Lunde railway station, Denmark

Lunde station is a railway station serving the village of Lunde in West Jutland, Denmark.[1]

Lunde
railway station
Lunde station in 2017
General information
LocationSkolegade 1
6830 Nørre Nebel[1]
Varde Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°45′22.21″N 8°21′50.44″E / 55.7561694°N 8.3640111°E / 55.7561694; 8.3640111
Owned byVestbanen A/S
Operated byGoCollective[1]
Line(s)Varde–Nørre Nebel
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
ArchitectHeinrich Wenck[2]
History
Opened15 March 1903[3]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Løftgård
towards Esbjerg
EsbjergNørre Nebel Nørre Nebel
Terminus
Location
Lunde is located in Denmark
Lunde
Lunde
Location within Denmark
Map

The station is located on the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway line from Varde to Nørre Nebel. The station opened on 15 March 1903 with the opening of the railway line.[3] The train services are currently operated by GoCollective which run frequent regional train services from Nørre Nebel to Varde and Esbjerg with onward connections from there to the rest of Denmark.[1]

History

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Railcar from Vestbanen at Lunde station in 1975.

The station opened on 15 March 1903 as an intermediate station on the new railway line from Varde to Nørre Nebel.[3]

Architecture

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The original and still existing station building from 1903 was built to designs by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck (1851–1936), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[2]

Operations

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The train services are currently operated by the railway company GoCollective which run frequent local train services from Lunde station to Nørre Nebel, Varde and Esbjerg with onward connections from there to the rest of Denmark.[1]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Lunde Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "Heinrich Wenck". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Lunde J Trinbræt". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 January 2024.

Bibliography

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  • (in Danish) Vestbanen A/S – the railway company which owns the Varde–Nørre Nebel railway line
  • (in Danish) GoCollective – private public transport company operating bus and train services in Denmark
  • (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark