Lem railway station

Lem
Railway station
Lem station in 2010
General information
Location	Jernbanegade 3 6940 Lem[1] Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	56°01′30″N 8°23′09″E
Elevation	8.9 metres (29 ft)[2]
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	Midtjyske Jernbaner[3]
Line(s)	Esbjerg-Struer railway line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	8 August 1875[2]
Services
Preceding station Midtjyske Jernbaner Following station Skjern Terminus Skjern–Holstebro Regional train Ringkøbing towards Holstebro
Location Lem Location within Denmark

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

Lem station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875.[2] It offers regional rail services to Holstebro and Skjern, operated by the railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[3]

History

The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[2] It has been unstaffed since 1970.[2]

Architecture

The station building from 1875 was designed 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

Train calling at Lem station in 2010.

The station offers direct regional rail services to Skjern and Holstebro, operated by the regional railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[3]

See also

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

References

Citations

1. "Lem Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
2. "Lem Station (Lm)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
3. "Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 12 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) Midtjyske Jernbaner – Danish regional railway company operating in Central Denmark Region
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark