[1][2] It is located in central Aalborg, on the southwestern edge of the city center, with entrances from John F. Kennedys Plads and access to platforms from Kildeparken.

[1] Aalborg railway station is serving as a connecting hub for rail traffic between North Jutland and the rest of Denmark.

[8] In 1879, at the opening of the Limfjord Railway Bridge, Aalborg station was connected with the Vendsyssel Line from Nørresundby to Hjørring and Frederikshavn.

[10] In 1899, the Aalborg-Hvalpsund railway line opened, which ran from Aalborg through the western part of the peninsula of Himmerland via Nibe to Aars (extended to Hvalpsund in 1910).

[11] In 1900, the station also became the starting point for the Aalborg-Hadsund railway line, which ran from Aalborg through the eastern part of Himmerland to Hadsund.

[13] In 2017, the regional rail services from Aalborg station to Skørping and Frederikshavn were transferred from DSB to the railway company Nordjyske Jernbaner.