Skjern railway station

Skjern
Skjern
Railway junction
	Skjern station in 2011
General information
Location	Bredgade 55; 6900 Skjern[1][2]; Denmark
Coordinates	55°56′51.47″N 08°29′32.04″E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	Arriva[2]
Line(s)	the west Jutland longitudinal railway (Danish: den vestjyske langsgående jernbane); Skanderborg-Skjern Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
History
Opened	8 August 1875[3]
Services
Location
	Skjern Location within Denmark

Skjern railway station is a railway station serving the town of Skjern in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

The station is located on the west Jutland longitudinal railway (Danish: den vestjyske langsgående jernbane) from Esbjerg to Struer and is the western terminus of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. It offers regional train services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Holstebro. The train services are currently operated by the railway companies Arriva and Midtjyske Jernbaner.[2]

History

Skjern station was opened in 1875 with the opening of the Varde-Ringkøbing section of the west Jutland longitudinal railway (Danish: den vestjyske langsgående jernbane) from Esbjerg to Struer.[3] In 1881, Skjern station also became the western terminus of the Herning-Skjern section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway line.[3]

The train services are operated by Arriva and Midtjyske Jernbaner. The station offers direct regional train services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Struer.[2]

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.
Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.

(in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
(in Danish) DSB – largest Danish train operating company
(in Danish) Arriva – British multinational public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
(in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark

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