Oksbøl railway station
Oksbøl | |||||||||||
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Oksbøl station in 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Østergade 17 6840 Oksbøl[1] Varde Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°37′33″N 8°17′1.5″E / 55.62583°N 8.283750°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 15.6 metres (51 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Vestbanen A/S | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Varde–Nørre Nebel | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | GoCollective[3] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Heinrich Wenck[4] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | Ox[5] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 March 1903[2] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Oxbøl | ||||||||||
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Oksbøl railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Oksbøl in West Jutland, Denmark.[1]
The station is located on the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway line from Varde to Nørre Nebel via Oksbøl. The station opened in 1903.[2] The train services are currently operated by GoCollective which run frequent local train services from Oksbøl to Nørre Nebel, Varde and Esbjerg with onward connections from there to the rest of Denmark.[3]
History
The station opened on 15 March 1903 as an intermediate station on the new railway line from Varde to Nørre Nebel.[2]
Architecture
The original and still existing station building from 1903 was built to designs by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[4]
Operations
Train services
The train services are currently operated by the private public transport operating company GoCollective which run frequent local train services from Oksbøl station to Nørre Nebel, Varde and Esbjerg with onward connections from there to the rest of Denmark.[3]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Oksbøl Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Oksbøl Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.
External links
- Official website
- (in Danish) Vestbanen A/S – the railway company which owns the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway line
- (in Danish) GoCollective – private public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark