Jump to content

Lejre railway station

Edit links
Coordinates: 55°36′16.74″N 11°58′17.04″E / 55.6046500°N 11.9714000°E / 55.6046500; 11.9714000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Lejre station)
Lejre
railway station
Lejre station in 2010
General information
LocationStationsvej 2
4320 Lejre[1]
Lejre Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°36′16.74″N 11°58′17.04″E / 55.6046500°N 11.9714000°E / 55.6046500; 11.9714000
Elevation22.4 metres (73 ft)[2]
Owned byBanedanmark
Operated byDSB
Line(s)Northwest Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[3]
Other information
Station codeLj[4]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
History
Opened30 December 1874[2]
Previous namesLeire (until 1888)
Services
Preceding station Danish State Railways DSB Following station
Roskilde
towards Østerport
 Copenhagen–Holbæk
Regional train
 Hvalsø
towards Holbæk
Location
Lejre station is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Lejre station
Lejre station
Location within Denmark Region Zealand
Lejre station is located in Denmark
Lejre station
Lejre station
Lejre station (Denmark)
Map

Lejre railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Lejre west of the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1] The station is located in the central part of the town and also serves the nearby village of Gammel Lejre, the Ledreborg manor house and the archaeological open-air museum Land of Legends (Sagnlandet Lejre).

Lejre 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

[edit]

Lejre railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line.[2] The station opened approximately 1.5 km south of the old village of Lejre. After the opening of the railway line, a railway town developed around the station. The railway town is today known as Lejre, whereas the old village is known as Gammel Lejre (English: Old Lejre)

Architecture

[edit]
Platform facade of the station building in 2010.

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.[3]

Services

[edit]

The station offers frequent regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]

[edit]
  • Entrance for track 2 (direction Roskilde) from a pathway along the station
    Entrance for track 2 (direction Roskilde) from a pathway along the station

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]

Citations

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Lejre Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lejre Station (Lj)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

Bibliography

[edit]
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lejre Station.
Stub icon

This article about a Danish railway station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lejre_railway_station&oldid=1264076862"