Sindal railway station
Sindal | |||||||||||
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 Sindal station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Jernbanegade 8 9870 Sindal[1][2] Hjørring Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°28′12.63″N 10°12′07.03″E / 57.4701750°N 10.2019528°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 22.0 metres (72.2 ft)[3] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[4] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Vendsyssel Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1871 | ||||||||||
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Sindal railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Sindal in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1][2]
The station is located on the Vendsyssel Line from Aalborg to Frederikshavn, between Hjørring station and Tolne station. It opened in 1871.[5] The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which runs frequent regional train services from the station to Aalborg and Frederikshavn.[4]
History
[edit]The station opened in 1871 as the branch from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn of the new Nørresundby-Frederikshavn railway line opened on 16 August 1871.[5][6]
On 7 January 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, the Vendsyssel line was connected with Aalborg station, the Randers-Aalborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network.[7]
Today, the station is closed but continues as a halt.[6]
In 2017, operation of the regional rail services on the Vendsyssel Line to Aalborg and Frederikshavn were transferred from DSB to the local railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[8]
Architecture
[edit]The station building from 1871 was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe.[6]
Train services
[edit]The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner which runs frequent regional train services from the station to Aalborg and Frederikshavn.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Sindal Station". DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Sindal Station (Sa)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner". Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ a b Jensen 1976, p. 15.
- ^ a b c "Stationer Aalborg—Frederikshavn". Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Jensen 1976, p. 20.
- ^ "Historien bag Nordjyske Jernbaner". Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
Bibliography
[edit]- Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
External links
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- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (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
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