The Little North Line () is a

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which runs between

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsin ...

North Zealand North Zealand, also North Sealand (), refers to the northeastern part of the Danish island of Zealand. The Danish tourist authorities have recently introduced the term Danish Riviera to cover the area in view of its increasing importance for to ...

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 most important town along the route is

Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 Janua ...

, home to

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, one of the

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's two main residences. The railway line is

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and

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, and the distance from Hillerød to Helsingør is . The railway opened in 1864 as part of the

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between Copenhagen and Helsingør by way of Hillerød. The line now constitutes the northernmost section of the original North Line which has not been

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to form part of Copenhagen's

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network, the

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. The railway is 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 Lokaltog A/S () is a Denmark, Danish railway company responsible for train operation and related passenger services on nine local railways on the islands of Zealand, Lolland and Falster in Denmark. The company was formed on 1 July 2015 as a merger ...

which runs frequent

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services between

Hillerød station Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)Helsingør station Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsin ...

History

The

opened in 1864 between Copenhagen and Elsinore by way of Hillerød. It was originally the main line to Elsinore before the more direct

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opened in 1897. The North Line was gradually

to form part of Copenhagen's

network, the

, with electrification reaching Hillerød station in 1968. The Little North Line now constitutes the northernmost section of the original North Line which has not been converted into S-train.

Route

The line continues the

of the

network. It runs north from

Hillerød station Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)Gribskov Line The Gribskov Line or the Gribskov Railway () is a local railway, local passenger railway line in North Zealand north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The line runs north from Hillerød through the Gribskov forest and splits into two branches to the seasi ...

, before curving east towards Helsingør. The most important town along the route is

, home to

, one of the

's two main residences. The Little North Line joins the

Snekkersten Snekkersten is a former fishing village and current neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsingør, Denmark. Snekkersten station is an interchange between the Coast Line (Denmark), Coast Line between Copenhagen (to Copenhagen) and the Lille Nord ...

, one station before reaching Helsingør.

Operation

Trains on the Little North Line is operated by the

. Lokaltog operates a fairly intensive timetable on the Little North Line with light DMUs working a fixed 30-minute frequency most in the day time (until 19:00) and every hour in the evening.Timbe table

Stations

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)Grønholt * Kratbjerg *

* Langerød * Kvistgård * Mørdrup *

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsin ...

References

External links

Lokaltog
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