Horsens railway station
Railway station in East Jutland, Denmark
| Preceding station |  DSB | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vejle towards Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCityLyn | Skanderborg towards Aalborg Airport | ||
| Vejle towards Copenhagen Central | Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCity | Skanderborg towards Aalborg | ||
| Vejle towards Kolding | Kolding–Aarhus InterCity | Skanderborg towards Aarhus Central | ||
| Hedensted towards Fredericia | Fredericia-Aarhus | |||
Location | |
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  Horsens Station Location within Denmark | |
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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.[3] Its second and current station building designed by the architect Knud Tanggaard Seest was inaugurated in 1929.[2]
History
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.[3]
Architecture
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.[2]
Operations
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
Trains portal
Architecture portal
Denmark portal
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "Horsens Station". dsb.dk (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Hegner Christiansen, Jørgen. "K.T. Seest" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ a b c d Horsens Station (Hs) on Danske Jernbaner
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
External links
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- (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
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