Skjern railway station

Skjern
Railway junction
Skjern station in 2011
General information
LocationBredgade 55
6900 Skjern[1][2]
Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°56′51″N 08°29′32″E / 55.94750°N 8.49222°E / 55.94750; 8.49222
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byGoCollective[1]
Midtjyske Jernbaner[3]
Line(s)The West Jutland longitudinal railway line
Skanderborg–Skjern railway line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[4]
History
Opened8 August 1875[5]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Tarm
towards Esbjerg
EsbjergSkjern Terminus
Terminus AarhusSkjern Borris
Preceding station Midtjyske Jernbaner Following station
Terminus SkjernHolstebro Lem
towards Holstebro
Location
Skjern is located in Denmark
Skjern
Skjern
Location within Denmark
Map

Skjern railway station is a railway station serving the town of Skjern in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

The station is located on the West Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Vestjyske Længdebane) from Esbjerg to Struer and is the western terminus of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. It offers regional train services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Holstebro. The train services are currently operated by the railway companies GoCollective and Midtjyske Jernbaner.[1]

History

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Skjern station was opened on 8 August 1875 with the opening of the Varde-Ringkøbing section of the West Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Vestjyske Længdebane) from Esbjerg to Struer.[5] In 1881, Skjern station also became the western terminus of the Herning-Skjern section of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line.[5]

On 15 November 1920 Skjern station also became the southern terminus of the new Skjern-Videbæk railway line, which connected Skjern with the village of Videbæk. This railway line was meant to be prolonged to Skive but this was never realized.[5] Passenger trafic on the Skjern-Videbæk railway line stopped on 2 October 1955, with freight traffic on the line continuing until 1 June 1981.[5]

Architecture

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Street facade of Skjern station in 2019.

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, 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]

Facilities

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The station building contains ticket machines, a waiting room and toilets.[1]

Operations

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Two Arriva Lint 41 railcars for Esbjerg and Aarhus at Skjern station.

The train services are operated by the railway companies GoCollective and Midtjyske Jernbaner. The station offers direct regional train services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Holstebro.[1][3]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Skjern Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Skjern Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e Skjern Station (Sj) on Danske Jernbaner

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