Aarhus Central Station

Aarhus Central Station

Aarhus Hovedbanegård
main railway station
Front facade of Aarhus Central Station by night
General information
LocationBanegårdspladsen 1D
Aarhus C[1][2]
Aarhus Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°09′00″N 10°12′17″E / 56.15000°N 10.20472°E / 56.15000; 10.20472
Operated byDSB
GoCollective
Midttrafik
Line(s)Fredericia-Aarhus Line
Aarhus-Randers Line
Odder Line
Grenaa Line
Platforms4
Tracks8
Other information
Fare zone01
History
Opened1862
RebuiltJuly 1929
Services
Preceding station Danish State Railways DSB Following station
Skanderborg Copenhagen-Aalborg Randers
Viby Jylland Copenhagen-Aalborg Hadsten
towards Aalborg
Skanderborg
towards Kolding
KoldingAarhus Terminus
Viby Jylland
towards Fredericia
Fredericia-Aarhus
Viby Jylland
towards Esbjerg
Esbjerg-Aarhus
Terminus AarhusAalborg Langå
towards Aalborg
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Viby Jylland
towards Skjern
AarhusSkjern Terminus
Terminus AarhusStruer Hinnerup
towards Struer
Preceding station Aarhus Letbane Following station
Kongsvang
towards Odder or Mårslet
Line 1 Dokk1
towards Grenaa or Hornslet
Kongsvang
towards Odder
Line 2 Dokk1
Location
Aarhus Central Station is located in Denmark
Aarhus Central Station
Aarhus Central Station
Location within Denmark
Map

Aarhus Central Station (Danish: Aarhus Hovedbanegård, abbreviated Aarhus H) is the main railway station serving the city of Aarhus, Denmark.[1][2] Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Aarhus and the rest of Denmark, the station is used by an average of 6.3 million people per year, making it the busiest station in Denmark outside the Copenhagen area. It is located in the city centre between the districts of Midtbyen and Frederiksbjerg with entrances from Banegårdspladsen and the shopping centre Bruun's Galleri, and with access to platforms from M.P. Bruuns Gade.

It is a through station with 4 platforms. The station is located on the East Jutland railway, and is the terminus of the Grenaa Line and Odder Line. It offers international connections to Hamburg and Berlin, InterCity connections to Aalborg/Frederikshavn and Copenhagen, regional connections to the rest of Jutland as well as light rail services to Grenå and Odder. The train services are operated by DSB, GoCollective and Deutsche Bahn.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DSBAarhusH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GoCollectiveAarhusH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).