Vidstrup railway station

Vidstrup
railway station
Vidstrup station in 2009
General information
Location	Højenevej 1a Vidstrup, 9800 Hjørring [1] Hjørring Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	57°30′07″N9°56′51″E / 57.50194°N 9.94750°E / 57.50194; 9.94750
Elevation	27.0 metres (88.6 ft) [2]
Owned by	Nordjyske Jernbaner [3]
Line(s)	Hirtshals Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	Nordjyske Jernbaner [3]
History
Opened	1925 [4] [5]
Services
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station Vellingshøj towards Hjørring Hjørring–Hirtshals Local train Tornby towards Hirtshals
Location Vidstrup railway station Location within Denmark

Vidstrup railway station is a railway station serving the village of Vidstrup in Vendsyssel, Denmark. ^[1]

Vidstrup station is located on the Hirtshals railway line between Hirtshals and Hjørring. The station opened in 1925. ^{[4] [5]} The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark. ^[3]

History

The station opened in 1925 when the railway started. ^{[4] [5]} The station was closed in 1969 but continues as a halt. ^[6]

Operations

The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Hirtshals and Hjørring with onward connections from Hjørring to the rest of Denmark. ^[3]

See also

• Trains portal
• Architecture portal
• Denmark portal

• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark

References

Citations

1. "Standsningssteder på Hirtshalsbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner . Retrieved 4 May 2021.
2. "Vidstrup Station (Vid)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
3. "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner . Retrieved 20 May 2021.
4. Jensen 1976, p. 107.
5. Gregersen 1965, p. 6.
6. "Hjørring Hirtshals Banen" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN   87-11-03756-3.
• Gregersen, A. (1965). Hirtshalsbanen. 1925 - 19. december - 1965 (PDF) (in Danish). Jernbanehistorisk Selskab.
• Thomassen, P. (1975). Hirtshalsbanen gennem 50 år. 1925 - 19. december - 1975 (in Danish). Bestyrelsen for Hirtshalsbanen.

External links

• (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