Kolding station (Danish: Kolding Banegård or Kolding Station) is a railway station serving the city of Kolding in Denmark.[1] It is located in central Kolding, situated between the historic town centre and the Port of Kolding, and immediately adjacent to the Kolding bus station.
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| Location | Banegårdspladsen 4 8000 Kolding[1] Kolding Municipality Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°29′28.01″N 9°28′58″E / 55.4911139°N 9.48278°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 3.3 metres (11 ft)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DSB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1866)[3] Thomas Arboe (1884)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1866[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1882–1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kolding station is located on the Fredericia–Padborg railway line. The station opened in 1866, and the current station building was completed in 1884.[2] It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Sønderborg, Aarhus, and Esbjerg, as well as regional train services to Fredericia and Esbjerg.[1]
Architecture
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Kolding station's original station building from 1866 was built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895).[3]
The still existing station building from 1884 was built to designs by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe (1836–1917), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[4]
See also
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References
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edit- ^ a b c "Kolding Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Kolding Banegård (Kd)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Jørgen Sestoft. "Thomas Arboe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- 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) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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