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

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Vrå
railway station
Vrå station in 2009
General information
Location	Jernbanegade 7 DK-9760 Vrå[1][2] Denmark
Coordinates	57°21′16″N 9°56′33″E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[3]
Line(s)	Vendsyssel Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	N.P.C. Holsøe[4]
History
Opened	1871[5]
Services
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station Brønderslev towards Aalborg Aalborg–Frederikshavn Regional train Hjørring towards Frederikshavn
Location
Vrå Location within Denmark

The station is located on the Vendsyssel Line from Aalborg to Frederikshavn, between Hjørring station and Brønderslev station. It opened in 1871.[5] The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which runs frequent regional train services to Aalborg and Frederikshavn.[3]

History

The station opened in 1871 as the branch from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn of the new Vendsyssel Line opened on 16 August 1871.[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.

In 2017, the regional rail services on the Vendsyssel Line were transferred from the national railway company DSB to the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[7]

Architecture

The station building is designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe, head architect of the Danish State Railways.[4]

Operations

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

References

Notes

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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