Hovmarken railway halt

Hovmarken
railway halt
Hovmarken railway halt in 2023
General information
LocationHovmarken
8520 Lystrup[1]
Aarhus Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°14′3.05″N 10°15′20.03″E / 56.2341806°N 10.2555639°E / 56.2341806; 10.2555639
Elevation28.0 metres (91.9 ft)[2]
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byKeolis
Line(s)Grenaa Line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Services
Preceding station Aarhus Letbane Following station
Lystrup
towards Odder or Mårslet
Line 1 Hjortshøj
towards Grenaa or Hornslet
Location
Hovmarken is located in Denmark
Hovmarken
Hovmarken
Location within Denmark
Map

Hovmarken railway halt was a railway halt serving the eastern part of the railway town and suburb of Lystrup north of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark.[1] The halt was located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened in 1990 as Lystrup East railway halt,[2] and since 2019, the halt was served by the Aarhus light rail system, a tram-train network combining tram lines in the city of Aarhus with operation on railway lines in the surrounding countryside.[3]

Hovmarken railway halt closed, effective from the summer timetable change in 2024, with the last service calling at Hovmarken on the 29th of June 2024.[4] This was done to improve reliability on the line, which has been suffering from delays and cancellations. The closure of Hovmarken is expected to reduce travel times by up to 2 minutes, giving more room in the timetable for minor delays without spreading the delay to other services.[5] The decision to close Hovmarken was approved by a majority in the Aarhus Municipal council on the 10th of April 2024, in spite of opposition from locals and several politicians and parties.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MidttrafikHovmarken was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DanskeJernbaner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference OmLetbanen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Nu lukkes letbanestop". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ a b "Omdiskuteret letbanestation får det endelige dødsstød | stiften.dk". stiften.dk (in Danish). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ^ "Letbanestop nedlægges af byråd". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  7. ^ "Utilfredshed med planer om at lukke stoppested". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.