Firhøj railway station

Railway station in North Zealand, Denmark
Preceding station Lokaltog Following station
Dronningmølle
towards Helsingør
 Hornbæk Line
Local train
 Søborg
towards Gilleleje
Location
Firhøj is located in Denmark
Firhøj
Firhøj
Location within Denmark
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Firhøj station is a railway station serving the settlements of Firhøj and Munkerup near Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark.

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

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

  • iconTrains portal
  • iconArchitecture portal
  • flagDenmark portal

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Firhøj Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1975). Nordsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03671-0.

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