Brørup railway station
Brørup | |||||||||||
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 Aerial photograph of Brørup station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Jernbanegade 1 6650 Brørup[1] Vejen Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°28′57.6″N 9°0′58″E / 55.482667°N 9.01611°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 60.1 metres (197 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Operated by | DSB | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe[3] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Bp[4] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 October 1874[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Brørup railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Brørup between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg in Jutland, Denmark.[1]
Brørup railway station is located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line from Lunderskov to Esbjerg. The station opened in 1874.[2] It offers regional rail services to Esbjerg, Fredericia and Aarhus operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
History
[edit]Brørup railway station opened on 3 October 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.[2] The station opened where the railway line crossed the highway between Vejle and Ribe and approximately 1.5 km south of Brørup Church, located by the highway between Kolding and Varde. After the opening of the railway line, a railway town developed around the station.
Architecture
[edit]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.[3]
Services
[edit]The station offers frequent regional rail services to Esbjerg, Fredericia and Aarhus operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
Gallery
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See also
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References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Brørup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Brørup Station (Bp)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.
External links
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- Official website
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) DSB – national Danish train operating company
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
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