Thisted station
Thisted station Thisted Banegård | |
|---|---|
| terminal railway station | |
 Platform facade of Thisted station | |
| Location | Jernbanegade 29 7700 Thisted[1] Denmark |
| Coordinates | 56°57′9.5″N 8��41′17″E / 56.952639°N 8.68806°ECoordinates: 56°57′9.5″N 8°41′17″E / 56.952639°N 8.68806°E |
| Owned by | DSB |
| Operated by | Arriva[2] DSB |
| Line(s) | Thy Line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Architect | N.P.C. Holsøe[3] |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 April 1881 |
| Location | |
  Thisted station Location within Denmark | |
Thisted station (Danish: Thisted Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Thisted in Thy, Denmark.[1]
The station is the northern terminus of the Thy Line from Struer to Thisted. The station opened in 1882 with the opening of the Thy Line. The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent local train services between Thisted and Struer, and DSB which offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen.[2]
History[]
The station opened on 20 April 1882 to serve as the northern terminus of the new railway line from Struer to Thisted. In 1904, Thisted station also became the western terminus of the new , which connected with the in Fjerritslev. The Thisted-Fjerritslev Line closed in 1969. In 2003, operation of the local rail services between Thisted and Struer were transferred from DSB to the public transport company Arriva.[2]
Architecture[]
The station building was designed by architect N.P.C. Holsøe.[3]
Operations[]
The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent local train services from Thisted station to Struer station with onward connections to the rest of Denmark.[2] DSB runs a twice daily InterCity service to Copenhagen.
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b "Thisted Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Historien om Arriva Tog i Danmark" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
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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