Aalborg station

Aalborg railway station (Danish: Aalborg Station or Aalborg Banegård) is the main railway station serving the city of Aalborg, Denmark.

Aalborg station Aalborg Banegård
railway station
Front facade of Aalborg station viewed from J. F. Kennedy Square
Location	John F. Kennedys Plads DK-9000 Aalborg Denmark
Coordinates	57°02′35″N 9°55′01″E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	DSB Nordjyske Jernbaner[1]
Line(s)	Randers-Aalborg line Vendsyssel line Aalborg Commuter Rail
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Architect	Thomas Arboe (1902)
History
Opened	1869[2]
Rebuilt	1902
Services
Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station Hobro toward Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCityLyn Terminus Skalborg toward Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen-Aalborg InterCity Preceding station   Nordjyske Jernbaner   Following station Skalborg toward Skørping Skørping–Aalborg Regional train Terminus Terminus Aalborg–Frederikshavn Regional train Aalborg Vestby toward Frederikshavn
Location
Aalborg station Location within Denmark

Aalborg railway station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic between North Jutland and the rest of Denmark.. It offers direct InterCityLyn and InterCity services to Copenhagen operated by DSB, and regional rail services to Skørping and Frederikshavn operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner.[1]

History

A Xylography from 1869 showing the first train departing from Aalborg Station on 18 September 1869.

Aalborg station opened in 1869, when the Randers–Aalborg railway line between Aalborg and Randers was completed.[2] In 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, Aalborg station was connected with the Vendsyssel Line from Nørresundby to Hjørring and Frederikshavn.[3]

In 2003, Aalborg station became served by the new Aalborg Commuter Rail service.[4] In 2017, the regional rail services from Aalborg station to Skørping and Frederikshavn were transferred from DSB to the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[5]

Architecture

The original station building was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe. In 1902, the present station building opened. It was designed by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe. The station building was listed in 1992.[6]

Facilities

View of the tracks and platforms

The station has a ticket office which sells tickets for both domestic and international travel, a shop which sells food, drinks, newspapers and more. The railway station also includes a pay phone, a waiting room, luggage boxes, a photo booth, toilets and an accessible toilet. There is also an opportunity for both bicycle and car parking near the main entrance to the railway station. It is also possible to rent a car at the station or take a taxi. Aalborg Bus Terminal is also only across the street from the railway station.

Services

Aalborg station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic, connecting North Jutland with the rest of Denmark.

It offers direct InterCityLyn and intercity connections to Copenhagen operated by the railway company DSB, as well as regional rail services to Skørping and Frederikshavn operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[1]

Cultural references

Aalborg station is seen at 0:37:00 and 0:52:19 in the 1977 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang Outta Sight.[7]

References

1. "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. Jensen (1976), p. 6.
3. Jensen (1976), p. 19-21.
4. "Aalborg Nærbane" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. "Historien bag Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
6. "Aalborg Station". Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
7. "Film 9 Olsen Banden deruda / Die Olsenbande schlägt wieder zu". olsenbande-homepage.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.

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.

External links

Media related to Aalborg Station at Wikimedia Commons

• North Jutland Railways – (Danish)
• Danish State Railways – (Danish)