The Gribskov Line or the Gribskov Railway () is a

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passenger

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north of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

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. The line runs north from

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)Gribskov Gribskov (Grib Forest) is Denmark's fourth largest forest, comprising c. 5,600 ha of woodland situated in northern Zealand, west and south of Lake Esrum. The forest is owned and administered by Directorate of State Forestry (Denmark), the State of ...

forest and splits into two branches to the

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towns of

Tisvildeleje Tisvildeleje is a village and the coastal part of the town Tisvilde, located on the north coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark, 60 km/40miles north of Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden. To the west, Tisvildeleje is bordered ...

and

Gilleleje Gilleleje () is a fishing town and seaside resort on the north coast of the peninsula North Zealand, Denmark. The town is located at the northernmost point of the island of Zealand. It is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in Regio ...

. Connecting the wide belt of

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s along the northern coast of

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with Copenhagen is an important role of the Gribskov Line. The railway is

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and

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. It opened in various sections between 1880 and 1924. The distance from Hillerød to either Tisvildeleje or Gilleleje is about , with the total track length being . The railway is currently owned by

Hovedstadens Lokalbaner Hovedstadens Lokalbaner () is a Denmark, Danish company formed in 2002 that owns the trains and tracks of several local railways around Copenhagen: Frederiksværkbanen, Gribskovbanen, Hornbækbanen, Lille Nord, Nærumbanen and Østbanen (Denmark), ...

and operated by the

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. Lokaltog runs frequent

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services from

Hillerød station Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)Tisvildeleje station Tisvildeleje station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort town of Tisvildeleje on the north coast of North Zealand, Denmark. The station is the terminus of the Tisvildeleje branch of the Gribskov Line from Hillerød to Tisvilde ...

and

Gilleleje station Gilleleje station () is the main railway station serving the fishing town and seaside resort of Gilleleje on the north coast of the island of Zealand, Denmark. The station is the terminal train station, terminus of the Hornbæk Line from Helsing� ...

with most trains continuing from Gilleleje along the

Hornbæk Line The Hornbæk Line () is a long standard gauge single track (rail), single track railway line north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs along the coast of Øresund between Helsingør and Gilleleje, through an area with many holiday homes. The name ''H ...

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History

The railway opened in various sections between 1880 and 1924. The first long section of the railway line from

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)Græsted Græsted is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in the Danish Region Hovedstaden. The town is in northern Sjælland, just south of Gilleleje, and has a population of 3,662 (1 January 2025). The whole of Græsted Parish had 4769 in ...

opened on 20 January 1880. The next long section from Græsted onwards to

opened on 14 May 1896. On 16 June 1897 the long branch line from Kagerup to

Helsinge Helsinge is the municipal seat of Gribskov Municipality in Region Hovedstaden on Zealand in Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 9,719.

opened. The last long section from Helsinge to

opened on 18 July 1924.

Route

The line runs north from where transfers from the

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system as well as other Lokalbanen lines are possible, and through the

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forest. At near the northern end of the forest it splits into two branches going to and .

Operations

Trains on the Gribskov Line are operated by the

. Lokaltog operates a fairly intensive timetable on the Gribskov Line with light DMUs working a fixed 30-minute frequency most of the day. Most passengers connect from the

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s at Hillerød. Until late 2007, transfers to and from the

were needed at Gilleleje, but after major changes to Gilleleje station, trains now operate through Gilleleje to Helsingør along the Hornbæk Line, eliminating the need to change at Gilleleje.

Heritage train

During the summer months of July and August,

Nordsjællands Veterantog Nordsjællands Veterantog (NSJV) was founded as Helsingør Jernbaneklub in 1958 as a model railway club in Helsingør, Denmark. The club had its ups and downs in the early years, but the big turning point was when it was decided to try and work wi ...

operates weekend steam trains on the Gribskov Line between Græsted and Gilleleje, continuing along coast on the Hornbæk Line to Grønnehave station in Helsingør. This has been a tradition since 1971.

Stations

* * * Kildeport (closed) * *

Tisvildeleje branch

* * (closed) * * * * * Holløse: a

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serving the

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of Holløse as well as the eastern part of the seaside resort of

Tisvilde Tisvilde is a small town with a population of 1,385 (1 January 2024) List of railway lines in Denmark Denmark has more than of railway lines, of which most are under the control of Banedanmark; a number of private railways run their own lines. Banedanmark lines * Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov * Copenhagen–Ringsted * Ringsted–Rødby F� ...

* The

Sources

References

Bibliography

External links

Lokaltog
– Danish

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operating in the Capital Region and

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Gribskovbanen on jernbanen.dk
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