Strandby railway station is a railway station serving the small coastal town of

Strandby Strandby is a coastal town in Denmark, located in Region Nordjylland. Its population was 2,301 as of 1 January 2025.Vendsyssel Vendsyssel () is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island which also comprises the areas Hanherred and Thy. Vendsy ...

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. The station is located on the

Skagensbanen The Skagen railway line () is a long standard gauge single track (rail), single track railway line between Skagen and Frederikshavn in Vendsyssel, Denmark. The railway links the fishing port and seaside resort of Skagen with the Danish rail netwo ...

railway line from

Skagen Skagen () is the northernmost town in Denmark, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in North Denmark Region, Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalbo ...

Frederikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast on the North Jutlandic Island in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The ...

, between

Rimmen halt Rimmen railway halt () is a railway halt, located a short distance north of the village of Nielstrup north of Frederikshavn in Vendsyssel, Denmark. The halt is located on the Skagensbanen railway line from Skagen to Frederikshavn between Jerup ...

and

Frederikshavn station Frederikshavn railway station (Danish language, Danish: ''Frederikshavn Station'' or ''Frederikshavn Banegård'') is a railway station serving the town of Frederikshavn in Vendsyssel, Denmark. It is located in central Frederikshavn, situated betwe ...

. The train services are currently operated by

Nordjyske Jernbaner Nordjyske Jernbaner (abbreviated NJ) is a Danish railway company operating in Region Nordjylland. The company was formed in 2001 as a merger of Hjørring Privatbaner (HP) and Skagensbanen (SB) and Hirtshalsbanen (HB). Headquartered in Hjørri ...

which run frequent

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services between

Skagen station Skagen railway station () is the main railway station serving the town of Skagen in Vendsyssel, Denmark. The station is the northern terminus of the Skagensbanen railway line from Frederikshavn to Skagen and is the most northerly railway station ...

and

History

The station opened in 1924 when the

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of Skagensbanen was converted from

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...

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. As part of the conversion, the

right-of-way A right of way (also right-of-way) is a specific route that people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so. Rights-of-way in the physical sense include controlled-access h ...

between

and Rimmen was changed so the railway line passed by Strandby instead of

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Architecture

The station building was built in 1922 after designs by the architect Ulrik Plesner. In 2006 the station was renovated with new platforms and a new

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Services

The train services are currently operated by

which run frequent

services between Skagen and Frederikshavn with onward connections to the rest of Denmark.

References

External links

Nordjyske Jernbaner
– Danish railway company operating in

North Jutland Region The North Jutland Region (), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an Regions of Denmark, administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, 2007 Danish municipal refor ...

Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in Denmark
Nordjyllands Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in North Jutland Buildings and structures in Frederikshavn Municipality Railway stations in the North Jutland Region Railway stations in Denmark opened in 1924 Ulrik Plesner railway stations {{Denmark-railstation-stub

History

Architecture

Services

See also

References

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