Aalborg station
Aalborg station Aalborg Banegård | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Front facade of Aalborg station viewed from J. F. Kennedy Square | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John F. Kennedys Plads DK-9000 Aalborg Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°02′35″N 9°55′01″E / 57.04306°N 9.91694°ECoordinates: 57°02′35″N 9°55′01″E / 57.04306°N 9.91694°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Banedanmark & DSB | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Randers-Aalborg Line Vendsyssel Line Aalborg Commuter Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Thomas Arboe (1902) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Aalborg station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aalborg station (Danish: Aalborg Station or Aalborg Banegård) is the main railway station serving the city of Aalborg, Denmark.
Aalborg Railway Station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic between North Jutland and the rest of Denmark. The station is operated by Banedanmark and DSB. It offers direct inter-city connections to Copenhagen and Frederikshavn, regional rail services to Aarhus and Frederikshavn as well as commuter rail services to Skørping and Nørresundby's Lindholm station.
History
Aalborg station opened in 1869, when the railroad between Aalborg and Randers was completed. In 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, Aalborg station was connected with the Vendsyssel Line from Nørresundby to Hjørring and Frederikshavn.
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.
Facilities
The station has a ticket office which sells tickets for both domestic and international travel, a shop which sells both 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 intercity connections to Copenhagen and Frederikshavn, regional rail services to Aarhus and Frederikshavn as well as commuter rail services to Skørping and Nørresundby's Lindholm station.
References
External links
Media related to Aalborg Station at Wikimedia Commons
- North Jutland Railways – (Danish)
- Danish State Railways – (Danish)