Hobro railway station

Hobro
Front facade of Hobro station
General information
LocationStationsvej 12
9500 Hobro[1]
Mariagerfjord Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°38′36″N 9°46′57″E / 56.64333°N 9.78250°E / 56.64333; 9.78250
Elevation22.8 metres (75 ft)[2]
Owned byDSB (station infrastructure)[3]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3]
LineRanders–Aalborg line
Platforms2 (1 side platform and 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Train operatorsDSB[1]
Nordjyske Jernbaner[4]
History
Opened1869[5]
Rebuilt1893[6]
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Randers
towards Copenhagen Airport
 Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCityLyn
 Aalborg
towards Aalborg Airport
Randers
towards Copenhagen Central
 Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCity
 Skørping
towards Aalborg Airport
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station
Terminus Hobro – Skagen
Regional train
 Arden
towards Skagen
Location

Hobro railway station (Danish: Hobro Station or Hobro Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Hobro, Denmark.[1] Due to the hilly terrain around Hobro, the station is located approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) west of the town centre in the hills above the town.

The station is located on the Randers–Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg. It opened in 1869.[5] Hobro station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg and regional train services to Aalborg.[1][7] The train services at the station are operated by the railway companies DSB and Nordjyske Jernbaner.[1][4]

History

The station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Randers-Aalborg railway line from Randers to Aalborg.[5] In 1893, Hobro Station also became the southern terminus of the new Hobro–Aalestrup–Løgstør railway line, until the section between Hobro and Aalestrup was closed in 1966.[5]

Architecture

The original station building was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe. In 1893, the present station building opened. It was designed by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe.[6] The station building was listed in 1992.[8]

Operations

The station offers direct InterCityLyn and InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg operated by the national railway company DSB[1] and regional train services to Aalborg operated by the regional railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[7]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Hobro Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Hobro Station (Hb)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" [About Nordjyske Jernbaner] (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d Jensen (1976), p. 11.
  6. ^ a b "Stationer Randers – Aalborg". Nordjyllands Jernbaner (in Danish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Regionaltog til Hobro skydes i gang med manér" [Regional trains to Hobro starts in style] (in Danish). Nordjyllands Trafikselskab. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Hobro Station" (in Danish). Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
  • Lindhard, Jens; Lindhard, Lars; Lindhard, N.H. (1993). Himmerlandsbanerne 1893–1993 (in Danish). Løgstør: Krejl. ISBN 87-98-15753-1.
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