Ølgod station is a railway station serving the

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Ølgod Ølgod is a railway town on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it had a population of 3,713.West Jutland,

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. Ølgod station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

to Struer. The station opened in 1875. It offers

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services to

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

, Herning and Skjern, operated by the

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GoCollective.

History

The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.

Architecture

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

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Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous

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s he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.

Services

The station offers direct

services to , , and

, operated by the

GoCollective.

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Banedanmark
– government agency responsible for

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and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
GoCollective
– private public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in Denmark Buildings and structures in Varde Municipality Railway stations in the Region of Southern Denmark Railway stations in Denmark opened in 1875 {{Denmark-railstation-stub