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]
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station Engesvang towards Skjern Aarhus–Skjern Regional train Svejbæk towards Aarhus Central
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

The station building is designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe.[2] The station building was listed in 1999.[4]

References

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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