Hvalsø railway station
Hvalsø | |||||||||||
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Hvalsø station in 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tølløsevej 1A 4330 Hvalsø[1] Lejre Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°35′43.9″N 11°51′36.03″E / 55.595528°N 11.8600083°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 57.3 metres (188 ft)[2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure)[3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northwest Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe[4] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Hv[5] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 30, 1874[2] | ||||||||||
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Hvalsø railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Kirke Hvalsø between the cities of Roskilde, Holbæk and Ringsted on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1]
Hvalsø railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The station opened in 1874.[2] It offers regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
History
Hvalsø railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line between Roskilde and Kalundborg.[2]
Hvalsø became a short-lived railway junction in the period when the Central Zealand railway line between Ringsted and Frederikssund crossed the Northwest Line here. The section from Ringsted to Hvalsø opened on 15 August 1925, and the section from Hvalsø to Frederikssund opened on 17 November 1928, but both sections were already closed on 15 May 1936.[2]
Architecture
The original and still existing station building from 1874 was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[4]
Services
The station offers frequent regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]
Gallery
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DSB train calling at Hvalsø in 2024
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "Hvalsø Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Hvalsø Station (Hv)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
External links
- Official website
- (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
- (in Danish) DSB – national Danish train operating company
- (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark