Hirtshals station
Hirtshals station Hirtshals Banegård | |||||||||||
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 Platform facade of Hirtshals station | |||||||||||
| Location | Banegårdspladsen 3 9850 Hirtshals[1] Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°35′30.46″N 9°57′42.15″E / 57.5917944°N 9.9617083°ECoordinates: 57°35′30.46″N 9°57′42.15″E / 57.5917944°N 9.9617083°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[2] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[2] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hirtshals Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1925[3][4] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1939[5][6] | ||||||||||
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  Hirtshals station Location within Denmark | |||||||||||
Hirtshals railway station (Danish: Hirtshals Station or Hirtshals Banegård) is the main railway station serving the town of Hirtshals in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1]
The station is the northern terminus of the Hirtshalsbanen railway line from Hjørring to Hirtshals. The station opened in 1925[3][4] and was moved to its current location in 1939.[5][6] 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]
History[]
The station opened in 1925 to serve as terminus of the new railway line from Hjørring to Hirtshals.[3][4] In 1939, the station was moved east to its current location closer to and the current station building was built.[5][6]
Architecture[]
The original station building was built in the grand style characteristic of the railway lines of the railway company .[5] It still exists and now houses different offices and meeting facilities.
The current station building was built in 1939.[5][6]
Operations[]
Train services[]
The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services from Hirtshals station to Hjørring station with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[2]
An international passenger service, , between Hirtshals and Hamburg, connecting with the ferries to and from Norway, ceased many years ago.[7]
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Standsningssteder på Hirtshalsbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Jensen 1976, p. 107.
- ^ a b c Gregersen 1965, p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e Jensen 1976, p. 110.
- ^ a b c d Gregersen 1965, p. 7.
- ^ Bruun-Petersen & Poulsen 2002.
Bibliography[]
- Bruun-Petersen, Jens; Poulsen, John (2002). Internationale tog via Jylland (in Danish). Bane bøger. ISBN 87-88632-91-1.
- 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.
- Gregersen, A. (1965). Hirtshalsbanen. 1925 - 19. december - 1965 (PDF) (in Danish). .
- Thomassen, P. (1975). Hirtshalsbanen gennem 50 år. 1925 - 19. december - 1975 (in Danish). Bestyrelsen for Hirtshalsbanen.
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- (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
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