Thisted station

Thisted station (Danish: Thisted Banegård) is a railway station serving the town of Thisted, Denmark. The station is the northern terminus of the Thy Line from Struer to Thisted. The station opened in 1882 with the opening of the Thy Line. The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent local train services between Thisted and Struer, and DSB which offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen.

Thisted station
Terminal station
Platform facade of Thisted station
LocationJernbanegade 29
7700 Thisted
Denmark
Coordinates56°57′9.5″N 8°41′17″E
Owned byDSB
Operated byArriva
DSB
Line(s)Thy Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectN.P.C. Holsøe
History
Opened20 April 1881
Location
Thisted station
Location within Denmark

History

DMU from DSB at Thisted station in 1976.

The station opened on 20 April 1882 to serve as terminus of the new railway line from Struer to Thisted. In 1904, Thisted station also became the western terminus of the new Thisted-Fjerritslev railway line, which connected with the Fjerritslev-Frederikshavn railway line in Fjerritslev. The Thisted-Fjerritslev Line closed in 1969.

Architecture

The station building was designed by architect N.P.C. Holsøe.

Operations

The train services are currently operated by Arriva which run frequent local train services from Thisted station to Struer station with onward connections to the rest of Denmark. DSB runs a twice daily InterCity service to Copenhagen.

References


    Thisted station

    Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station
    toward Copenhagen Airport
    IC3Terminus
    Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
    toward Struer
    StruerThisted
    Regional train
    Terminus
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