Hobro railway station
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 | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Randers–Aalborg line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869[4] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1893[5] | |||||||||||||||
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Hobro railway station (Danish: Hobro Station or Hobro Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Hobro, Denmark.[1]
The station is located on the Randers–Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg. The station opened in 1869.[4] Hobro station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.[1] The train services are operated by DSB.[1]
History
The station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Randers-Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg.[4] 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.[4]
Architecture
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.[5] The station building was listed in 1992.[6]
Operations
The train services are operated by the railway company DSB. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.[1]
See also
References
- ^ 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 "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ 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
- 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
- (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