Hobro station

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

Hobro
railway station
Front facade of Hobro station
LocationStationsvej 12
DK-9500 Hobro
Denmark
Coordinates56°38′36″N 9°46′57″E
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB
Line(s)Randers-Aalborg Line
Platforms2
Tracks3
History
Opened1869[1]
Rebuilt1899-1901
Services
Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station
toward Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCityLyn
Terminus
Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCity
toward Aalborg
Location
Hobro
Location within Denmark

The station is located on the Randers–Aalborg Line from Randers to Aalborg. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg. The train services are operated by DSB.

History
Platform facade of Hobro station

The station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Randers-Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg.[1] 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.[1]

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.[2] The station building was listed in 1992.[3]

Operations

The train services are operated by DSB. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg.

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References
  1. Jensen (1976), p. 11.
  2. "Stationer Randers – Aalborg". Nordjyllands Jernbaner (in Danish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "Hobro Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

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.
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