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Thisted station (Danish: Thisted Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Thisted in Thy, Denmark.[1]

Thisted Station Thisted Banegård
terminal railway station
Platform facade of Thisted station
General information
Location	Jernbanegade 29 7700 Thisted[1] Denmark
Coordinates	56°57′9.5″N 8°41′17″E
Owned by	DSB
Operated by	Arriva[2] DSB
Line(s)	Thy Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	N.P.C. Holsøe[3]
History
Opened	20 April 1881
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station Sjørring towards Copenhagen Airport IC3 Terminus Preceding station Arriva Following station Sjørring towards Struer Struer–Thisted Regional train Terminus
Location
Thisted Station Location within Denmark

The station is the northern terminus of the Thy Line from Struer to Thisted. The station opened in 1882 with the opening of the Thy Line. The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent local train services between Thisted and Struer, and DSB which offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen.[2]

History

The station opened on 20 April 1882 to serve as the northern terminus of the new railway line from Struer to Thisted. In 1904, Thisted station also became the western terminus of the new Thisted-Fjerritslev railway line, which connected with the Fjerritslev-Frederikshavn railway line in Fjerritslev. The Thisted-Fjerritslev Line closed in 1969. In 2003, operation of the local rail services between Thisted and Struer were transferred from DSB to the public transport company Arriva.[2]

Architecture

The station building from 1881 was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe who was head architect of the Danish State Railways.[3]

Operations

The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent local train services from Thisted station to Struer station with onward connections to the rest of Denmark.[2] DSB runs a twice daily InterCity service to Copenhagen.

References

Citations

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) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
• (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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