Ulfborg railway station

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Ulfborg
Railway station
Ulfborg, Denmark, Train Station 8581.JPG
Ulfborg station in 2005
General information
LocationBredgade 11
6990 Ulfborg [1]
Holstebro Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates 56°16′18″N8°19′30.5″E / 56.27167°N 8.325139°E / 56.27167; 8.325139
Elevation14.4 metres (47 ft) [2]
Owned by Banedanmark
Operated by Midtjyske Jernbaner [3]
Line(s) Esbjerg-Struer railway line
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened31 March 1875 [2]
Services
Preceding station Midtjyske Jernbaner Following station
Tim
towards Skjern
SkjernHolstebro Vemb
towards Holstebro
Location
Denmark adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Ulfborg
Location within Denmark
Ulfborg railway station

Ulfborg railway station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Ulfborg in West Jutland, Denmark. [1]

Contents

Ulfborg station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875. [2] It offers regional rail services to Holstebro and Skjern, operated by the railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner. [3]

History

DSB train calling at Ulfborg station in 1981. DSB-Kleinstadtbahnhofe Bahnhof Ulfborg am 21 843350.jpg
DSB train calling at Ulfborg station in 1981.

The station opened on 31 March 1875 as the section from Holstebro to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened. [2] Later the same year, on 8 August, the section from Varde to Ringkøbing also opened, and the West Jutland longitudinal railway line was thus completed. [2]

It has been unstaffed since 1970. [2]

Architecture

Platform facade of Ulfborg station in 2005. Ulfborg, Denmark, Train Station 8578.JPG
Platform facade of Ulfborg station in 2005.

The station building from 1875 was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (18261895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways. [4]

Services

The station offers direct regional rail services to Skjern and Holstebro, operated by the regional railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner. [3]

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Ulfborg Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ulfborg Station (Uf)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner . Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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