Randers station

Randers railway station (Danish: Randers Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Randers in the East Jutland metropolitan area, Denmark.

Randers
railway station
Front facade of Randers station
Location	Jernbanegade 29 8900 Randers C Denmark
Coordinates	56°27′42″N 10°01′19″E
Owned by	DSB
Operated by	DSB
Line(s)	Aarhus–Randers Line Randers–Aalborg Line Randers–Ryomgaard Line (closed 1993) Randers–Hadsund Line (closed 1969)
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Other information
Fare zone	80
History
Opened	1862[1]
Services
Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station Århus H toward Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCityLyn Hobro toward Aalborg Langå toward Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCity
Location
Randers Location within Denmark

The station is located on the Aarhus-Aalborg Line from Aarhus to Aalborg, and opened in 1862. It offers direct InterCityLyn and InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg. The train services are operated by DSB.

History

An express train being tested in Randers in 1935.

Randers station was opened in 1862 with the opening of the Aarhus-Randers railway line from Aarhus to Randers.[1] In 1869, Randers Station also became the southern terminus of the Randers-Aalborg railway line.[2][3]

In 1876, Randers Station also became the western terminus of the new Randers-Ryomgård railway line.[1] From 1951, all trains on the Randers-Hadsund railway line (opened in 1883) were continued from Hadsundbanegården station in the eastern part of the city via a connecting track along the harbour to Randers Station.[1][4] The Randers-Hadsund Line was closed in 1969, while passenger traffic on the Randers-Ryomgård Line stopped in 1971, with freight service on the line continuing until 1993.[1]

Architecture

The original station building was designed by an unknown architect in 1862.[3]. It has been substantially rebuilt since then. The building was last renovated in 2007.

Operations

Train at Randers station in 2012.

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

References

1. Jensen (1978)
2. Jensen (1976)
3. "Randers – Aalborg" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. "Randers – Hadsund Jernbane" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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.
• Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.

External links

• (in Danish) Banedanmark
• (in Danish) DSB
• (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner