Silkeborg Station

Silkeborg Banegård
railway station
Silkeborg station in 2011
General information
LocationDrewsensvej 5
8600 Silkeborg[1]
Denmark
Coordinates56°9′51″N 9°32′39″E / 56.16417°N 9.54417°E / 56.16417; 9.54417
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byArriva[1]
Line(s)Skanderborg–Skjern railway line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
ArchitectN.P.C. Holsøe[2]
History
Opened2 May 1871[3]
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Engesvang
towards Skjern
AarhusSkjern Svejbæk
Location
Silkeborg Station is located in Denmark
Silkeborg Station
Silkeborg Station
Location within Denmark

Silkeborg station (Danish: Silkeborg Station or Danish: Silkeborg Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Silkeborg in Central Jutland, Denmark.[1]

The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. The station opened in 1871 with the Skanderborg-Silkeborg section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway.[3] The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent regional train services between Aarhus and Herning.[1]

Architecture

Street facade of the station building

The station building is designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe.[2] The station building was listed in 1999.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Silkeborg Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Skanderborg-Silkeborg (DSB) on Danske Jernbaner
  4. "Silkeborg Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2021-06-29.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
  • Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.


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