Firhøj station is a railway station serving the settlements of Firhøj and Munkerup near Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark.
Firhøj | |||||||||||
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 The diesel railcar LNJ SM 13 at Firhøj Station during a special trip with railway entusiasts. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Firhøjvej 66 DK-3250 Gilleleje Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°05′53.37″N 12°21′17.04″E / 56.0981583°N 12.3547333°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 17.8 metres (58 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Hovedstadens Lokalbaner | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Lokaltog[1] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hornbæk Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1916[2] | ||||||||||
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  Firhøj Location within Denmark | |||||||||||
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The station is located on the Hornbæk Line from Helsingør to Gilleleje. The train services are currently operated by the railway company Lokaltog which runs frequent local train services between Helsingør station and Gilleleje station.[1]
History edit
The station opened in 1916 as the Helsingør-Hornbæk railway line from Helsingør along the coast of the Øresund to Hornbæk was continued from Hornbæk station onwards along the coast to Gilleleje.[2]
In 1997, two trains collided frontally in a head-on collision after one passed a red signal leaving Firhøj station. Both drivers were killed.
See also edit
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Firhøj Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
Bibliography edit
- Jensen, Niels (1975). Nordsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03671-0.
External links edit
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