Hobro railway station (Danish: Hobro Station or Hobro Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Hobro, Denmark.[1]
Hobro Station Hobro Banegård | ||||||||||||||||
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 Front facade of Hobro station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Stationsvej 12 9500 Hobro[1] Mariagerfjord Municipality Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°38′36″N 9°46′57″E / 56.64333°N 9.78250°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 22.8 metres (75 ft)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DSB[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Randers–Aalborg line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1893[4] | |||||||||||||||
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The station is located on the Randers–Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg. The station opened in 1869.[3] Hobro station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.[1] The train services are operated by DSB.[1]
History
editThe station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Randers-Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg.[3] In 1893, Hobro Station also became the southern terminus of the new Hobro–Aalestrup–Løgstør railway line, until the section between Hobro and Aalestrup was closed in 1966.[3]
Architecture
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The original station building was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe. In 1893, the present station building opened. It was designed by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe.[4] The station building was listed in 1992.[5]
Operations
editThe train services are operated by the railway company DSB. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Hobro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Hobro Station (Hb)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Jensen (1976), p. 11.
- ^ a b "Stationer Randers – Aalborg". Nordjyllands Jernbaner (in Danish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Hobro Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Lindhard, Jens; Lindhard, Lars; Lindhard, N.H. (1993). Himmerlandsbanerne 1893–1993 (in Danish). Løgstør: Krejl. ISBN 87-98-15753-1.
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) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
- (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland