Alken | |||||||||||
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 Alken station in 2015 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Alkenvej 44 Alken 8680 Ry [1] [2] Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°3′5″N 9°50′50″E / 56.05139°N 9.84722°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 28.9 metres (95 ft) [3] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Skanderborg–Skjern | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | GoCollective [4] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe [5] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | Ak [6] | ||||||||||
| Website |
Official website
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| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 May 1871 [3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Alken station is a railway station serving the village of Alken in East Jutland, Denmark. [1] [2]
The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. The train services are currently operated by the private public transport company GoCollective which run frequent regional train services between Aarhus and Herning. [4] The station opened on 2 May 1871 with the Skanderborg-Silkeborg section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway. [3] It's small station building built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895) was torn down in 1979. [5] [3]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Alken Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Alken Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Alken Station (Ak)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
External links
-
Official website
- (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
 | This article about a Danish railway station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Alken | |||||||||||
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| railway station | |||||||||||
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Alken station in 2015 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Alkenvej 44 Alken 8680 Ry [1] [2] Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°3′5″N 9°50′50″E / 56.05139°N 9.84722°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 28.9 metres (95 ft) [3] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Skanderborg–Skjern | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | GoCollective [4] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe [5] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | Ak [6] | ||||||||||
| Website |
Official website
| ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 May 1871 [3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Alken station is a railway station serving the village of Alken in East Jutland, Denmark. [1] [2]
The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. The train services are currently operated by the private public transport company GoCollective which run frequent regional train services between Aarhus and Herning. [4] The station opened on 2 May 1871 with the Skanderborg-Silkeborg section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway. [3] It's small station building built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895) was torn down in 1979. [5] [3]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Alken Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Alken Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Alken Station (Ak)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
External links
-
Official website
- (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
| This article about a Danish railway station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |