Vellingshøj railway station is a railway station serving the district of Højene in the northern part of the town of Hjørring in Vendsyssel, Denmark.[1]
Vellingshøj | |||||||||||
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railway station | |||||||||||
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Location | Engtoften 21, Vellingshøj, 9800 Hjørring[1] Denmark | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°28′50″N 9°58′07″E / 57.48056°N 9.96861°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[2] | ||||||||||
Operated by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[2] | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hirtshals Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1925[3][4] | ||||||||||
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Vellingshøj station is located on the Hirtshals Line between Hirtshals and Hjørring. The station opened in 1925.[3][4] 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.[2]
History edit
The station opened in 1925 when the railway started.[3][4] The station was closed in 1931 but continues as a halt.
Operations edit
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.[2]
See also edit
References edit
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Notes edit
- ^ a b "Standsningssteder på Hirtshalsbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Jensen 1976, p. 107.
- ^ a b c Gregersen 1965, p. 6.
Bibliography edit
- 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 edit
- (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