Hornbæk Line

Coordinates: 56°05′20″N 12°26′42″E / 56.0889°N 12.4449°E / 56.0889; 12.4449 (Hornbækbanen)
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Hornbæk Line
Local trains
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed75 km/h

The Hornbæk Line (

holiday homes. The name Hornbækbanen refers to the town Hornbæk
about halfway between Helsingør and Gilleleje.

The section from

local train services from Helsingør to Gilleleje with most trains continuing from Gilleleje along the Gribskov Line to Hillerød
.

History

Ålsgårde station
in 1973.

The first 12.9 km (8.0 mi) long section of the railway line from

Helsingør station, arriving and departing from a special railway halt in the street next to the station building.[3]

The next 12 km (7.5 mi) long section from Hornbæk onwards to

Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen
(HHGB).

In 2002, train operation on the Hornbæk Line was transferred from the operating company Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen A/S (HHGB) to the newly formed railway company Lokalbanen A/S (LB) responsible for train operation on five local railways north of Copenhagen. Lokalbanen A/S merged with Regionstog A/S on 1 July 2015 to form the railway company Lokaltog A/S which is currently responsible for train operation and related passenger services on the Hornbæk Line.[1]

Route

Map of the Hornbæk Line

The Hornbæk Line originates from

Gilleleje station
.

Operations

Grønnehave station in Helsingør
.

Trains on the Hornbæk Line are operated by the

Gribskovbanen
. This has eliminated the need to change at Gilleleje, but at the cost of going from 20-minute to 30-minute intervals.

Heritage train

During the summer months of July and August, Nordsjællands Veterantog operates weekend steam trains on the Hornbæk Line between Grønnehave and Gilleleje. This has been a tradition since 1971.[4]

Stations

Helsingør station
Hornbæk station
Gilleleje station

Cultural references

Both Hornbæk and Saunte stations and the section of the railway between them are used as a locations in the first Olsen Gang film.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fakta om Lokaltogs strækninger". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen (Hornbækbanen)" (in Danish). Jernbanen.dk. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  4. ^ "Veterantog langs Nordkysten)" (in Danish). Veterantoget.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-06-01. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  5. ^ "Olsen Banden Die Olsenbande". olsenbande-homepage.de (in Danish). Retrieved 2014-05-29.

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