Aarhus Central Station
The main railway station in Aarhus, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aarhus Central Station (Danish: Aarhus Hovedbanegård, abbreviated Aarhus H) is the main railway station serving the city of Aarhus, Denmark.[1][2] Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Aarhus and the rest of Denmark, the station is used by an average of 6.3 million people per year, making it the busiest station in Denmark outside the Copenhagen area. It is located in the city centre between the districts of Midtbyen and Frederiksbjerg with entrances from Banegårdspladsen and the shopping centre Bruun's Galleri, and with access to platforms from M.P. Bruuns Gade.
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Aarhus Central Station Aarhus Hovedbanegård | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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main railway station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Banegårdspladsen 1D Aarhus C[1][2] Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°09′00″N 10°12′17″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | DSB GoCollective Midttrafik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Fredericia-Aarhus Line Aarhus-Randers Line Odder Line Grenaa Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | July 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is a through station with 4 platforms. The station is located on the East Jutland railway, and is the terminus of the Grenaa Line and Odder Line. It offers international connections to Hamburg and Berlin, InterCity connections to Aalborg/Frederikshavn and Copenhagen, regional connections to the rest of Jutland as well as light rail services to Grenå and Odder. The train services are operated by DSB, GoCollective and Deutsche Bahn.