Hirtshals railway station

Hirtshals railway station is the main railway station serving the town of Hirtshals in Vendsyssel, Denmark. It is located in the central part of the town, and is situated between the town centre and the Port of Hirtshals.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Hjørring Municipality, Denmark
Also known as: “Hirtshals station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hirtshals Church and Hirtshals Kro.

Hirtshals Church

Church

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Hirtshals Church is situated 490 metres south of Hirtshals railway station.

Hirtshals Kro

Restaurant

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Hirtshals Kro is a restaurant, which is situated 390 metres west of Hirtshals railway station.

Nordsøen Oceanarium

Public aquarium

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Nordsøen Oceanarium is a public aquarium and museum that opened in 1998 on the shores of the North Sea in Hirtshals, north Jutland, Denmark. Their main tank, which holds 4,500,000 litres, is the largest in Northern Europe, but the Oceanarium also has several smaller habitat aquariums and an exhibit with seals. Nordsøen Oceanarium is situated 1¼ km southeast of Hirtshals railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirtshals and Horne.

Hirtshals

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Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland.

Horne

Village

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Horne is a village in Hjørring Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2026, it has the population of 672. It is located in the north-western part of the Vendsyssel district about 5 km south of the town of Hirtshals. Horne is situated 3½ km south of Hirtshals railway station.