Brørup railway station
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6650 Brørup[1]
Vejen Municipality
Denmark
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3]
Brørup | |||||||||||
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 Aerial photograph of Brørup station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Jernbanegade 1 6650 Brørup[1] Vejen Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°28′57.6″N 9°0′58″E / 55.482667°N 9.01611°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 60.1 metres (197 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||
| Line | Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe[4] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | Bp[5] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 October 1874[2] | ||||||||||
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Brørup railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Brørup between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg in Jutland, Denmark.[1]
Brørup railway station is located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line from Lunderskov to Esbjerg. The station opened in 1874.[2] It offers regional rail services to Esbjerg, Fredericia and Aarhus operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
Brørup railway station opened on 3 October 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.[2] The station opened where the railway line crossed the highway between Vejle and Ribe and approximately 1.5 km south of Brørup Church, located by the highway between Kolding and Varde. After the opening of the railway line, a railway town developed around the station.
Architecture
The original and still existing station building from 1874 was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[4]
Services
The station offers frequent regional rail services to Esbjerg, Fredericia and Aarhus operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
