Silkeborg station
Silkeborg station (Danish: Silkeborg Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Silkeborg in Central Jutland, Denmark.[1]
Silkeborg Station Silkeborg Banegård | |
|---|---|
| railway station | |
 Silkeborg station in 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Drewsensvej 5 8600 Silkeborg[1] Denmark |
| Coordinates | 56°9′51″N 9°32′39″E |
| Owned by | Banedanmark |
| Operated by | Arriva[1] |
| Line(s) | Skanderborg–Skjern railway line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Architect | N.P.C. Holsøe[2] |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 May 1871[3] |
| Location | |
  Silkeborg Station Location within Denmark | |
The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. The station opened in 1871 with the Skanderborg-Silkeborg section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway.[3] The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent regional train services between Aarhus and Herning.[1]
Architecture
Street facade of the station building.
The station building is designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe.[2] The station building was listed in 1999.[4]
References
- "Silkeborg Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- Skanderborg-Silkeborg (DSB) on Danske Jernbaner
- "Silkeborg Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
- Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
External links
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- (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
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