Skanderborg railway station

Skanderborg Station Skanderborg Banegård
Railway junction
Skanderborg station in 2012
General information
Location	Jernbanevej 3 8660 Skanderborg[1][2] Skanderborg Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	56°2′35.59″N 09°55′29.26″E
Elevation	48.3 metres (158 ft)[3]
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	DSB[1] GoCollective[2]
Line(s)	Fredericia–Aarhus railway line Skanderborg–Skjern railway line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Other information
Fare zone	78
History
Opened	4. Oktober 1868[3]
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station Horsens towards Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCityLyn Aarhus Central towards Aalborg Airport Horsens towards Copenhagen Central Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCity Viby Jylland towards Aalborg Horsens towards Kolding Kolding–Aarhus InterCity Aarhus Central Terminus Horsens towards Fredericia Fredericia-Aarhus Regional train Viby Jylland towards Aarhus Central Preceding station GoCollective Following station Alken towards Skjern Aarhus–Skjern Regional train Hørning towards Aarhus Central
Location Skanderborg Station Location within Denmark

Skanderborg railway station (Danish: Skanderborg Station or Skanderborg Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Skanderborg in East Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

The station is located on the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus and is the eastern terminus of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Fredericia, Esbjerg, Herning, Skjern and Struer. The train services are operated by DSB and GoCollective.[1][2]

History

Skanderborg station was opened in 1868 with the opening of the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus. In 1871, Skanderborg station also became the eastern terminus of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line.[3]

Operations

The train services are operated by DSB and GoCollective. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Flensburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Fredericia, Esbjerg, Herning, Skjern and Struer.[1][2]

See also

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

References

Citations

1. "Skanderborg Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
2. "Skanderborg Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
3. Skanderborg Station (Sd) on Danske Jernbaner

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
• Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
• Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.

External links

• (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
• (in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
• (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