Lem
Railway station
Lem station in 2010
General information
LocationJernbanegade 3
DK-6940 Lem[1]
Denmark
Coordinates56°01′30″N 8°23′09″E / 56.02500°N 8.38583°E / 56.02500; 8.38583
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byMidtjyske Jernbaner[2]
Line(s)Esbjerg-Struer railway line
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened8 August 1875[3]
Services
Preceding station Midtjyske Jernbaner Following station
Skjern
Terminus
 Skjern–Holstebro
Regional train
 Ringkøbing
towards Holstebro
Location
Lem is located in Denmark
Lem
Lem
Location within Denmark

Lem railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Lem in West Jutland, Denmark.[1]

Lem station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875.[3] It offers regional rail services to Holstebro and Skjern, operated by the railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[2]

History

The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened.[3] It has been unstaffed since 1970.[3]

Architecture

The station building from 1875 was designed 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.[4]

Services

Train calling at Lem station in 2010.

The station offers direct regional rail services to Skjern and Holstebro, operated by the regional railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner.[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Lem Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Om Midtjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Midtjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Lem Station (Lm)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.
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