Bunken railway halt

Bunken
Bunken
	Railway halt
	Bunken railway halt in 2012
Location	Råbjergvej; Bunken; DK-9982 Ålbæk; Denmark
Coordinates	57°39′34.27″N 10°27′47.72″E
Owned by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[1]
Operated by	Nordjyske Jernbaner[1]
Line(s)	Skagensbanen
Platforms	1
History
Opened	1890[2]
Location
	Bunken Location within Denmark

Bunken railway halt (Danish: Bunken Trinbræt) is a railway halt located in the southern part of Bunken Plantation south of Skagen in Vendsyssel, Denmark. The halt serves the area's many summer houses as well as the nearby folk high school and golf course.

The halt is located on the Skagensbanen railway line from Skagen to Frederikshavn between Hulsig station and Aalbæk station. It opened in 1890.[2] The train services are currently operated by Nordjyske Jernbaner which run frequent local train services between Skagen station and Frederikshavn station.[1]

History

Bunken halt in 1975.

The halt opened in 1890 when the railway started.[2]

In 2006 the halt was renovated with a car park, a new platform and a new shelter.

The train services are currently operated by the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ) which run frequent local train services from Skagen station to Frederikshavn station with onward connections to the rest of Denmark.[1]

"Om Nordjyske Jernbaner" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyllands Jernbaner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
Gregersen, A.; Holtrup, Ulf; Hjermind, P. (1965). SB gennem 75 år (PDF) (in Danish). Jernbanehistorisk Selskab.
Plum, Ole Chr. M.; Wilcke, Birger (1990). Skagensbanen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Dansk Jernbane-Klub. ISBN 8787050315.
Thomassen, P.; Wilcke, B. (1965). Skagensbanen, 1890 – 24. juli – 1965 (in Danish). Hellerup: Dansk Jernbane-Klub.

Preceding station		Nordjyske Jernbaner		Following station
Aalbæk toward Frederikshavn		Frederikshavn–Skagen Local train		Hulsig toward Skagen

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