The Railway Station
Around year 1900
The building on the right in the picture belongs to the "Jelling Seminarium" i.e The Teacher Training School. Between the two buildings you can see "Sydhøjen".
Unknown/Jelling Local History Archive
Jelling Station was opened together with the Vejle-Give line on 2 August 1894. At the opening of Jelling Station, Jelling town was just a large village with a distinct farm community, but Jelling town grew rapidly after the railway came to town. Jelling Station quickly became one of the line's best intermediate stations in terms of passenger traffic. In the beginning it was primarily because of tourist attractions such as the church with the Jellingestenen and the Viking burial mounds that attracted, but later also as an excursion town.
When the state railways took over Jelling Station in 1914 in connection with the extension of the Givebanen to Herning on 1 January 1914, Jelling Station was reduced to a stop with sidings. After strong protests by citizens of Jelling, DSB elevated Jelling Holdeplads to Station in 1918
The Vejle-Give-Herning section was remotely controlled from Herning in 1969. Due to a falling traffic volume, Jelling Station was reduced to a step board with siding in 1973. The siding was closed in 1988.
In 1978, the original station building was demolished and replaced by a post office with associated waiting room.
The following was taken from Jernbanen.dk/Jernbanehistorisk forum:
"The construction of a narrow-gauge railway from Vejle to Give with a state subsidy of up to DKK 100,000 was passed by law by the Riksdagen on 12 April 1889. It was the third time it had been attempted; in 1882 and 1887 the proposal had been rejected. The text of the law was later changed to a normal gauge line, and on 15 June 1892 a concession was issued to "Vejle-Give Jernbaneselskab" with opening on 1 May 1896 at the latest.
The engineering company Gluud, Werner and Winkel built the track without any major problems, which could open for normal operation on 2 August 1894.
For i.a. to save the connection fee to DSB, VGJ established itself with its own station – Vejle Nord – a little north of the state railway station, but connected by a handover track. In 1897, the station area was greatly expanded, when the new private railway to Vandel (VVGJ) had its terminus here. From Vejle N, the climb up through Grejsdalen to Grejsdal station was started, followed by Højgaard stop, Hørup stop, Jelling station, Mølvang stop, Gadbjerg station, Farre station and Give station.
During most of VGJ's time as a private railway, 3 pairs of trains ran daily, and the running time was approx. 1½ hours for the 30 kilometer stretch.
In 1908, it was decided that DSB should extend the line from Give to Herning and take over the section Vejle - Give. The construction of the Give – Herning section began in 1911 and on 1 January 1914 the line opened. In 1912, the state had taken over the ownership of VGJ, but it was not until 1 October 1914 that the state also took over the operation of the track, whereby VGJ ceased to exist."
Station building seen from the track circa 1975
unknown /Jelling Local History Archive
"Stationsvej" as seen from the north down towards the station
unknown /Jelling Local History Archive
The Teacher Training School can be seen on the left in the picture
janitor's residence and gymnasium.
To the right of the picture is the post office (Stationsvej 6)
and Rosendals Gård (Stationsvej 8) and at the back of the picture the station building.
The western part of Stationsvej was only expanded rather late. The post office was built approx. 1906 and was initially quite isolated with Rosendals Gård as its only neighbour. /The city's first post office was located at Herningvej 2)
The station building was demolished around 1975.
In the square at the front right of the picture there was a timber yard and timber trade (known as Rosendals Tømmerhandel) until 1933, when Gormsgade 1-3 was built.
The seminary's janitor's residence at the front on the left was demolished approx. 1932. After the janitor's residence, the seminary's first gymnasium can be seen.
Rosendal's farm was demolished in 1933. Where it was, Jelling's new dairy came to be located (Stationsvej 8). The dairy's buildings still exist, but the dairy has closed down, and now (2017) the Runecenter is housed in the buildings.
On 1 August 1995 there was a train accident in Jelling where two regional trains collided head-on at the south end of Jelling Station. No people died in the accident - but of the total of 69 people on the trains, 19 were hospitalized and 35 were treated in emergency rooms; 15 did not go to hospital. The two regional trains were so tangled that they had to be cut up on the spot to be transported away.
The section between Vejle and Herning is single-track. The trains - from Fredericia and Herning - planned to cross each other at Jelling station. The train from Herning started - after a passenger exchange - from Jelling station without having received a signal or other permission for this and collided with the incoming train from Fredericia (Vejle), which had received a signal to enter the station. The locomotive drivers of both trains managed to slow down slightly before the collision, when the speed of the trains was approx. 50 km/h.
The trains both consisted of Litra MR train sets. The front driver's compartment in both trainsets was crushed and in MRD 4268 from train 3756 the carriage box at the front door broke. In MR 4066 from 3746, the passenger compartment immediately behind the driver's compartment was also crushed.
Jelling seen from the southeast. At the front of the picture the railway, Jelling Station, Jernbanevej. In the middle of the picture Vejlevej. between 1940-1960
unknown /Jelling Local History Archive
Station road seen from the north down towards the station
Ålborg Aerial photo 1948-52/The Royal Library
Jelling Station. 1960
Sylvest Jensen aerial photo/Kgl. library
It is possible to see larger images here
It is not permitted to copy the images on this page
The building on the right in the picture belongs to the "Jelling Seminarium" i.e The Teacher Training School. Between the two buildings you can see "Sydhøjen".
