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Railway station in Herning Municipality, Denmark

Gødstrup
railway station
General information
LocationHospitalsparken
7400 Gødstrup
Herning Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°09′31″N 8°53′37″E / 56.15861°N 8.89361°E / 56.15861; 8.89361
Elevation43.8 metres (144 ft)
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB
GoCollective
Line(s)Vejle-Holstebro Line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
ArchitectHeinrich Wenck (1904)
History
Opened11 October 1904
15 marts 2021
Closed1969
Services
Preceding station Danish State Railways DSB Following station
Herningtowards Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen-Herning-StruerInterCityLyn Vildbjergtowards Struer
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Herningtowards Vejle Vejle–StruerRegional train Vildbjergtowards Struer
Location
Gødstrup is located in DenmarkGødstrupGødstrupLocation within Denmark

Gødstrup station is a railway station serving the Gødstrup regional hospital in the village of Gødstrup in Jutland, Denmark. The station is located about 200 m from the hospital's main entrance.

Gødstrup station is located on the Vejle-Holstebro railway line. The station originally opened in 1904 with the opening of the Herning-Holstebro section of the Vejle-Holstebro railway line, and was closed in 1969. It was reopened in 2021 to serve the new Gødstrup regional hospital, which opened in 2022. The stations offers direct InterCityLyn services to Copenhagen and Struer operated by the railway company DSB as well as regional train services to Fredericia, Aarhus and Struer operated by the private public transport company GoCollective.

History

The station originally opened on 11 October 1904 with the opening of the Herning-Holstebro section of the Vejle-Holstebro railway line, and was closed in 1969. The station was reopened on 15 March 2021 to serve the new Gødstrup regional hospital, which opened on 13. februar 2022. The reopened station is located approximately 300 meters from the original Gødstrup Station.

Operations

The stations offers direct InterCityLyn services to Copenhagen and Struer operated by the railway company DSB as well as regional train services to Fredericia, Aarhus and Struer operated by the private public transport company GoCollective. All passenger trains in both directions stop at the station with two stops per hour each way during the day and one per hour in the evening hours.

Architecture

The original station building from 1904 was designed by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways. The station building was sold when the station closed in 1969, and still exists as a private residence.

Facilities

The station has a forecourt with bicycle and car parking as well as a bus and taxi stand. In addition, a kiss-and-ride zone has been established with options for disembarking and boarding.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Gødstrup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Gødstrup Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ Gødstrup Station on Danske Jernbaner
  4. ^ "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Gødstrup Station" (in Danish). Banedanmark. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ^ Dam, Frederikke Amalie (13 February 2022). "Nyt supersygehus åbner i dag i Gødstrup" [New super hospital opens today in Gødstrup] (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation.

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