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 during a special trip with railway entusiasts.
General information
Location	Firhøjvej 66 DK-3250 Gilleleje Denmark
Coordinates	56°05′53.37″N 12°21′17.04″E / 56.0981583°N 12.3547333°E / 56.0981583; 12.3547333
Elevation	17.8 metres (58 ft)
Owned by	Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
Operated by	Lokaltog^[1]
Line(s)	Hornbæk Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	10 July 1916^[2]
Services
Preceding station Lokaltog Following station Dronningmølle towards Helsingør Hornbæk Line Local train Søborg towards Gilleleje
Location
Firhøj Location within 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.

References

Citations

1. . lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
2. "Søborg 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.

External links

• Lokaltog