Hovmarken | |||||||
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 Hovmarken railway halt in 2023 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Hovmarken 8520 Lystrup [1] Aarhus Municipality Denmark | ||||||
| Coordinates | 56°14′3.05″N10°15′20.03″E / 56.2341806°N 10.2555639°E | ||||||
| Elevation | 28.0 metres (91.9 ft) [2] | ||||||
| System | railway halt | ||||||
| Line | Grenaa Line | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Closed | 2024 | ||||||
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Hovmarken railway halt was a railway halt serving the eastern part of the railway town and suburb of Lystrup north of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark. [1] The halt was located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened in 1990 as Lystrup East railway halt, [2] and since 2019, the halt was 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. [3]
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Hovmarken railway halt closed, effective from the summer timetable change in 2024, with the last service calling at Hovmarken on the 29th of June 2024. [4] This was done to improve reliability on the line, which has been suffering from delays and cancellations. The closure of Hovmarken is expected to reduce travel times by up to 2 minutes, giving more room in the timetable for minor delays without spreading the delay to other services. [5] The decision to close Hovmarken was approved by a majority in the Aarhus Municipal council on the 10th of April 2024, in spite of opposition from locals and several politicians and parties. [5] [6] [7]
