Skalborg railway station is a
railway station
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serving the
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Skalborg in the southern part of the city of
Aalborg,
Denmark
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The station is located on the Randers–Aalborg railway line from ]Randers
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service.[ The station opened in 1899-1900, closed in 1972, and reopened in 2003.][ The train services are currently operated by the ]railway companies
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DSB and Nordjyske Jernbaner
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History
The original station opened in 1899-1900.[ The station was opened to allow for trains travelling in opposite directions on the then ]single track
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railway line to pass each other by means of a passing loop
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.Svenstrup station
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and Aalborg station from 1902.[ The Aars-Nibe-Svendstrup railway line was extended to Hvalpsund in 1910. The line northwards to Aalborg was doubled on 17 September 1940 and the line southwards to Svendstrup was doubled on 10 December 1940.][
The Aalborg–Hvalpsund railway line was closed in 1969.][ The station itself closed to passengers in 1972 during a series of station closures in the 1970s.][ However, the station reopened in 2003 as a part of the new ]Aalborg Commuter Rail
Aalborg Commuter Rail ( da, Aalborg Nærbane) is a commuter rail service in and near Aalborg, Denmark. The service started in 2003 and is operated by the Danish State Railways. There is one line, from Lindholm station in Nørresundby to Skørping, ...
service.[ In 2017, operation of the ]commuter rail
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services to Aalborg and Skørping were transferred from DSB to the local railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.[
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Operations
The train services are operated by the railway companies
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DSB and Nordjyske Jernbaner
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. The station offers direct InterCity
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services to Copenhagen
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and Aalborg, operated by DSB, and commuter train
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services to Skørping and Aalborg, operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner.[
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See also
* List of railway stations in Denmark
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* Rungsted Kyst station
* Ry station
* Ryde station
* Ryomgård station
* Ryparken station
* Rødby Færge station
* Rødekro station
* Rødkærsbro station
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and traffic control
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of most of the Danish railway network
DSB
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Nordjyske Jernbaner
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operating in North Jutland Region
Danske Jernbaner
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in Denmark
Nordjyllands Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history
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in North Jutland
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