Firhøj railway station

Firhøj
Firhøj
Railway station
	The diesel railcar LNJ SM 13 at Firhøj Station during a special trip with railway entusiasts.
General information
Location	Firhøjvej 66; DK-3250 Gilleleje; Denmark
Coordinates	56°05′53.37″N 12°21′17.04″E
Elevation	17.8 metres (58 ft)
Owned by	Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
Operated by	Lokaltog[1]
Line(s)	Hornbæk Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	10 July 1916[2]
Services
Location
	Firhøj Location within Denmark

Firhøj station is a railway station serving the settlements of Firhøj and Munkerup near Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark.

The station is located on the Hornbæk Line from Helsingør to Gilleleje. The train services are currently operated by the railway company Lokaltog which runs frequent local train services between Helsingør station and Gilleleje station.[1]

History

The station opened in 1916 as the Helsingør-Hornbæk railway line from Helsingør along the coast of the Øresund to Hornbæk was continued from Hornbæk station onwards along the coast to Gilleleje.[2]

In 1997, two trains collided frontally in a head-on collision after one passed a red signal leaving Firhøj station. Both drivers were killed.

"Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
"Søborg Station". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.

Jensen, Niels (1975). Nordsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03671-0.

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