Alken railway station, Denmark

This article is about the railway station in Denmark. For the railway station in Belgium, see Alken railway station.
Alken
railway station
Alken station in 2015
General information
LocationAlkenvej 44
Alken
8680 Ry[1][2]
Denmark
Coordinates56°3′5″N 9°50′50″E / 56.05139°N 9.84722°E / 56.05139; 9.84722
Elevation28.9 metres (95 ft)[3]
Owned byBanedanmark
Line(s)Skanderborg–Skjern
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operatorsGoCollective[4]
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[5]
Other information
Station codeAk[6]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
History
Opened2 May 1871; 153 years ago (1871-05-02)[3]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Ry
towards Skjern
 Aarhus–Skjern
Regional train
 Skanderborg
towards Aarhus Central
Location
Alken station is located in Denmark
Alken station
Alken station
Location within Denmark
Alken station is located in Denmark Central Denmark Region
Alken station
Alken station
Alken station (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Map

Alken station is a railway station serving the village of Alken in East Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. The train services are currently operated by the private public transport company GoCollective which run frequent regional train services between Aarhus and Herning.[4] The station opened on 2 May 1871 with the Skanderborg-Silkeborg section of the Skanderborg-Skjern railway.[3] It's small station building built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895) was torn down in 1979.[5][3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GoCollectiveAlkenStation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DSBAlkenStation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference DanskeJernbaner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference OmGoCollective was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WeilbachHolsoe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 April 2024.