Vemb railway station

Vemb station
Vemb station
Railway junction
	Vemb station in 2010
General information
Location	Stationsvej 6; DK-7570 Vemb[1]; Denmark
Coordinates	56°20′38″N 8°20′44″E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	Midtjyske Jernbaner[2]
Line(s)	Esbjerg-Struer railway line; Lemvig railway line;
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
History
Opened	31 March 1875[3]
Services
Location
	Vemb station Location within Denmark

Vemb railway station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Vemb in West Jutland, Denmark.[1]

Vemb station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer and is the southern terminus of the Lemvig railway line from Vemb to Thyborøn via Lemvig. The station opened in 1875.[3] It offers regional rail services to Holstebro and Skjern, as well as local train services to Lemvig and Thyborøn, both operated by the railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[2]

History

The station opened on 31 March 1875 as the section from Holstebro to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[3]

In 1879, the station became the southern terminus of the new Lemvig railway line, which connected the market town of Lemvig with the Danish rail network. The Lemvig railway line was extended to Harboøre and Thyborøn in 1899.

The station offers direct regional rail services to Skjern and Holstebro, as well as local train services to Lemvig and Thyborøn, both operated by the regional railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[2]

"Vemb Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
"Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
"Vemb Station (Vem)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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.

(in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
(in Danish) Midtjyske Jernbaner – Danish regional railway company operating in Central Denmark Region
(in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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