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Horsens railway station

Coordinates: 55°51′46″N 09°50′08″E / 55.86278°N 9.83556°E / 55.86278; 9.83556
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Horsens Station

Horsens Banegård
railway station
Horsens station in 2008
General information
LocationBanegårdsgade 3
8700 Horsens[1]
Horsens Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°51′46″N 09°50′08″E / 55.86278°N 9.83556°E / 55.86278; 9.83556
Elevation2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in)[2]
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB[1]
Line(s)Fredericia–Aarhus railway line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
ArchitectKnud Tanggaard Seest (1929)[3]
History
Opened4 October 1868[2]
Rebuilt1929[2]
Services
Preceding station Danish State Railways DSB Following station
Vejle Copenhagen-Aalborg Skanderborg
Vejle Copenhagen-Aalborg Skanderborg
towards Aalborg
Vejle
towards Kolding
KoldingAarhus Skanderborg
Hedensted
towards Fredericia
Fredericia-Aarhus
Location
Horsens Station is located in Denmark
Horsens Station
Horsens Station
Location within Denmark
Map

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

The station is located on the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus and Fredericia. The train services are operated by the railway company DSB.[1]

The station opened in 1868 and was moved to its current position in 1929.[2] Its second and current station building designed by the architect Knud Tanggaard Seest was inaugurated in 1929.[3]

History

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Horsens station was opened in 1868 with the opening of the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus. In 1929, the station was moved to its current position.[2]

Architecture

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The second and present station building from 1929 was designed by the Danish architect Knud Tanggaard Seest who was the head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1922 to 1949.[3]

Operations

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The train services are operated by the railway company DSB. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus and Fredericia.[1]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Horsens Station". dsb.dk (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Horsens Station (Hs) on Danske Jernbaner
  3. ^ a b c Hegner Christiansen, Jørgen. "K.T. Seest" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

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