Horne railway station
Horne | |||||||||||
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 Horne station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nøragervej 5 Horne, 9850 Hirtshals[1] Hjørring Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°33′34″N 9°58′21″E / 57.55944°N 9.97250°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 38.8 metres (127 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[3] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hirtshals Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Nordjyske Jernbaner[3] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Sylvius Knutzen[4] | ||||||||||
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Horne railway station is a railway station located about 1 km (0.62 mi) west of the village of Horne between Hirtshals and Hjørring in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1]
The station is located on the Hirtshals Line from Hirtshals to Hjørring. It opened in 1925.[5][6] The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[3]
History
The station opened in 1925.[5][6] The station was closed in 1970 but continued as a halt.
Architecture
The station building from 1925 was designed by the Danish architect Sylvius Knutzen.[4]
Operations
The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark.[3]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Standsningssteder på Hirtshalsbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Horne Station (Hon)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Sylvius Knutzen" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b Jensen 1976, p. 107.
- ^ a b Gregersen 1965, p. 6.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
- Gregersen, A. (1965). Hirtshalsbanen. 1925 - 19. december - 1965 (PDF) (in Danish). Jernbanehistorisk Selskab.
- Thomassen, P. (1975). Hirtshalsbanen gennem 50 år. 1925 - 19. december - 1975 (in Danish). Bestyrelsen for Hirtshalsbanen.
External links
- (in Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner – Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
- (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland
