Ikast railway station
Railway station in Jutland, Denmark
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Ikast station is a railway station serving the railway town of Ikast east of the city of Herning in Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]
LocationLille Torv 3
7430 Ikast[1][2]
Ikast-Brande Municipality
Denmark
7430 Ikast[1][2]
Ikast-Brande Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°08′41″N 9°9′19″E
Elevation68.1 metres (223 ft)[3]
OwnerDSB (station infrastructure)[4]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4]
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Ikast Station in 2015 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Lille Torv 3 7430 Ikast[1][2] Ikast-Brande Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°08′41″N 9°9′19″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 68.1 metres (223 ft)[3] | ||||||||||
| Owner | DSB (station infrastructure)[4] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4] | ||||||||||
| Line | Skanderborg–Skjern line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Train operators | GoCollective[5] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe[6] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Ik[7] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 August 1877[3] | ||||||||||
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Ikast station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern line. The station opened in 1877.[3] It offers direct regional train services to Aarhus, Skjern and Struer operated by GoCollective.[5]
Architecture
The station building from 1877 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.[6]
