The Frederiksværk Line ( da, Frederiksværkbanen) is a long standard gauge

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passenger

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North Zealand North Zealand, also North Sealand ( da, Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen. The Danish tourist authorities have recently in ...

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. It runs between

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)Hundested Hundested is a town with a population of 8,543 (1 January 2022) and a former municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The former municipality is s ...

. The name ''Frederiksværkbanen'' refers to the town

Frederiksværk Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,718 (1 January 2022) in Halsnæs Municipality on Zealand in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. History A French cannon founder, Peyrembert, received permission to build a cannon factory here. Havi ...

between Hillerød and Hundested. The section from Hillerød to Frederiksværk opened in 1897, and the section from Frederiksværk to Hundested in 1916. The railway is currently owned by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner and operated by the

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Lokaltog. Lokaltog runs frequent

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services from

Hillerød station Hillerød station () is a railway station serving the city of Hillerød north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the terminus of four railways lines: * An S-train line (Nordbanen) from Copenhagen, operated by DSB * Frederiksværkbanen, operated by Lo ...

Hundested station Hundested is a town with a population of 8,543 (1 January 2022) and a former municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The former municipality is ...

with most trains continuing from Hundested station to Hundested Harbour station to connect with the ferry to

Rørvig Rørvig is a small town with a population of 1,042 (1 January 2022)Odsherred Odsherred is a peninsula in the north-western part of the island Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. Odsherred stretches from the Sjællands Odde in the north-west to the now drained Lammefjord in the south, covering an area with a wide range of the ...

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Lokaltog
Hovedstadens Lokalbaner Railway lines in Denmark Railway lines opened in 1897 Railway lines opened in 1916 Rail transport in the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-transport-stub

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