Hornbæk Line
| Hornbæk Line | |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Hornbækbanen |
| Type | Railway |
| System | Danish railways |
| Termini |
Helsingør 56°07′25″N 12°18′11″E / 56.1237°N 12.3030°E Gilleleje 56°01′56″N 12°36′41″E / 56.0322°N 12.6115°E |
| Stations | 19 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | Helsingør-Hornbæk: 22 May 1906 Hornbæk-Gilleleje: 11 July 1916 |
| Owner | Hovedstadens Lokalbaner |
| Operator(s) | Lokaltog |
| Character | Local trains |
| Rolling stock | LINT 41 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 24.5 km (15.2 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | No |
| Operating speed | 75 km/h |
The Hornbæk Line (Danish: Hornbækbanen) is a 24.5 km (15.2 mi) longstandard gauge single track local passenger railway line north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs along the coast of Øresund between Helsingør and Gilleleje, through an area with many holiday homes. The name Hornbækbanen refers to the town Hornbæk about halfway between Helsingør and Gilleleje.
The section from Helsingør to Hornbæk opened in 1906, and the section from Hornbæk to Gilleleje in 1916. The railway is currently owned by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner and operated by the railway company Lokaltog. Lokaltog runs frequent local train services from Helsingør station to Gilleleje station with most trains continuing from Gilleleje along the Gribskov Line to Hillerød station.
The first 12.9 km (8.0 mi) long section of the railway line from Helsingør to Hornbæk opened on 22 May 1906 as the Helsingør-Hornbæk Banen (HHB). Initially, trains on the Hornbæk Line terminated at Grønnehave station in the northern part of Helsingør, but from 1908 all trains were continued via a connecting track along the harbour to Helsingør station, arriving and departing from a special railway halt in the street next to the station building.
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