Ålbæk railway station

Ålbæk
railway station
Ålbæk station in 2009
General information
Location	Stationsvej 21 9982 Ålbæk[1] Frederikshavn Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	57°35′33″N 10°24′30″E
Elevation	4.7 metres (15 ft)[2]
Owned by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[3]
Operated by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[3]
Line(s)	Skagen Line
Platforms	2
History
Opened	1890[4]
Services
Preceding station Nordjyske Jernbaner Following station Napstjært towards Frederikshavn Frederikshavn–Skagen Local train Bunken towards Skagen
Location Ålbæk Location within Denmark

Ålbæk railway station (alternative spelling: Aalbæk railway station) is a railway station serving the small coastal town of Ålbæk in Vendsyssel, Denmark.^[1]

The station is located on the Skagensbanen railway line from Skagen to Frederikshavn between Bunken and Napstjært halts. The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Skagen station and Frederikshavn station.^[3]

History

Ålbæk station in 1975

The station opened in 1890 when the railway started.^[4] In 1915, the Danish Parliament agreed to build a new railway line between Ålbæk and Hjørring, but it was only the first part between Hjørring and Vellingshøj that was built. Instead, that railway was extended to Hirtshals and this is today the Hirtshalsbanen railway line.^[5]

The station building was built in 1932–33. It was the last drawn by the architect Ulrik Plesner before his death.^[4]

Operations

The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) which run frequent local train services from Skagen station to Frederikshavn station with onward connections to the rest of Denmark.^[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark
• Transport in Denmark

References

1. "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
2. "Ålbæk Trinbræt (Ålb)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
3. "Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
4. "Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
5. "Hjørring Hirtshals Banen" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
• Gregersen, A.; Holtrup, Ulf; Hjermind, P. (1965). SB gennem 75 år (PDF) (in Danish). Jernbanehistorisk Selskab.
• Plum, Ole Chr. M.; Wilcke, Birger (1990). Skagensbanen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Dansk Jernbane-Klub. ISBN 8787050315.
• Thomassen, P.; Wilcke, B. (1965). Skagensbanen, 1890 – 24. juli – 1965 (in Danish). Hellerup: Dansk Jernbane-Klub.

External links

• (in Danish) Nordjyske Jernbaner – Danish railway company operating in North Jutland Region
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark
• (in Danish) Nordjyllands Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in North Jutland