Tølløse Line | |
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Overview | |
Native name | Tølløsebanen |
Type | Local railway |
System | Danish railways |
Status | Active |
Termini |
Tølløse station Slagelse station |
Stations | 12 |
Operation | |
Opened | Tølløse-Høng: 22 December 1901 Slagelse-Høng: 1 May 1898 |
Operator(s) | Lokaltog |
Character | Passenger train |
Technical | |
Line length | 50.8 km (31.6 mi) |
Number of tracks | Single track |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | No |
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Tølløse Line (Danish: Tølløsebanen) (previously Høng-Tølløse Jernbane (HTJ) is a 50.8 km (31.6 mi) longstandard gauge single track local passenger railway line between Tølløse and Slagelse in the western part of the island of Zealand, Denmark. It runs from Tølløse station on the Northwest Line to Slagelse station on the Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line, through a mainly rural area.
The section from Tølløse to Høng opened in 1901, whereas the section from Høng to Slagelse opened in 1898 as part of the now closed Slagelse-Værslev Line. The railway is currently operated by the railway company Lokaltog. Lokaltog runs frequent local train services from Tølløse station to Slagelse station.
The railway line from Tølløse to Høng opened on 22 December 1901 as the Høng-Tølløse Jernbane (HTJ) and connected Tølløse station on the Northwest Line with Høng station on the Slagelse-Værslev Line.