Lejre railway station

Location
	Lejre station Location within Denmark Region Zealand Lejre station Lejre station (Denmark)

Lejre
Lejre
railway station
	Lejre station in 2010
General information
Location	Stationsvej 2; 4320 Lejre ; Lejre Municipality ; Denmark
Coordinates	55°36′16.74″N11°58′17.04″E / 55.6046500°N 11.9714000°E
Elevation	22.4 metres (73 ft)
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	DSB
Line(s)	Northwest Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Niels Peder Christian Holsøe
Other information
Station code	Lj
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 December 1874
Previous names	Leire (until 1888)
Services
Location
Location
	Lejre station Location within Denmark Region Zealand Lejre station Lejre station (Denmark)

Last updated December 14, 2024

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).

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. LejreStation.jpg — 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.^[3]

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

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References

Citations

1 2 3 4 "Vejle Station" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
1 2 3 4 "Lejre Station (Lj)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
1 2 Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
↑ "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

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[DSBLejreStation-1] 1 2 3 4 "Vejle Station" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[DanskeJernbaner-2] 1 2 3 4 "Lejre Station (Lj)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[Weilbach-3] 1 2 Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[DSBStationsforkortelser-4] "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB . Retrieved 13 December 2024.

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