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Railway station in Hjørring, Denmark
Hjørring Station
Hjørring Banegård
Railway junction
Hjørring station in 2010
General information
LocationBanegårdspladsen 6
DK-9800 Hjørring
Hjørring Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates57°27′23″N 9°59′08″E / 57.45639°N 9.98556°E / 57.45639; 9.98556
Elevation34.4 metres (113 ft)
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byNordjyske Jernbaner
Line(s)Vendsyssel Line
Hirtshals Line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
ArchitectThomas Arboe
History
Opened1871
Services
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station
Vråtowards Aalborg Aalborg–FrederikshavnRegional train Hjørring Easttowards Frederikshavn
Terminus Hjørring–HirtshalsLocal train Kvægtorvettowards Hirtshals
Location
Hjørring station is located in DenmarkHjørring stationHjørring stationLocation within Denmark

Hjørring railway station (Danish: Hjørring Banegård) is the main railway station serving the town of Hjørring in Vendsyssel, Denmark.

Hjørring station is located on the Vendsyssel Line from Aalborg to Frederikshavn and is the terminus of the Hirtshalsbanen railway line from Hjørring to Hirtshals. The station opened in 1871. It offers direct regional rail services to Aalborg and Frederikshavn, as well as local train services to Hirtshals, both operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner.

History

Map of Hjørring, c. 1900.

The station opened in 1871 as the branch from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn of the new Nørresundby-Frederikshavn railway line opened on 16 August 1871. The station building was designed by the architect Thomas Arboe.

On 7 January 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, the Vendsyssel line was connected with Aalborg station, the Randers-Aalborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network.

DSB train on the Vendsyssel Line calling at Hjørring in 1975. To the left a local train ready to depart for Hirtshals.

In 1942, the station became the terminal station of the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro Line, the Hjørring-Hørby Line and the Hjørring-Hirtshals Line, as the trains from Hjørring Privatbaner were moved from Hjørring West station to the mainline station. The Hjørring-Hørby Line was closed in 1953 and the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro Line in 1963, so that today only the Hirtshals Line remains as the only branch line from Hjørring Station.

Facilities

Inside the station building there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven, waiting room, toilets and lockers.

Adjacent to the station is the Hjørring bus terminal.

Services

The station offers direct regional rail services to Aalborg and Frederikshavn, as well as local train services to Hirtshals, both operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner.

Cultural references

Hjørring station is used as a location in the 1976 Bodil Award-winning Danish film Den korte sommer.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Hjørring Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "Hjørring Station (Hj)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ Jensen 1976, p. 15.
  6. Jensen 1976, p. 20.
  7. "Hjørring Station". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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