Skanderborg railway station
Railway station in East Jutland, Denmark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skanderborg railway station (Danish: Skanderborg Station or Skanderborg Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Skanderborg in East Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]
8660 Skanderborg[1][2]
Skanderborg Municipality
Denmark
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4]
Skanderborg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skanderborg station in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jernbanevej 3 8660 Skanderborg[1][2] Skanderborg Municipality Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°2′35.59″N 09°55′29.26″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 48.3 metres (158 ft)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | DSB (station infrastructure)[4] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Fredericia–Aarhus railway line Skanderborg–Skjern railway line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | DSB[1] GoCollective[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4. Oktober 1868[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The station is located on the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus and is the eastern terminus of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Fredericia, Esbjerg, Herning, Skjern and Struer. The train services are operated by DSB and GoCollective.[1][2]
History
Skanderborg station was opened in 1868 with the opening of the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus. In 1871, Skanderborg station also became the eastern terminus of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line.[3]
Operations
The train services are operated by DSB and GoCollective. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Flensburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Fredericia, Esbjerg, Herning, Skjern and Struer.[1][2]
Cultural references
In literature
Skanderborg station is the setting for the famous poem Rejseminder by the Danish Neo-romantic poet Sophus Claussen (1865–1931). Published in 1899, the poem describes a meeting at Skanderborg station.[6]
In music
The long-running Danish pop rock band TV-2 included a song titled På Skanderborg Station on their 1985 album Rigtige Mænd (Gider Ikke Høre Mere Vrøvl).[7]
