Holsted railway station explained

Holsted
Type:railway station
Address:Storegade 40
6670 Holsted
Borough:Vejen Municipality
Country:Denmark
Coordinates:55.4848°N 8.9144°W
Line:Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Architect:Niels Peder Christian Holsøe
Code:Hq[1]
Opened:3 October 1874
Owned:Banedanmark
Operator:DSB
Map Type:Denmark Region of Southern Denmark#Denmark
Map Dot Label:Holsted station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Holsted railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Holsted between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg in Jutland, Denmark.

Holsted railway station is located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line from to . The station opened in 1874. It offers regional rail services to, and Aarhus operated by the national railway company DSB.

History

Holsted railway station opened on 3 October 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line. The station opened approximately 2 km south of the original village of Holsted, located by the Holsted River and the highway between Kolding and Varde. After the opening of the railway line, a railway town developed around the station. The village and the railway town have subsequently gradually grown together.

Architecture

The original and still existing station building from 1874 was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826 - 1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.

Services

The station offers frequent regional rail services to, and Aarhus operated by the national railway company DSB.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stationsforkortelser . . 21 October 2024 . da .