Unhappy citizens get their way: Skørping wins the battle for IC-train

Discontented residents win: Skørping secures IC train stop

Two towns in Himmerland have fought throughout the autumn to keep their IC train station.

Skørping wins over Støvring in the north Jutland train battle. (Photo: © Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix) 20 minutes ago

After months of discussions, the train dispute in Rebild Municipality has been resolved. Intercity trains will now stop in Skørping and pass by Støvring.

Region Nordjylland has finally made the decision.

"If you look at the two towns, the train means more to Skørping. Støvring has better bus connections and is close to the motorway," said Peder Key Kristiansen (S), chairman of the regional development committee.

"Our children live on Zealand and in Aarhus, so for us, it would be utterly dreadful."

Gitte Skou, Skørping

DSB plans to shorten travel times between major cities from 2026, so some stops will be removed. However, residents of Skørping have been very dissatisfied with the prospect of losing their stop on DSB's route.

Earlier, a public meeting was held, where the town called for support. Among the dissatisfied at the meeting was Martin Kyvsgaard.

"I commute every day, and our decision to move here two years ago was based on the fact that we could easily travel to Aalborg, Aarhus, and Copenhagen by train."

Peder Key Kristiansen was invited to speak, as there was a town meeting in Skørping in November. (Photo: © Andreas Erecius Christensen)

Gitte Skou moved from Zealand to Skørping 50 years ago - in part because it was a railway town. And the fact that the IC train stops in the town is still significant to her today.

"Our children live on Zealand and in Aarhus, so for us, it would be utterly dreadful if they had to change trains in the middle. We would also have to travel a long way to pick them up."

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The municipality has made its choice

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Region Nordjylland is leaning towards the recommendation that Rebild Municipality has also made. Here, a majority in the economic committee earlier decided to recommend that intercity trains stop in Skørping.

Despite having a smaller population, there were over 100,000 train boardings in Skørping in 2023, while there were fewer than 80,000 in Støvring.

"Based on passenger numbers, the train is more important to the residents of Skørping," said Mayor Jesper Greth (V) after the decision.

From 2026, DSB's intercity trains to and from Aalborg will no longer stop in either Støvring, Svenstrup, or Skalborg.

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