Ølgod
Railway station
Ølgod station in 2021
General information
LocationJernbanegade 14
6870 Ølgod[1][2]
Denmark
Coordinates55°48′40″N 8°37′22″E / 55.81111°N 8.62278°E / 55.81111; 8.62278
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byArriva[2]
Line(s)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[3]
History
Opened8 August 1875[4]
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Gårde
towards Esbjerg
 Esbjerg–Skjern
Regional train
 Tarm
towards Skjern
Location
Ølgod is located in Denmark
Ølgod
Ølgod
Location within Denmark

Ølgod station is a railway station serving the railway town of Ølgod in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

Ølgod station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875.[4] It offers regional rail services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Skjern, operated by the railway company Arriva.[2]

History

The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[4]

Architecture

The station building in 2010.

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the still existing station building from 1875 was built to designs 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.[3]

Services

The station offers direct regional rail services to Esbjerg, Skjern, Herning and Aarhus, operated by the railway company Arriva.[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Ølgod Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ølgod Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ølgod Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.
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