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serving the city of Aalborg,

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. It is located in central Aalborg, on the southwestern edge of the city center, with entrances from John F. Kennedys Plads and access to platforms from

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. Aalborg railway station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic between North Jutland and the rest of Denmark. It offers direct

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services to

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operated by

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, and regional rail services to

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History

Aalborg railway station was inaugurated by King

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on 18 September 1869, with the opening of the new Randers–Aalborg railway line between Aalborg and

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Nørresundby Nørresundby () is a city in Aalborg Municipality, north of Limfjorden, in Vendsyssel, in Denmark. The urban area has a population of 23,718 (1 January 2021). It is located just north of Aalborg, which lies south of Limfjorden. Statistically its o ...

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and

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. In 1897, the railway line from Nørresundby to

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and in 1899 the railway line from Nørresundby via

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to Frederikshavn opened. Although both railway lines were located north of the

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, almost all trains departed from Aalborg station. In 1899, the Aalborg-Hvalpsund railway line opened, which ran from Aalborg through the western part of the peninsula of

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via

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in 1910). Initially, the railway line's train departed from

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, but the trains ran all the way through to and from Aalborg from

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, when Aalborg's new railway station was opened. In 1900, the station also became the starting point for the Aalborg-Hadsund railway line, which ran from Aalborg through the eastern part of Himmerland to

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. The Sæby line was closed in 1968, while the Fjerritslev, Hvalpsund and Hadsund lines were closed in 1969. In 2003, Aalborg station became one of the stations served by the new

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service, which serves seven railway stations in the Greater Aalborg area between Nørresundby in the north and Skørping in the south. In 2017, the regional rail services from Aalborg station to Skørping and Frederikshavn were transferred from DSB to the

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Architecture

The original station building from 1869 was designed by the Danish architect N.P.C. Holsøe. It was built in a mostly

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style and was located approx. 300 meters north of the current station building. In 1902, the first station building was torn down and the present station building opened. It was designed by the Danish architect Thomas Arboe. The station building was

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in 1992.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office which sells tickets for both domestic and international travel, a shop which sells food, drinks, newspapers and more. The railway station also includes a pay phone, a waiting room, luggage boxes, a photo booth, toilets and an accessible toilet. There is also an opportunity for both bicycle and car parking near the main entrance to the railway station. It is also possible to rent a car at the station or take a taxi. Aalborg Bus Terminal is also only across the street from the railway station.

Services

Aalborg station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic, connecting North Jutland with the rest of Denmark. It offers direct

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connections to

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Cultural references

Aalborg station is seen at 0:37:00 and 0:52:19 in the 1977 ''

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'' film ''

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