Lem railway station
Lem railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Lem in West Jutland, Denmark.[1]
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Lem station in 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Jernbanegade 3 DK-6940 Lem[1] Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°01′30″N 8°23′09″E / 56.02500°N 8.38583°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Banedanmark | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Midtjyske Jernbaner[2] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Esbjerg-Struer railway line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 August 1875[3] | ||||||||||
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Lem Location within Denmark | |||||||||||
Lem station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875.[3] It offers regional rail services to Holstebro and Skjern, operated by the railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[2]
History edit
The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[3] It has been unstaffed since 1970.[3]
Architecture edit
The station building from 1875 was designed 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.[4]
Services edit
The station offers direct regional rail services to Skjern and Holstebro, operated by the regional railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[2]
See also edit
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b "Lem Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Lem Station (Lm)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Bibliography edit
- Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.
External links edit
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) Midtjyske Jernbaner – Danish regional railway company operating in Central Denmark Region
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark