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Sindal railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Sindal in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1][2]

Sindal
railway station
Sindal station in 2008
General information
Location	Jernbanegade 8 9870 Sindal[1][2] Denmark
Coordinates	57°28′12.63″N 10°12′07.03″E
Elevation	22 metres (72 ft)
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[3]
Line(s)	Vendsyssel Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1871
Services
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station Hjørring East towards Aalborg Aalborg–Frederikshavn Regional train Tolne towards Frederikshavn
Location
Sindal Location within Denmark

The station is located on the Vendsyssel Line from Aalborg to Frederikshavn, between Hjørring station and Tolne station. It opened in 1871.[4] The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which runs frequent regional train services from the station to Aalborg and Frederikshavn.[3]

History

The station opened in 1871 as the branch from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn of the new Nørresundby-Frederikshavn railway line opened on 16 August 1871.[4][5]

On 7 January 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, the Vendsyssel line was connected with Aalborg station, the Randers-Aalborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network.[6]

Today, the station is closed but continues as a halt.[5]

In 2017, operation of the regional rail services on the Vendsyssel Line to Aalborg and Frederikshavn were transferred from DSB to the local railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[7]

Architecture

The station building from 1871 was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe.[5]

Train services

The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which runs frequent regional train services from the station to Aalborg and Frederikshavn.[3]

References

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.

External links

• (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
• (in Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner – Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
• (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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