Langå
Railway junction
Langå station
General information
LocationBredgade 55
DK–8870 Langå[1][2]
Denmark
Coordinates56°23′11.14″N 09°53′46.79″E / 56.3864278°N 9.8963306°E / 56.3864278; 9.8963306
Owned byDSB
Operated byDSB
Arriva
Line(s)Aarhus-Randers Line
Langå-Struer Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Other information
Fare zone78
History
Opened1862
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Hadsten
towards Copenhagen Central
 Copenhagen-Aalborg
InterCity
 Randers
towards Aalborg
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Hadsten
towards Århus H
 Aarhus–Struer
Regional train
 Ulstrup
towards Struer
Location
Langå is located in Denmark
Langå
Langå
Location within Denmark

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

The station is located on the Aarhus-Randers Line from Aarhus to Randers and is the terminus of the Langå-Struer Line from Langå to Struer. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Frederikshavn and Struer as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Aalborg and Struer. The train services are operated by DSB and Arriva.

History

Langå station in 1912

Langå station was opened in 1862 with the opening of the Aarhus-Randers railway line from Aarhus to Randers. In 1863, Langå station also became the eastern terminus of the Langå-Struer railway line.[3]

In 1908, Langå station also became the northern terminus of the new Langå-Bramming railway line.[4] The Langå-Bramming Line was closed in 1971.[5]

Operations

Train at Langå station in 2011

The train services are operated by DSB and Arriva. The station offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Frederikshavn and Struer as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Aalborg and Struer.

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Langå Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Langå Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Jensen 1979, p. 7.
  4. ↑ Jensen 1979, p. 50.
  5. ↑ Jensen 1979, p. 58.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1978). Østjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03852-7.
  • Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
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