Firhøj railway station

Firhøj station is a railway station serving the settlements of Firhøj and Munkerup near Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark.

Firhøj
railway station
The diesel railcar LNJ SM 13 at Firhøj Station in 2015 during a special trip with railway entusiasts.
General information
LocationFirhøjvej 66
3250 Gilleleje
Gribskov Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°05′53.37″N 12°21′17.04″E / 56.0981583°N 12.3547333°E / 56.0981583; 12.3547333
Elevation17.8 metres (58 ft)[1]
Owned byHovedstadens Lokalbaner
Operated byLokaltog[2]
Line(s)Hornbæk Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened10 July 1916[1]
Services
Preceding station Lokaltog Following station
Dronningmølle
towards Helsingør
Hornbæk Line Søborg
towards Gilleleje
Location
Firhøj is located in Denmark
Firhøj
Firhøj
Location within Denmark
Map

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.[2]

History

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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.[1]

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

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References

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Citations

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

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