Tølløse railway station

Tølløse
railway station
Tølløse station in 2012
General information
Location	Jernbanevej 17 4340 Tølløse[1] Holbæk Municipality Denmark
Coordinates	55°36′42.55″N 11°46′22.06″E
Elevation	47.4 metres (156 ft)[2]
Owned by	Banedanmark
Operated by	DSB Lokaltog
Line(s)	Northwest Line Tølløse Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Architect	Niels Peder Christian Holsøe[3]
Other information
Station code	Tø[4]
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 December 1874[2]
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station Hvalsø towards Østerport Copenhagen–Holbæk Regional train Vipperød towards Holbæk Preceding station Lokaltog Following station Terminus Tølløse Line Local train Kirke Eskilstrup towards Slagelse
Location Tølløse station Location within Denmark Region Zealand Show map of Denmark Region Zealand Tølløse station Tølløse station (Denmark) Show map of Denmark

Tølløse railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Tølløse between the cities of Roskilde, Holbæk and Ringsted on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1]

Tølløse railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The station opened in 1874.[2] It offers regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB and local train services to Slagelse operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog.[1]

History

Tølløse station in 1981.

Tølløse railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line between Roskilde and Kalundborg.[2]

Tølløse became a railway junction as the Tølløse railway line between Tølløse and Høng opened on 22 December 1901.[2]

Architecture

Street facade of the station building in 2012.

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, as well as local train services across central Zealand to Slagelse operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog.[1]

Gallery

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  DSB and Lokaltog trains at Tølløse station in 2012
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  Tølløse station in 2012
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  Tølløse station in 2012
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  Tølløse station in 2012
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  Tølløse station in 2012
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  Tølløse station in 2012
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  Tølløse station in 2012

See also

• List of railway stations in Denmark
• Rail transport in Denmark
• History of rail transport in Denmark

References

Citations

1. "Tølløse Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
2. "Tølløse Station (Tø)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
3. Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
4. "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

Bibliography

• Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
• Jensen, Niels (1978). Vestsjællandske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03879-9.

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