Alken station
Alken station is a railway station serving the village of Alken in East Jutland, Denmark.[1]
Alken | |
|---|---|
| railway station | |
 Alken station in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Alkenvej 44 Alken 8680 Ry[1] Denmark |
| Coordinates | 56°3′5″N 9°50′50″E |
| Owned by | Banedanmark |
| Operated by | Arriva[1] |
| Line(s) | Skanderborg-Skjern Line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 May 1871[2] |
| Location | |
  Alken Location within Denmark | |
The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. The station opened on 2 May 1871 with the Skanderborg-Silkeborg section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway.[2] The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent regional train services between Aarhus and Herning.[1]
References
- "Alken Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- Alken Station (Ak) on Danske Jernbaner
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
External links
Media related to Alken Station at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (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
Alken station
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