Hobro railway station

Hobro
Hobro
	Front facade of Hobro station
General information
Location	Stationsvej 12; 9500 Hobro; Mariagerfjord Municipality; Denmark
Coordinates	56°38′36″N 9°46′57″E / 56.64333°N 9.78250°E
Elevation	22.8 metres (75 ft)
Owned by	DSB (station infrastructure); Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)
Line	Randers–Aalborg line
Platforms	2 (1 side platform and 1 island platform)
Tracks	3
Train operators	DSB; Nordjyske Jernbaner
History
Opened	1869
Rebuilt	1893
Services
Location
Location

Hobro railway station (Danish: Hobro Station or Hobro Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Hobro, Denmark.^[1] Due to the hilly terrain around Hobro, the station is located approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) west of the town centre in the hills above the town.

The station is located on the Randers–Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg. It opened in 1869.^[5] Hobro station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg and regional train services to Aalborg.^[1]^[7] The train services at the station are operated by the railway companies DSB and Nordjyske Jernbaner.^[1]^[4]

History

The station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Randers-Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg.^[5] In 1893, Hobro Station also became the southern terminus of the new Hobro–Aalestrup–Løgstør railway line, until the section between Hobro and Aalestrup was closed in 1966.^[5]

Architecture

The original station building was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe. In 1893, the present station building opened. It was designed by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe.^[6] The station building was listed in 1992.^[8]

Operations

The station offers direct InterCityLyn and InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg operated by the national railway company DSB^[1] and regional train services to Aalborg operated by the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.^[7]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Hobro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Hobro Station (Hb)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" [About Nordjyske Jernbaner] (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jensen (1976), p. 11.
^ ^a ^b "Stationer Randers – Aalborg". Nordjyllands Jernbaner (in Danish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Regionaltog til Hobro skydes i gang med manér" [Regional trains to Hobro starts in style] (in Danish). Nordjyllands Trafikselskab. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
^ "Hobro Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

Bibliography

Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
Lindhard, Jens; Lindhard, Lars; Lindhard, N.H. (1993). Himmerlandsbanerne 1893–1993 (in Danish). Løgstør: Krejl. ISBN 87-98-15753-1.

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) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
(in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland

[DSBHobroStation-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Hobro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[DanskeJernbaner-2] "Hobro Station (Hb)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[Analyse-3] "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

[OmNJ-4] "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" [About Nordjyske Jernbaner] (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 7 February 2026.

[Jensen1976-5] Jensen (1976), p. 11.

[StationerRandersAalborg-6] "Stationer Randers – Aalborg". Nordjyllands Jernbaner (in Danish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[NTrejse-7] "Regionaltog til Hobro skydes i gang med manér" [Regional trains to Hobro starts in style] (in Danish). Nordjyllands Trafikselskab. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.

[Kulturarv-8] "Hobro Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

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v t e Mariagerfjord Municipality
Towns & villages	Als Arden Assens Astrup Døstrup Hadsund Hadsund Syd Handest Hobro Hvilsom Hvornum Hørby Mariager Norup Oue Rold Rostrup Skelund Sønder Onsild Onsild Stationsby Valsgård Vebbestrup Veddum Visborg Øster Doense Øster Hurup
Nature & geography	Lille Vildmose Mariager Fjord Rold Forest
Landmarks	Listed buildings Churches
Transport & infrastructure	Arden Railway Station European route E45 Hadsund Bridge Hobro Railway Station Randers–Aalborg Railway Line
Category

v t e Thomas Arboe
Buildings	Hjørring railway station (1871) Kolding railway station (2nd) (1884) Skagen railway station (1st) (1890) Nyborg railway station (3rd) (1891) Hobro railway station (2nd) (1893) Viborg railway station (2nd) (1896) Charlottenlund railway station (2nd) (1898) Aalborg railway station (2nd) (1902)
People	Gustav Friedrich Hetsch Niels Sigfred Nebelong Niels Peder Christian Holsøe