Assens station (Denmark)

Assens railway station

Assens railway station was the terminus of the Tommerup-Assens railway line, connecting the town of Assens with the Funen Main Line on the island of Funen in central Denmark.

## History and design[edit]

The station opened along with the other stations on the Tommerup-Assens line in 1884. It was built to a design by Niels Peder Christian Holsøe who had become head architect of the Danish State Railways in 1880.[1] Prior to his appointment, Holsøe had developed a standardized building, consisting of a high central section flanked by two lower shoulders, in a romanticizing Neo-Romanesque style. This design was introduced with the construction of Strib railway station in 1860. At Assens, it was expanded with two low towers in Italian style. Holsøe also designed a new post office which was built next to the station.[2]

The station came out of use when the Tommerup–Assens line was closed to passenger traffic in 1965.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
2. ^ "Assens Jernbanestation" (in Danish). arkark.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-27.

## External links[edit]

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Assens Municipality

Towns & villages
(by size)|

* Assens
* Glamsbjerg
* Vissenbjerg
* Aarup
* Haarby
* Tommerup Stationsby
* Tommerup
* Ebberup
* Brylle
* Verninge

Landmarks|

* Aarup Windmill
* Assens station
* Billeskov
* Church of Our Lady
* Krengerup
* Hagenskov Mano
* Tommerup Station
* Søbo

Geography|

* Bågø
* Helnæs Bugt
* Torø

History|

* Assensbanen

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