Mørke station

Mørke station is a railway station serving the railway town of Mørke on the peninsula of Djursland in Jutland, Denmark. The station opened in 1877 with the opening of the Aarhus-Ryomgård section of the Grenaa Line. The train services are currently operated by the railway company DSB which runs frequent local train services between Aarhus and Grenaa as part of the Aarhus Commuter Rail service.

Mørke station
Mørke station
LocationStationsvej 3
8544 Mørke
Denmark
Coordinates56°20′22″N 10°22′35″E
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB
Line(s)Grenaa Line
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened1 December 1877
Location
Mørke station
Location within Denmark

History

The station opened on 1 December 1877 as the railway company Østjyske Jernbane (ØJJ) opened a branch line From Aarhus to Ryomgård on the Randers-Ryomgaard-Grenaa Line from Randers to Grenaa. Just a few years later the trains starting running directly between Grenaa and Aarhus, with the Ryomgård-Randers section being reduced to a branch line used mostly for rail freight transport until it was closed altogether on 2 May 1971.

References


    Mørke station

    Preceding station   Danske Statsbaner   Following station
    toward Odder
    Aarhus Commuter Rail
    Commuter train
    toward Grenaa


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