Hovmarken railway halt

Railway halt in East Jutland, Denmark
Preceding station Aarhus Letbane Following station
Lystrup
towards Odder or Mårslet
 Line 1 Hjortshøj
towards Grenaa or Hornslet
Location
Hovmarken is located in Denmark
Hovmarken
Hovmarken
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Hovmarken railway halt is a railway halt serving the eastern part of the railway town and suburb of Lystrup north of the city of Aarhus in Jutland, Denmark.[1] The halt is located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa. It opened in 1990 as Lystrup East railway halt.[2] Since 2019, the station has been served by the Aarhus light rail system, a tram-train network combining tram lines in the city of Aarhus with operation on railway lines in the surrounding countryside.[3]


Hovmarken railway halt closed, effective from the summer timetable change in 2024, with the last service calling at Hovmarken on the 29th of June 2024.[4] This was done to improve reliability on the line, which has been suffering from delays and cancellations. The closure of Hovmarken is expected to reduce travel times by up to 2 minutes, giving more room in the timetable for minor delays without spreading the delay to other services.[5] The decision to close Hovmarken was approved by a majority in the Aarhus Municipal council on the 10th of April 2024, in spite of opposition from locals and several politicians and parties.[5][6][7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Letbanen - Hovmarken" (in Danish). Midttrafik. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Hovmarken Trinbræt" (in Danish). danskejernbaner.dk. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Om Letbanen – Aarhus Letbane" (in Danish). Aarhus Letbane. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Nu lukkes letbanestop". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ a b "Omdiskuteret letbanestation får det endelige dødsstød | stiften.dk". stiften.dk (in Danish). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ^ "Letbanestop nedlægges af byråd". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  7. ^ "Utilfredshed med planer om at lukke stoppested". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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