Østbanetorvet station

Østbanetorvet
Østbanetorvet
railway station
	Østbanetorvet railway station in 2015
General information
Location	Skovvejen 2; 8000 Aarhus C ; Denmark
Coordinates	56°9′48″N10°13′0″E / 56.16333°N 10.21667°E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	Keolis
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Niels Peder Christian Holsøe
History
Opened	1877
Location
	Østbanetorvet Location within Denmark

Last updated June 15, 2023

Østbanetorvet station is a railway station serving the central part of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark.^[1] Until 1983 it was known as the East Station (Danish : Østbanegården) or Aarhus East (Danish : Århus Ø).

The station opened in 1877 as the southern terminus of the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa.^[3] From 1933, however, all trains were continued from the station via a connecting track along the harbour to Aarhus Central Station. Since 2019, the station has been served by the Aarhus light rail system, a tram-train network combining tram lines in the city of Aarhus with operation on railway lines in the surrounding countryside.^[4]

The tracks at the station also handle freight trains to Grenaa, and will continue to do so after being converted into a lightrail station for the public.^[5]

History

The station opened on 1 December 1877 as the East Station (Danish : Østbanegården or Aarhus East (Danish : Århus Ø), the southern terminus of a 29 km (18 mi) new branch line from Aarhus to Ryomgård run by the railway company Østjyske Jernbane (ØJJ). In Ryomgård the line connected to the Randers–Ryomgaard–Grenaa Line from Randers to Grenaa. Just a few years later, however, the trains started running directly between Aarhus and Grenaa, with the Ryomgård-Randers section being reduced to a branch line. Both lines were taken over by the Danish State Railways (DSB) in 1885.

From 1933, all trains were continued from the station via a connecting track along the harbour to Aarhus Central Station.

From 2016 to 2019, the station was temporarily closed along with the Grenaa railway line while it was being reconstructed and electrified to form part of the Aarhus light rail system, a tram-train network combining tram lines in the city of Aarhus with operation on railway lines in the surrounding countryside.^[4] Since 2019, the station has been served by Line L1 of the Aarhus light rail network, operated by the multinational transportation company Keolis.^[6]

Architecture

Street facade of the station building in 2013 OstbanetorvetStationVejside.JPG — Street facade of the station building in 2013

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The station building is designed by Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe who five years previously had used the same designs for the construction of Faaborg station on the island of Funen.^[2] Since 2000 the station building has housed a furniture store.

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References

1 2 "Letbanen - Østbanetorvet" (in Danish). Midttrafik . Retrieved 20 October 2022.
1 2 Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
↑ "Østbanetorvet Station" (in Danish). danskejernbaner.dk. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
1 2 "Om Letbanen – Aarhus Letbane" (in Danish). Aarhus Letbane . Retrieved 21 October 2022.
↑ "Mindet - Aarhus Letbane".
↑ "Tusindvis af mennesker fejrede Letbanen" (in Danish). Aarhus Letbane . Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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Skolebakken towards Odder or Mårslet		Line 1		Risskov Strandpark towards Grenaa or Hornslet

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[MidttrafikOstbanetorvet-1] 1 2 "Letbanen - Østbanetorvet" (in Danish). Midttrafik . Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[Weilbach-2] 1 2 Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[DanskeJernbaner-3] "Østbanetorvet Station" (in Danish). danskejernbaner.dk. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[OmLetbanen-4] 1 2 "Om Letbanen – Aarhus Letbane" (in Danish). Aarhus Letbane . Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[5] "Mindet - Aarhus Letbane".

[Fejring-6] "Tusindvis af mennesker fejrede Letbanen" (in Danish). Aarhus Letbane . Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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