][4] | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1956[3][4] | ||||||||||
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  Lilleheden Location within Denmark | |||||||||||
The halt is located on the Hirtshals Line from Hirtshals to Hjørring. It opened in 1940, was closed again in 1956, but reopened in the 1990s.[3][4] The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[2]
History
The halt was opened on 1 May 1940.[3][4] It was closed from 1943 to 1946 as it was located in an area used by the Wehrmacht during Nazi Germany's Occupation of Denmark.[3][4]
The halt was closed again in 1956, but reopened in the 1990s.[3][4]
Operations
The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[2]
See also
References
Notes
- "Standsningssteder på Hirtshalsbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- Jensen 1976, p. 110.
- "Stationer Hjørring—Hirtshals" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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) 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