Randers railway station
Randers railway station (Danish: Randers Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Randers in the East Jutland metropolitan area, Denmark.[1]
Randers Station Randers Banegård | ||||||||||||||||
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 Front facade of Randers station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Jernbanegade 29 DK–8900 Randers C[1] Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°27′42″N 10°01′19″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DSB | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Aarhus–Randers Line Randers–Aalborg Line Randers–Ryomgaard Line (closed 1993) Randers–Hadsund Line (closed 1969) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 80 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1862[2] | |||||||||||||||
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  Randers Station Location within Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
The station is located on the Aarhus-Aalborg Line from Aarhus to Aalborg, and opened in 1862. It offers direct InterCityLyn and InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg. The train services are operated by DSB.
History
Randers station was opened in 1862 with the opening of the Aarhus-Randers railway line from Aarhus to Randers.[2] In 1869, Randers Station also became the southern terminus of the Randers-Aalborg railway line.[3][4]
In 1876, Randers Station also became the western terminus of the new Randers-Ryomgård railway line.[2] From 1951, all trains on the Randers-Hadsund railway line (opened in 1883) were continued from Hadsundbanegården station in the eastern part of the city via a connecting track along the harbour to Randers Station.[2][5] The Randers-Hadsund Line was closed in 1969, while passenger traffic on the Randers-Ryomgård Line stopped in 1971, with freight service on the line continuing until 1993.[2]
Architecture
The original station building was designed by an unknown architect in 1862.[4] It has been substantially rebuilt since then. The building was last renovated in 2007.
Operations
The train services are operated by DSB. The station offers direct InterCityLyn and InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.
References
- "Randers Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- Jensen (1978)
- Jensen (1976)
- "Randers – Aalborg" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Randers – Hadsund Jernbane" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
External links
- (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
- (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland