Skjern railway station
Skjern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Railway junction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skjern station in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bredgade 55 6900 Skjern Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°56′51″N 08°29′32″E / 55.94750°N 8.49222°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 5.0 metres (16.4 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure) Banedanmark (rail infrastructure) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | The West Jutland longitudinal railway line Skanderborg–Skjern railway line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | GoCollective Midtjyske Jernbaner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 August 1875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skjern railway station is a railway station serving the town of Skjern in West Jutland, Denmark.
The station is located on the West Jutland longitudinal railway line (Danish: Den Vestjyske Længdebane) from Esbjerg to Struer and is the western terminus of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. It offers regional train services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Holstebro. The train services are currently operated by the railway companies GoCollective and Midtjyske Jernbaner.