Tolne railway station is a railway station serving the village of
Tolne
Tolne is a small village and railway town in Vendsyssel, Denmark. It is located in Hjørring Municipality in Region Nordjylland. Its population was 209 as of 2015.
It is located in Tolne Hills, a popular excursion trip destination.
Tolne is serv ...
in
Tolne hills
Tolne is a small village and railway town in Vendsyssel, Denmark. It is located in Hjørring Municipality in Region Nordjylland. Its population was 209 as of 2015.
It is located in Tolne Hills, a popular excursion trip destination.
Tolne ...
in
Vendsyssel,
Denmark.
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The station is located on the ]Vendsyssel Line
The Vendsyssel railway line ( da, Vendsysselbanen) is a long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs through the historical region of Vendsyssel between Aalborg and Frederikshavn in North Jutland. It constitutes the north ...
from Aalborg
Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...
to Frederikshavn, between Sindal station and Kvissel station
Kvissel railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kvissel west of Frederikshavn in Vendsyssel, Denmark.
The station is located on the Vendsyssel railway line from Aalborg to Frederikshavn, between Tolne station and Freder ...
. The train services are operated by the Nordjyske Jernbaner railway company that runs frequent regional train services to Aalborg
Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...
and Frederikshavn.[
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History
The station opened in 1873 as a halt on the new Nørresundby-Frederikshavn railway line as the branch from Nørresundby to Frederikshavn opened on 16 August 1871. It was promoted to a station in 1879 when the station building designed by N.P.C. Holsøe was completed.[
On 7 January 1879, at the opening of the ]Limfjord Railway Bridge
The Limfjord Railway Bridge ( da, Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden) is a railway bridge carrying the Vendsyssel railway line across the Limfjord, a shallow sound separating the North Jutlandic Island from the rest of the Jutland Peninsula, betw ...
, the Vendsyssel line was connected with Aalborg station
Aalborg railway station ( da, Aalborg Station or ') is the main railway station serving the city of Aalborg, Denmark. It is located in central Aalborg, on the southwestern edge of the city center, with entrances from John F. Kennedys Plads and ac ...
, the Randers-Aalborg railway line and the rest of the Danish rail network.[
The station was closed in 1972 but continued as a halt. The station building has been demolished.][ In 2017, operation of the ]regional rail
Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail, but fewer stops and faster serv ...
services on the Vendsyssel Line to Aalborg and Frederikshavn were transferred from DSB to the local railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[
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See also
* List of railway stations in Denmark
References
Bibliography
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External links
Banedanmark
– government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
Nordjyske Jernbaner
– Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in Denmark
Nordjyllands Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in North Jutland
Railway stations in the North Jutland Region
Railway stations opened in 1873
Railway stations in Denmark opened in the 1870s
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