Vellingshøj railway station
Vellingshøj | |||||||||||
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Vellingshøj station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Engtoften 21 Vellingshøj, 9800 Hjørring[1] Hjørring Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°28′50″N 9°58′07″E / 57.48056°N 9.96861°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 29.7 metres (97 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| System | railway station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Nordjyske Jernbaner[3] | ||||||||||
| Line | Hirtshals Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Nordjyske Jernbaner[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1925[4][5] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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 station is located on the Hirtshals Line between Hirtshals and Hjørring. The station opened in 1925.[4][5] 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.[3]
History
The station opened in 1925 when the railway started.[4][5] The station was closed in 1931 but continues as a halt.
Operations
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.[3]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Standsningssteder på Hirtshalsbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Vellingshøj Station (Vlh)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ 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
- 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
- (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