Hobro station

Hobro railway station (Danish: Hobro Station or Hobro Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Hobro, Denmark.

Hobro
railway station
Front facade of Hobro station
LocationStationsvej 12
DK-9500 Hobro
Denmark
Coordinates56°38′36″N 9°46′57″E
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB[1]
Line(s)Randers-Aalborg Line
Platforms2
Tracks3
History
Opened1869[2]
Rebuilt1893[3]
Services
Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station
Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCityLyn
Terminus
Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCity
toward Aalborg
Location
Hobro
Location within Denmark

The station is located on the Randers–Aalborg Line from Randers to Aalborg. The station opened in 1869.[2] Hobro station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.[1] The train services are operated by DSB.[1]

History
Platform facade of Hobro station

The station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Randers-Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg.[2] In 1893, Hobro Station also became the southern terminus of the new Hobro–Aalestrup–Løgstør railway line, until the section between Hobro and Aalestrup was closed in 1966.[2]

Architecture

The original station building was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe. In 1893, the present station building opened. It was designed by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe.[3] The station building was listed in 1992.[4]

Operations

The train services are operated by the railway company DSB. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.[1]

References
  1. "Hobro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. Jensen (1976), p. 11.
  3. "Stationer Randers – Aalborg". Nordjyllands Jernbaner (in Danish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. "Hobro Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

Bibliography
  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
  • Lindhard, Jens; Lindhard, Lars; Lindhard, N.H. (1993). Himmerlandsbanerne 1893–1993 (in Danish). Løgstør: Krejl. ISBN 87-98-15753-1.
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