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Tistrup railway station

Coordinates: 55°43′01″N 8°35′54″E / 55.71694°N 8.59833°E / 55.71694; 8.59833
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Tistrup
Railway station
Tistrup station in 2011
General information
LocationJernbanegade 2
6862 Tistrup[1][2]
Varde Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°43′01″N 8°35′54″E / 55.71694°N 8.59833°E / 55.71694; 8.59833
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byGoCollective[1]
Line(s)Esbjerg-Struer railway line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[3]
History
Opened8 August 1875[4]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Sig
towards Esbjerg
EsbjergSkjern Gårde
towards Skjern
Location
Tistrup is located in Denmark
Tistrup
Tistrup
Location within Denmark
Map

Tistrup station is a railway station serving the railway town of Tistrup in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

Tistrup station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875.[4] It offers regional rail services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Skjern, operated by the railway company GoCollective.[1]

History

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The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[4] The station has been unstaffed since 1970.[4]

Architecture

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The station in October 2019.

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the station building from 1875 was built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[3] The station building was torn down in September and October 2002.[4]

Services

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The station offers direct regional rail services to Esbjerg, Skjern, Herning and Aarhus, operated by the railway company GoCollective.[1]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Tistrup Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tistrup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Tistrup Station (Tr)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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