In 1879, the conditions are described as follows: " Great Hovegaard with brickworks and railway station... Hoved-Inn by the old Horsens-Aarhus Road".

[2] Around the turn of the century, the town is referred to as follows: " Hovedgaard- (Upper- and Lower), railway town next to the country road, with elementary school, Realskole (founded 1901), doctor's practice, brickworks, several merchants and craftsmen, inn, railway and telegraph and Post Office. "

A new, shorter high-speed railway line was going to be built between Aarhus station and Horsens via Hasselager and Hovedgård.

The section was going to be 23–24 km long and thus would reduce the current track length by approx.

The project was going to cost 3.3 billion DKK and the final decision on alignment was expected in 2018.