Unknown/Jelling Local History ArchiveJelling Station was opened together with the Vejle-Give line on 2 August 1894. At the opening of Jelling Station, Jelling town was just a large village with a distinct farm community, but Jelling town grew rapidly after the railway came to town. Jelling Station quickly became one of the line's best intermediate stations in terms of passenger traffic. In the beginning it was primarily because of tourist attractions such as the church with the Jellingestenen and the Viking burial mounds that attracted, but later also as an excursion town.
When the state railways took over Jelling Station in 1914 in connection with the extension of the Givebanen to Herning on 1 January 1914, Jelling Station was reduced to a stop with sidings. After strong protests by citizens of Jelling, DSB elevated Jelling Holdeplads to Station in 1918
The Vejle-Give-Herning section was remotely controlled from Herning in 1969. Due to a falling traffic volume, Jelling Station was reduced to a step board with siding in 1973. The siding was closed in 1988.
In 1978, the original station building was demolished and replaced by a post office with associated waiting room.
The following was taken from Jernbanen.dk/Jernbanehistorisk forum:
"The construction of a narrow-gauge railway from Vejle to Give with a state subsidy of up to DKK 100,000 was passed by law by the Riksdagen on 12 April 1889. It was the third time it had been attempted; in 1882 and 1887 the proposal had been rejected. The text of the law was later changed to a normal gauge line, and on 15 June 1892 a concession was issued to "Vejle-Give Jernbaneselskab" with opening on 1 May 1896 at the latest.
The engineering company Gluud, Werner and Winkel built the track without any major problems, which could open for normal operation on 2 August 1894.
For i.a. to save the connection fee to DSB, VGJ established itself with its own station – Vejle Nord – a little north of the state railway station, but connected by a handover track. In 1897, the station area was greatly expanded, when the new private railway to Vandel (VVGJ) had its terminus here. From Vejle N, the climb up through Grejsdalen to Grejsdal station was started, followed by Højgaard stop, Hørup stop, Jelling station, Mølvang stop, Gadbjerg station, Farre station and Give station.
During most of VGJ's time as a private railway, 3 pairs of trains ran daily, and the running time was approx. 1½ hours for the 30 kilometer stretch.
In 1908, it was decided that DSB should extend the line from Give to Herning and take over the section Vejle - Give. The construction of the Give – Herning section began in 1911 and on 1 January 1914 the line opened. In 1912, the state had taken over the ownership of VGJ, but it was not until 1 October 1914 that the state also took over the operation of the track, whereby VGJ ceased to exist."
Station building seen from the track circa 1975
unknown /Jelling Local History Archive"Stationsvej" as seen from the north down towards the station
unknown /Jelling Local History ArchiveThe Teacher Training School can be seen on the left in the picture
janitor's residence and gymnasium.
To the right of the picture is the post office (Stationsvej 6)
and Rosendals Gård (Stationsvej 8) and at the back of the picture the station building.
The western part of Stationsvej was only expanded rather late. The post office was built approx. 1906 and was initially quite isolated with Rosendals Gård as its only neighbour. /The city's first post office was located at Herningvej 2)
The station building was demolished around 1975.
In the square at the front right of the picture there was a timber yard and timber trade (known as Rosendals Tømmerhandel) until 1933, when Gormsgade 1-3 was built.
The seminary's janitor's residence at the front on the left was demolished approx. 1932. After the janitor's residence, the seminary's first gymnasium can be seen.
Rosendal's farm was demolished in 1933. Where it was, Jelling's new dairy came to be located (Stationsvej 8). The dairy's buildings still exist, but the dairy has closed down, and now (2017) the Runecenter is housed in the buildings.
On 1 August 1995 there was a train accident in Jelling where two regional trains collided head-on at the south end of Jelling Station. No people died in the accident - but of the total of 69 people on the trains, 19 were hospitalized and 35 were treated in emergency rooms; 15 did not go to hospital. The two regional trains were so tangled that they had to be cut up on the spot to be transported away.
The section between Vejle and Herning is single-track. The trains - from Fredericia and Herning - planned to cross each other at Jelling station. The train from Herning started - after a passenger exchange - from Jelling station without having received a signal or other permission for this and collided with the incoming train from Fredericia (Vejle), which had received a signal to enter the station. The locomotive drivers of both trains managed to slow down slightly before the collision, when the speed of the trains was approx. 50 km/h.
The trains both consisted of Litra MR train sets. The front driver's compartment in both trainsets was crushed and in MRD 4268 from train 3756 the carriage box at the front door broke. In MR 4066 from 3746, the passenger compartment immediately behind the driver's compartment was also crushed.
Jelling seen from the southeast. At the front of the picture the railway, Jelling Station, Jernbanevej. In the middle of the picture Vejlevej. between 1940-1960
unknown /Jelling Local History Archive
Station road seen from the north down towards the station
Ålborg Aerial photo 1948-52/The Royal LibraryJelling Station. 1960
Sylvest Jensen aerial photo/Kgl. libraryIt is possible to see larger images here
It is not permitted to copy the images on this page