Tølløse railway station

Tølløse
railway station
Tølløse station in 2012
General information
LocationJernbanevej 17
4340 Tølløse[1]
Holbæk Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°36′42.55″N 11°46′22.06″E / 55.6118194°N 11.7727944°E / 55.6118194; 11.7727944
Elevation47.4 metres (156 ft)[2]
Owned byDSB (station infrastructure)[3]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3]
Line(s)Northwest Line
Tølløse Line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsDSB[1]
Lokaltog[4]
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[5]
Other information
Station code[6]
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 December 1874[2]
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Hvalsø
towards Østerport
CopenhagenHolbæk Vipperød
towards Holbæk
Preceding station Lokaltog Following station
Terminus Tølløse Line Kirke Eskilstrup
towards Slagelse
Location
Tølløse station
Location within Denmark Region Zealand
Tølløse station
Tølløse station (Denmark)

Tølløse railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Tølløse between the cities of Roskilde, Holbæk and Ringsted on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1]

Tølløse 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 and local train services to Slagelse operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog.[1][4]

History

Tølløse railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line between Roskilde and Kalundborg.[2]

Tølløse became a railway junction as the Tølløse railway line between Tølløse and Høng opened on 22 December 1901.[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.[5]

Services

The station offers frequent regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB, as well as local train services across central Zealand to Slagelse operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog.[1]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tølløse Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Tølløse Station (Tø)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1978). Vestsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03879-9.