Vejen Station

Vejen station was built in 1917, replacing the station building from 1874.    The station building is now listed. 

In 1868, an export port was to be built in Esbjerg. After the defeat in 1864 to the Germans, they wanted to free themselves from dependence on the shipping of Danish agricultural products through the port of Hamburg. But the port was not enough - there also had to be train transport to the port. Therefore, the Jutland South Line was built from Lunderskov to Esbjerg, and formed a connection to the Jutland Longitudinal Line. 

The railway made it possible for Vejen to develop into a thriving industrial town. Even before the railway came to Vejen in 1874, the village, which was originally located around the current church, was in the process of developing into a commercial and craft centre in the area. When Vejen was to have a station on the railway between Lunderskov and Esbjerg, it was placed on a field south of the existing village. Several factories were founded next door, and in the early 1900s, the station town grew together with the village. Johannes Lauridsen was an initiator and an important man in the town. Among other things, he founded the margarine factory Alfa. You can see the statue of him right in front of the station building. Originally, Vejen was the terminus of a siding, Vejen-Gesten, on the Troldhede Line, which was a private railway. 

Distance: 
Hærvejen's hiking route: 0 km - when you get off the train and walk down the stairs, you will hit the Ancient Road's hiking route in the pedestrian tunnel. The right is to the south and the left then you come to the north. 

The Ancient Road's cycle route: 0.1 km - there are a few metres out to Søndergade, where the Ancient Road's cycle route goes.