Firhøj railway station
Railway station in North Zealand, Denmark
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Firhøj station is a railway station serving the settlements of Firhøj and Munkerup near Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark.[1]
3250 Gilleleje[1]
Gribskov Municipality
Denmark
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The diesel railcar LNJ SM 13 at Firhøj Station in 2015 during a special trip with railway entusiasts. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Firhøjvej 66 3250 Gilleleje[1] Gribskov Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°05′53.37″N 12°21′17.04″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 17.8 metres (58 ft)[1] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Hovedstadens Lokalbaner | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Lokaltog[2] | ||||||||||
| Line | Hornbæk Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1916[1] | ||||||||||
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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.[2]
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.[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.
