Hovmarken railway halt was a railway halt serving the eastern part of the railway town and suburb of Lystrup north of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark.[1] The halt was located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened in 1990 as Lystrup East railway halt,[2] and since 2019, the halt was served by the Aarhus light rail system, a tram-train network combining tram lines in the city of Aarhus with operation on railway lines in the surrounding countryside.[3]
Hovmarken | |||||||||||
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 Hovmarken railway halt in 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hovmarken 8520 Lystrup[1] Aarhus Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°14′3.05″N 10°15′20.03″E / 56.2341806°N 10.2555639°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 28.0 metres (91.9 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Keolis | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Grenaa Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Hovmarken railway halt closed, effective from the summer timetable change in 2024, with the last service calling at Hovmarken on the 29th of June 2024.[4] This was done to improve reliability on the line, which has been suffering from delays and cancellations. The closure of Hovmarken is expected to reduce travel times by up to 2 minutes, giving more room in the timetable for minor delays without spreading the delay to other services.[5] The decision to close Hovmarken was approved by a majority in the Aarhus Municipal council on the 10th of April 2024, in spite of opposition from locals and several politicians and parties.[5][6][7]
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References
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- ^ a b "Letbanen - Hovmarken" (in Danish). Midttrafik. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Hovmarken Trinbræt" (in Danish). danskejernbaner.dk. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Om Letbanen – Aarhus Letbane" (in Danish). Aarhus Letbane. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Nu lukkes letbanestop". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b "Omdiskuteret letbanestation får det endelige dødsstød | stiften.dk". stiften.dk (in Danish). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Letbanestop nedlægges af byråd". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Utilfredshed med planer om at lukke stoppested". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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- (in Danish) Aarhus Letbane
- (in Danish) Midttrafik
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