Skjern railway station

Skjern
Railway junction
Skjern station in 2011
General information
Location	Bredgade 55 6900 Skjern Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°56′51″N 08°29′32″E
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	GoCollective Midtjyske Jernbaner
Line(s)	The West Jutland longitudinal railway line Skanderborg–Skjern railway line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Architect	Niels Peder Christian Holsøe
History
Opened	8 August 1875
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station Tarm towards Esbjerg Esbjerg–Skjern Regional train Terminus Terminus Aarhus–Skjern Regional train Borris towards Aarhus Central Preceding station Midtjyske Jernbaner Following station Terminus Skjern–Holstebro Regional train Lem towards Holstebro
Location Skjern Location within Denmark

Skjern railway station is a railway station serving the town of Skjern in West Jutland, Denmark.

The station is located on the West Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Vestjyske Længdebane) 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 GoCollective and Midtjyske Jernbaner.

History

Skjern station was opened on 8 August 1875 with the opening of the Varde-Ringkøbing section of the West Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Vestjyske Længdebane) from Esbjerg to Struer. In 1881, Skjern station also became the western terminus of the Herning-Skjern section of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line.

On 15 November 1920 Skjern station also became the southern terminus of the new Skjern-Videbæk railway line, which connected Skjern with the village of Videbæk. This railway line was meant to be prolonged to Skive but this was never realized. Passenger trafic on the Skjern-Videbæk railway line stopped on 2 October 1955, with freight traffic on the line continuing until 1 June 1981.

Architecture

Street facade of Skjern station in 2019.

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the still existing station building from 1875 was built to designs 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.

Facilities

The station building contains ticket machines, a waiting room and toilets.

Operations

Two Arriva Lint 41 railcars for Esbjerg and Aarhus at Skjern station.

The train services are operated by the railway companies GoCollective and Midtjyske Jernbaner. The station offers direct regional train services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Holstebro.

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark

References

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• (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) GoCollective – private public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark