Aalborg station

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Aalborg station

Aalborg Banegård
railway station
Aalborg Station, Photo 2, Aalborg.jpg
Front facade of Aalborg station viewed from J. F. Kennedy Square
LocationJohn F. Kennedys Plads 3
DK-9000 Aalborg[1][2]
Denmark
Coordinates57°02′35″N 9°55′01″E / 57.04306°N 9.91694°E / 57.04306; 9.91694Coordinates: 57°02′35″N 9°55′01″E / 57.04306°N 9.91694°E / 57.04306; 9.91694
Owned byBanedanmark[3]
Operated byDSB[1]
Nordjyske Jernbaner[4]
Line(s)Randers-Aalborg line
Vendsyssel line
Aalborg Commuter Rail
Platforms2[3]
Tracks4[3]
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe (1869)[5]
Thomas Arboe (1902)[6]
History
Opened1869[7]
Rebuilt1902
Services
Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station
toward Copenhagen AirportCopenhagen-Aalborg
InterCityLyn		toward Aalborg Airport
toward Copenhagen AirportCopenhagen-Aalborg
InterCity		Terminus
Preceding station   Nordjyske Jernbaner   Following station
toward SkørpingSkørping–Aalborg
Regional train		Terminus
TerminusAalborg–Frederikshavn
Regional train		toward Frederikshavn
Location
Aalborg station is located in Denmark
Aalborg station
Aalborg station
Location within Denmark

Aalborg railway station (Danish: Aalborg Station or Aalborg Banegård) is the main railway station serving the city of Aalborg, Denmark.[1][2] It is located in central Aalborg, on the southwestern edge of the city center, with entrances from John F. Kennedys Plads and access to platforms from Kildeparken.[1]

Aalborg railway station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic between North Jutland and the rest of Denmark. It offers direct InterCityLyn and InterCity services to Copenhagen operated by DSB, and regional rail services to Skørping and Frederikshavn operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner.[1][4]

History[]

A Xylography from 1869 showing the first train departing from Aalborg Station on 18 September 1869.

Aalborg railway station was inaugurated by King Christian IX of Denmark on 18 September 1869, with the opening of the new Randers–Aalborg railway line between Aalborg and Randers. Daily operations began the next day with three trains daily in each direction.[7] In 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, Aalborg station was connected with the Vendsyssel Line from Nørresundby to Hjørring and Frederikshavn.[8]

In 1897, the railway line from Nørresundby to Fjerritslev and in 1899 the railway line from Nørresundby via Sæby to Frederikshavn opened. Although both railway lines were located north of the Limfjord, almost all trains departed from Aalborg station.[9] In 1899, the opened, which ran from Aalborg through the western part of the peninsula of Himmerland via Nibe to Aars (extended to Hvalpsund in 1910). Initially, the railway line's train departed from Svenstrup station, but the trains ran all the way through to and from Aalborg from 8 December 1902, when Aalborg's new railway station was opened.[10] In 1900, the station also became the starting point for the , which ran from Aalborg through the eastern part of Himmerland to Hadsund.[11]

The Sæby line was closed in 1968, while the Fjerritslev, Hvalpsund and Hadsund lines were closed in 1969.

In 2003, Aalborg station became one of the stations served by the new Aalborg Commuter Rail service, which serves seven railway stations in the Greater Aalborg area between Nørresundby in the north and Skørping in the south.[12] In 2017, the regional rail services from Aalborg station to Skørping and Frederikshavn were transferred from DSB to the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[13]

Architecture[]

The station building in 2007.

The original station building from 1869 was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe.[5] It was built in a mostly Neo-Renaissance style and was located approx. 300 meters north of the current station building.

In 1902, the first station building was torn down and the present station building opened. It was designed by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe.[6] The station building was listed in 1992.[14]

Facilities[]

View of the tracks and platforms

The station has a ticket office which sells tickets for both domestic and international travel, a shop which sells food, drinks, newspapers and more. The railway station also includes a pay phone, a waiting room, luggage boxes, a photo booth, toilets and an accessible toilet. There is also an opportunity for both bicycle and car parking near the main entrance to the railway station. It is also possible to rent a car at the station or take a taxi. is also only across the street from the railway station.

Services[]

Aalborg station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic, connecting North Jutland with the rest of Denmark.

It offers direct InterCityLyn and intercity connections to Copenhagen operated by the railway company DSB, as well as regional rail services to Skørping and Frederikshavn operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[1][4]

Cultural references[]

Aalborg station is seen at 0:37:00 and 0:52:19 in the 1977 Olsen-banden film .[15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Aalborg Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "TIB-S Strækningsoversigter" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Jørgen Sestoft. "Thomas Arboe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Jensen (1976), p. 6.
  8. ^ Jensen (1976), p. 19-21.
  9. ^ Jensen 1972, p. 102-104.
  10. ^ Jensen 1972, p. 119-122.
  11. ^ Jensen 1972, p. 128-130.
  12. ^ "Aalborg Nærbane" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Historien bag Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Aalborg Station". . Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  15. ^ "Film 9 Olsen Banden deruda / Die Olsenbande schlägt wieder zu". olsenbande-homepage.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.

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.

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