Lejre railway station

Lejre
railway station
Lejre station in 2010
General information
Location	Stationsvej 2 4320 Lejre [1] Lejre Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°36′16.74″N11°58′17.04″E / 55.6046500°N 11.9714000°E / 55.6046500; 11.9714000
Elevation	22.4 metres (73 ft) [2]
Owned by	DSB (station infrastructure) [3] Banedanmark (rail infrastructure) [3]
Operated by	DSB
Line(s)	Northwest Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Niels Peder Christian Holsøe [4]
Other information
Station code	Lj [5]
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 30, 1874;150 years ago (1874-12-30) [2]
Previous names	Leire (until 1888)
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station Roskilde towards Østerport Copenhagen–Holbæk Regional train Hvalsø towards Holbæk
Location Lejre station Location within Denmark Region Zealand Show map of Denmark Region Zealand Lejre station Lejre station (Denmark) Show map of Denmark

Lejre railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Lejre west of the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand, Denmark. ^[1] The station is located in the central part of the town and also serves the nearby village of Gammel Lejre, the Ledreborg manor house and the archaeological open-air museum Land of Legends (Sagnlandet Lejre).

Lejre railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The station opened in 1874. ^[2] It offers regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB. ^[1]

History

Lejre railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line. ^[2] The station opened approximately 1.5 km south of the old village of Lejre. After the opening of the railway line, a railway town developed around the station. The railway town is today known as Lejre, whereas the old village is known as Gammel Lejre (English: Old Lejre)

Architecture

Platform facade of the station building in 2010.

The original and still existing station building from 1874 was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways. ^[4]

Services

The station offers frequent regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB. ^[1]

Gallery

• 
  Entrance for track 2 (direction Roskilde) from a pathway along the station

See also

• Trains portal
• Denmark portal
• Architecture portal

• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark
• History of rail transport in Denmark

References

Citations

1. "Lejre Station" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
2. "Lejre Station (Lj)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
3. "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
4. Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
5. "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 13 December 2024.

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN   87-11-01765-1.

External links

• Official website
• (in Danish) Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network
• (in Danish) DSB – national Danish train operating company
• (in Danish) Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark