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Hobro railway station (Danish: Hobro Station or Hobro Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Hobro, Denmark.[1]

Hobro Station Hobro Banegård
railway station
Front facade of Hobro station
General information
Location	Stationsvej 12 DK-9500 Hobro[1] Denmark
Coordinates	56°38′36″N 9°46′57″E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	DSB[1]
Line(s)	Randers-Aalborg Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
History
Opened	1869[2]
Rebuilt	1893[3]
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station Randers towards Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCityLyn Aalborg towards Aalborg Airport Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCity Arden towards Aalborg
Location
Hobro Station 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

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]

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark

References

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.

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) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
• (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland

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