Viborg railway station

Viborg
Viborg station
General information
LocationBanegårspladsen 2
8800 Viborg
Viborg Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°26′51″N 9°23′55″E / 56.44750°N 9.39861°E / 56.44750; 9.39861
Elevation31.2 metres (102 ft)
OwnerDSB (station infrastructure)
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)
LinesLangå–Struer
Viborg–Aalestrup(–Løgstør) (closed 2006)
Viborg–Herning (closed 1972)
Viborg–Fårup–Mariager (closed 1966)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operators
DSB
History
Opened20 July 1863
Rebuilt1896
Services
Preceding station DSB Vores Tog Following station
Rødkærsbro
towards Århus H
 Aarhus–Struer
Regional train
 Sparkær
towards Struer
Location

Viborg station (Danish: Viborg Station or Viborg Banegård) is a railway station serving the city of Viborg in Jutland, Denmark.

Viborg station is located on the Langå–Struer railway line from Langå to Struer. The station was opened in 1863 with the opening of the Langå–Viborg section of the Langå–Struer Line. It was moved to its current location in 1896. It offers direct regional train services to Aarhus and Struer. The train services are operated by the national train operating company DSB.

History

DSB train on the Langå–Struer railway line calling at Viborg in 1979.

The station opened in 1863 to serve as terminus of the new railway line from Langå to Viborg. In 1864, the railway line was continued to Skive and in 1865 to Struer. In 1893, Viborg station also became the southern terminus of the new Viborg–Aalestrup railway line, which connected with the Hobro–Aalestrup–Løgstør Line a month later.

The original Viborg station was a terminal station, and trains arriving there had to end their journeys (terminate) or reverse out of the station. In 1896, however, the station was moved to its present location and the current station building was built.

In 1906, the Herning–Viborg railway line opened, followed by the Viborg–Faarup–Mariager Line in 1927. The Mariager Line was closed in 1965 and the Herning Line in 1971, while passenger traffic on the Viborg–Aalestrup line stopped in 1966, with freight service on the line between Viborg and Løgstør continuing until 1999.

Operations

Train services

The train services are currently operated by the national train operating company DSB which run frequent regional train services from Viborg station to Struer and Aarhus Central Station.

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Viborg Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Viborg Station (Vg)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "DSB gør sig organisatorisk klar til at overtage driften fra GoCollective" [DSB is preparing organizationally to take over operations from GoCollective]. dsb.dk (in Danish). DSB. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Jensen 1979, p. 7.
  6. ↑ Jensen 1979, p. 9–10.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 [Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner [Railways of North Jutland] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
  • Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner [Railways of East Jutland] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
  • Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner [Railways of Central Jutland] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
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