Ølgod railway station explained

Ølgod
Type:Railway station
Address:Jernbanegade 14
6870 Ølgod
Borough:Varde Municipality
Country:Denmark
Coordinates:55.8111°N 8.6228°W
Map Type:Denmark
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Architect:Niels Peder Christian Holsøe
Opened:8 August 1875
Owned:Banedanmark
Operator:GoCollective

Ølgod station is a railway station serving the railway town of Ølgod in West Jutland, Denmark.

Ølgod station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875. It offers regional rail services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Skjern, operated by the railway company GoCollective.

History

The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.

Architecture

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the still existing station building from 1875 was built to designs 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.[1]

Services

The station offers direct regional rail services to,, and Aarhus, operated by the railway company GoCollective.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: N.P. Holsøe. Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Vigand Rasmussen. 19 October 2022. da.