Grenaa station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grenaa station
Terminal station
GrenaaStationVejside.JPG
Front facade of Grenaa station
LocationStationsplads 4
8500 Grenaa
Denmark
Coordinates56°24′45.5″N 10°52′47″E / 56.412639°N 10.87972°E / 56.412639; 10.87972Coordinates: 56°24′45.5″N 10°52′47″E / 56.412639°N 10.87972°E / 56.412639; 10.87972
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB
Line(s)Grenaa Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened26 August 1886
Location
Grenaa station is located in Denmark
Grenaa station
Grenaa station
Location within Denmark

Grenaa station (Danish: Grenaa Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Grenaa, Denmark. The station is the northeastern terminus of the Grenaa Line from Aarhus to Grenaa. The station opened in 1886 with the opening of the . The train services are currently operated by the railway company DSB which run frequent local train services between Aarhus and Grenaa as part of the Aarhus Commuter Rail service.

History[]

The station opened on 26 August 1876 as the railway company (ØJJ) opened the railway line from Randers to Grenaa. In 1877, ØJJ opened a branch line from Ryomgård to Aarhus, and just a few years later the trains starting running directly between Grenaa and Aarhus, with the Ryomgård-Randers section being reduced to a branch line used mostly for rail freight transport.

References[]

External links[]


Grenaa station

Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station
toward Odder
Aarhus Commuter Rail
Commuter train
Terminus
Retrieved from ""