Ølgod railway station

Ølgod
Railway station
Ølgod station in 2021
General information
Location	Jernbanegade 14 6870 Ølgod[1][2] Varde Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°48′40″N 8°37′22″E
Elevation	43.6 metres (143 ft)[3]
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	GoCollective[1]
Line(s)	Esbjerg-Struer railway line (since 1875)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Niels Peder Christian Holsøe[4]
History
Opened	8 August 1875[3]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station Gårde towards Esbjerg Esbjerg–Skjern Regional train Tarm towards Skjern
Location Ølgod Location within Denmark

Ølgod station is a railway station serving the railway town of Ølgod in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

Ølgod station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875.[3] It offers regional rail services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Skjern, operated by the railway company GoCollective.[1]

History

The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[3]

Architecture

The station building in 2010.

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the still existing station building from 1875 was built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[4]

Services

The station offers direct regional rail services to Esbjerg, Skjern, Herning and Aarhus, operated by the railway company GoCollective.[1]

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark

References

Citations

1. "Ølgod Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
2. "Ølgod Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
3. "Ølgod Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
4. Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.

External links

• (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
• (in Danish) GoCollective – private public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark