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Gribskovbanen

Gribskov Line
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Overview
Native name Gribskovbanen
Type Railway
System Danish railways
Status Active
Termini Hillerød
55°55′37″N 12°18′39″E / 55.9270°N 12.3107°E / 55.9270; 12.3107 (Hillerød station)
Tisvildeleje
56°03′33″N 12°04′40″E / 56.0593°N 12.0778°E / 56.0593; 12.0778 (Tisvildeleje station)
Gilleleje
56°07′25″N 12°18′11″E / 56.1237°N 12.3030°E / 56.1237; 12.3030
Stations 19
Operation
Opened Hillerød–Græsted: 20 January 1880 (1880-01-20)
Græsted–Gilleleje: 14 May 1896 (1896-05-14)
Kagerup–Helsinge: 16 June 1897 (1897-06-16)
Helsinge–Tisvildeleje: 18 July 1924 (1924-07-18)
Owner Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
Operator(s) Lokaltog
Character Local railway
Rolling stock LINT 41
Technical
Line length 42.0 kilometres (26.1 mi)
Number of tracks Single
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification No
Operating speed 75 km/h

The Gribskov Line or the Gribskov Railway (Danish: Gribskovbanen) is a local passenger railway line in North Zealand north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The line runs north form Hillerød through the Gribskov forest and splits into two branches to the seaside resort towns of Tisvildeleje and Gilleleje. Connecting the wide belt of holiday homes along the northern coast of Zealand with Copenhagen is an important role of the Gribskov Line.

The railway is standard gauge and single track. It opened in various sections between 1880 and 1924. The distance from Hillerød to either Tisvildeleje or Gilleleje is about 25 kilometres (16 mi), with the total track length being 42.0 kilometres (26.1 mi).

The railway is currently owned by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner and operated by the railway company Lokaltog. Lokaltog runs frequent local train services from Hillerød station to Tisvildeleje station and Gilleleje station with most trains continuing from Gilleleje along the Hornbæk Line to Helsingør station.


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