Tistrup railway station explained

Tistrup
Type:Railway station
Address:Jernbanegade 2
6862 Tistrup
Borough:Varde Municipality
Country:Denmark
Coordinates:55.7169°N 8.5983°W
Map Type:Denmark
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Line:Esbjerg-Struer railway line
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Architect:Niels Peder Christian Holsøe
Opened:8 August 1875
Owned:Banedanmark
Operator:GoCollective

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

Tistrup 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. The station has been unstaffed since 1970.

Architecture

Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the 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] The station building was torn down in September and October 2002.

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.