Rødkærsbro station
Rødkærsbro station | |
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 Rødkærsbro station | |
| Location | Jernbanegade 7 8840 [1][2] Denmark |
| Coordinates | 56°21′12″N 9°29′56″E / 56.35333°N 9.49889°ECoordinates: 56°21′12″N 9°29′56″E / 56.35333°N 9.49889°E |
| Owned by | Banedanmark |
| Operated by | Arriva DSB |
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| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 July 1863[4] |
| Location | |
  Rødkærsbro station Location within Denmark | |
Rødkærsbro station is a railway station serving the railway town of in Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]
Rødkærsbro station is located on the Langå-Struer Line from Langå to Struer. The station was opened in 1863 with the opening of the Langå-Viborg section of the Langå-Struer Line.[4] It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Struer as well as regional train services to Aarhus and Struer. The train services are operated by Arriva and DSB.
History[]
Rødkærsbro station opened on 20 July 1863 with the opening of the Langå-Viborg section of the Langå-Struer railway line.[4] In 1864, the railway line was continued from Viborg to Skive and in 1865 to Struer.[5] In 1912, Rødkærsbro station also became the northern terminus of the new from to Kjellerup, which was prolonged to Silkeborg in 1924.[6]
The Kjellerup Line was closed in 1968.[3] And in 1974, Rødkærsbro station was closed but continues as a railway halt.[7]
Architecture[]
The current station building was built in 1911 before the opening of the Kjellerup Line in 1912.
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b "Rødkærsbro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Rødkærsbro Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Jensen 1979, p. 73.
- ^ a b c Jensen 1979, p. 7.
- ^ Jensen 1979, p. 9-10.
- ^ Jensen 1979, p. 68-70.
- ^ Jensen 1979, p. 10.
Bibliography[]
- Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
External links[]
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- (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) Arriva – British multinational public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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