Vrå railway station
Vrå | |||||||||||
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Vrå station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Jernbanegade 7 9760 Vrå[1][2] Hjørring Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°21′16″N 9°56′33″E / 57.35444°N 9.94250°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 24.7 metres (81 ft)[3] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[4] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Vendsyssel Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Nordjyske Jernbaner[5] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | N.P.C. Holsøe[6] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1871[7] | ||||||||||
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Vrå railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Vrå in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1][2]
The station is located on the Vendsyssel Line from Aalborg to Frederikshavn, between Hjørring station and Brønderslev station. It opened in 1871.[7] The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which runs frequent regional train services to Aalborg and Frederikshavn.[5]
History
The station opened in 1871 as the branch from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn of the new Vendsyssel Line opened on 16 August 1871.[7] On 7 January 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, the Vendsyssel line was connected with Aalborg station, the Randers-Aalborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network.[8]
Today, the station is closed but continues as a halt.
In 2017, the regional rail services on the Vendsyssel Line were transferred from the national railway company DSB to the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[9]
Architecture
The station building is designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe, head architect of the Danish State Railways.[6]
Operations
The train services are operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which runs frequent regional train services to Aalborg and Frederikshavn.[5]
See also
- List of railway stations in Denmark
- Rail transport in Denmark
- History of rail transport in Denmark
- Transport in Denmark
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Vrå Station". DSB. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Vrå Station (Vr)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner". Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c Jensen 1976, p. 15.
- ^ Jensen 1976, p. 20.
- ^ "Historien bag Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
External links
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner – Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
- (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