Laven station is a railway station serving the railway town of Laven in East Jutland, Denmark.[1]

Laven
railway station
Laven station in 2014
General information
LocationHimmelbjergvej 106R
Laven
8600 Silkeborg[1]
Silkeborg Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°7′29″N 9°43′3″E / 56.12472°N 9.71750°E / 56.12472; 9.71750
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byGoCollective
Line(s)Skanderborg–Skjern
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectN.P.C. Holsøe[2]
History
Opened2 May 1871[3]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Svejbæk
towards Skjern
AarhusSkjern Ry
Location
Laven is located in Denmark
Laven
Laven
Location within Denmark
Map

The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. The station opened on 2 May 1871 with the Skanderborg-Silkeborg section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway.[3] The train services are currently operated by GoCollective which run frequent regional train services between Aarhus and Herning.[1]

Architecture

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The station building was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe.[2] The station building has later been torn down.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Laven Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Laven Station (La) on Danske Jernbaner

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