Alken station

Summary

Alken station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alken station is located in Skanderborg Municipality^[3].
• Alken station is in the country of Denmark^[4].
• Alken station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Alken station's connecting line is recorded as Skanderborg-Skjern Line^[6].
• Alken station is owned by Banedanmark^[7].
• Alken station is operated by GoCollective A/S^[8].
• Alken is named after Alken station^[9].
• Alken station's adjacent station is recorded as Skanderborg railway station^[10].
• Alken station's adjacent station is recorded as Ry station^[11].
• Alken station took place at Alken^[12].
• Alken station's postal code is recorded as 8680^[13].
• Alken station's station code is recorded as Ak^[14].
• Alken station's Commons category is recorded as Alken Station^[15].
• May 2, 1871 marks the founding of Alken station^[16].
• Alken station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 56.05257, 'longitude': 9.8456}^[17].
• Alken station's official website is recorded as https://gocollective.dk/station/alken/^[18].
• Alken station's official website is recorded as https://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/stationer/alken/^[19].
• Alken station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[20].
• Alken station's connecting service is recorded as regional rail^[21].
• Alken station's date of official opening is recorded as May 2, 1871^[22].
• Alken station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+28.9'}^[23].
• Alken station's number of platform faces is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[24].
• Alken station's state of use is recorded as in use^[25].
• Alken station's street address is recorded as Alkenvej 44, 8680 Ry^[26].

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Geography

Alken station is in the country of Denmark^[4]. It is located in Skanderborg Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Alken station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+28.9'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Alken station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].

History and Context

May 2, 1871 marks the founding of Alken station^[16]. It is owned by Banedanmark^[7]. Alken is named after it^[9].

Why It Matters

Alken station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]