Ringkøbing railway station

Ringkøbing Station Ringkøbing Banegård
Railway station
Ringkøbing station in 2009
General information
Location	Nørredige 3A 6950 Ringkøbing[1] Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	56°05′34″N 8°15′02″E
Elevation	3.1 metres (10 ft)[2]
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	Midtjyske Jernbaner[3]
Line(s)	Esbjerg–Struer Ringkøbing–Ørnhøj–Holstebro (closed 1961)
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Architect	Niels Peder Christian Holsøe[4]
History
Opened	31 March 1875[2]
Services
Preceding station Midtjyske Jernbaner Following station Lem towards Skjern Skjern–Holstebro Regional train Hee towards Holstebro
Location Ringkøbing Station Location within Denmark

Ringkøbing railway station (Danish: Ringkøbing Station or Ringkøbing Banegård) is a railway station serving the market town of Ringkøbing in West Jutland, Denmark.[1] It is located in central Ringkøbing, to the northeast of the town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Ringkøbing bus station.

Ringkøbing 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

Map of Ringkøbing c. 1900

DSB MO railcar at Ringkøbing station in 1977

The station opened on 31 March 1875 as the section from Holstebro to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[2] Later the same year, on 8 August, the section from Varde to Ringkøbing also opened. The West Jutland longitudinal railway line was thus completed, and connected Ringkøbing to the rest of Denmark's railway lines at both ends.[2]

On 15 November 1911 Ringkøbing station also became the southern terminus of the new Ringkøbing–Ørnhøj railway line, which connected Ringkøbing with the village of Ørnhøj. This railway line was prolonged to Holstebro on 28 August 1925.[2] The Ringkøbing–Ørnhøj–Holstebro railway line closed on 31 March 1961.[2]

Previously, an industrial siding connected Ringkøbing station with the harbour of Ringkøbing.

Architecture

Street facade of Ringkøbing station in 2012

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 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. "Ringkøbing Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
2. "Ringkøbing Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
3. "Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 23 July 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