Gilleleje railway station
Gilleleje | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Front facade of Gilleleje station | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | Gilleleje Stationsvej 10 3250 Gilleleje[1][2] Gribskov Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°07′25″N 12°18′11″E / 56.1237°N 12.3030°E | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 8.5 metres (28 ft)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Hovedstadens Lokalbaner | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Lokaltog[4] | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Hornbæk Line Gribskov Line | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Architect | Heinrich Wenck[5] | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 14 May 1896[3] | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 16 January 1918[3] | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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Gilleleje station (Danish pronunciation:
The station is the
The station opened in 1896, and its second and current station building designed by the architect Heinrich Wenck was inaugurated in 1918.[3][5]
History
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The station opened in 1896 with the opening of the Græsted-Gilleleje section of the
In 1916, Gilleleje was also connected with
Until 1959 an industrial track connected Gilleleje station with Gilleleje harbour.
Architecture
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Gilleleje station's second and current station building from 1918 was designed by the Danish architect Heinrich Wenck, known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921.[5]
Facilities
The station building contains ticket sales, a waiting room and toilets.[1]
Operations
Since 2015, the train services from the station are operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog A/S which operates in the Capital Region and Region Zealand.[4]
Lokaltog runs frequent
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c "Lokaltogs salgssteder" (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Gilleleje Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gilleleje Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen (Hornbækbanen)" (in Danish). Jernbanen.dk. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
- Jensen, Niels (1975). Nordsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). ISBN 87-11-03671-0.
External links
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- (in Danish) Lokaltog – Danish railway company operating in the Capital Region and Region Zealand