Ringkøbing railway station ( or ''Ringkøbing Banegård'') is a railway station serving the

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Ringkøbing Ringkøbing (older spelling ''Ringkjøbing'') is a town in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Central Denmark Region, Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. It has a population of 9,830 (1 January 2025).

in West Jutland,

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. It is located in central Ringkøbing, to the northeast of the town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Ringkøbing bus station. Ringkøbing station is located on the

Esbjerg–Struer railway line The Esbjerg–Struer railway line (, also known as the ''West Jutland longitudinal railway line'' (), is a long standard gauge single track (rail), single track railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Esbjerg and Struer, Denmark, ...

from

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to Struer. The station opened in 1875. It offers

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services to

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Midtjyske Jernbaner.

History

The station opened on 31 March 1875 as the section from

Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).Esbjerg–Struer railway line The Esbjerg–Struer railway line (, also known as the ''West Jutland longitudinal railway line'' (), is a long standard gauge single track (rail), single track railway line in Denmark which runs between the cities of Esbjerg and Struer, Denmark, ...

opened. Later the same year, on 8 August, the section from

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to Ringkøbing also opened. The West Jutland longitudinal railway line was thus completed, and connected Ringkøbing to the rest of Denmark's railway lines at both ends. On 15 November 1911 Ringkøbing station also became the southern

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of the new Ringkøbing–Ørnhøj railway line, which connected Ringkøbing with the village of Ørnhøj. This railway line was prolonged to

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connected Ringkøbing station with the harbour of Ringkøbing.

Architecture

The still existing

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from 1875 was built to designs by the Danish

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(1826–1895), known for the numerous

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s he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the

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Services

The station offers direct

services to and , operated by the

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Midtjyske Jernbaner.

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External links

Banedanmark
– government agency responsible for

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and

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of most of the Danish railway network
Midtjyske Jernbaner
– Danish regional railway company operating in

Central Denmark Region The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform. The refo ...

Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in Denmark {{DEFAULTSORT:Ringkobing Station Ringkøbing Buildings and structures in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Railway stations in the Central Denmark Region Railway stations in Denmark opened in 1875