Vellingshøj railway station

Vellingshøj
railway station
Vellingshøj station in 2008
General information
Location	Engtoften 21 Vellingshøj, 9800 Hjørring[1] Hjørring Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	57°28′50″N 9°58′07″E
Elevation	29.7 metres (97 ft)[2]
Owned by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[3]
Operated by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[3]
Line(s)	Hirtshals Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
History
Opened	1925[4][5]
Services
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station Herregårdsparken towards Hjørring Hjørring–Hirtshals Local train Vidstrup towards Hirtshals
Location Vellingshøj Location within Denmark

Vellingshøj railway station is a railway station serving the district of Højene in the northern part of the town of Hjørring in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1]

Vellingshøj station is located on the Hirtshals Line between Hirtshals and Hjørring. The station opened in 1925.[4][5] The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[3]

History

The station opened in 1925 when the railway started.[4][5] The station was closed in 1931 but continues as a halt.

Operations

The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark

References

Citations

1. "Standsningssteder på Hirtshalsbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
2. "Vellingshøj Station (Vlh)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
3. "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
4. Jensen 1976, p. 107.
5. Gregersen 1965, p. 6.

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
• Gregersen, A. (1965). Hirtshalsbanen. 1925 - 19. december - 1965 (PDF) (in Danish). Jernbanehistorisk Selskab.
• Thomassen, P. (1975). Hirtshalsbanen gennem 50 år. 1925 - 19. december - 1975 (in Danish). Bestyrelsen for Hirtshalsbanen.

External links

• (in Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner – Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
• (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland