Rødkærsbro railway station
Rødkærsbro station is a railway station serving the railway town of Rødkærsbro in Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]
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| Location | Jernbanegade 7 8840 Rødkærsbro[1][2] Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°21′12″N 9°29′56″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Arriva DSB | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1863[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rødkærsbro station is located on the Langå-Struer Line from Langå to Struer. The station was opened in 1863 with the opening of the Langå-Viborg section of the Langå-Struer Line.[4] It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Struer as well as regional train services to Aarhus and Struer. The train services are operated by Arriva and DSB.
History
Rødkærsbro station opened on 20 July 1863 with the opening of the Langå-Viborg section of the Langå-Struer railway line.[4] In 1864, the railway line was continued from Viborg to Skive and in 1865 to Struer.[5] In 1912, Rødkærsbro station also became the northern terminus of the new Kjellerup railway line from Rødkærsbro to Kjellerup, which was prolonged to Silkeborg in 1924.[6]
The Kjellerup Line was closed in 1968.[3] And in 1974, Rødkærsbro station was closed but continues as a railway halt.[7]
Architecture
The current station building was built in 1911 before the opening of the Kjellerup Line in 1912.
References
Citations
- "Rødkærsbro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Rødkærsbro Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- Jensen 1979, p. 73.
- Jensen 1979, p. 7.
- Jensen 1979, p. 9-10.
- Jensen 1979, p. 68-70.
- Jensen 1979, p. 10.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
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) Arriva – British multinational public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark