Northwest Line (Denmark)

Northwest LineLine
Northwest LineLine
Overview
Native name	Nordvestbanen
Status	13
Owner	Banedanmark
Termini	Roskilde; 55°38′19″N 12°05′18″E / 55.6386°N 12.0883°E; Kalundborg; 55°40′40″N 11°05′20″E / 55.6778°N 11.0890°E
Stations	13
Service
Type	Railway
System	Danish railways
Operator(s)	DSB
Technical
Line length	79.3 km
Character	Regional railway

The Northwest Line (Danish: Nordvestbanen), also referred to as the Kalundborg Line (Danish: Kalundborgbanen), is a 79.3 km (49.3 mi) long, state-owned single track passenger railway line between Roskilde and Kalundborg in the western part of the island of Zealand. The railway is owned by Banedanmark and the service is operated by DSB between Copenhagen Central Station and Kalundborg.^[1]

History[]

The railway was established as a result of the Railway Act of 29. February 1869. The rail line opened in 30 December 1874..^[2]

Stations[]

Station	Location	Distance from Copenhagen C (km)	Distance from Kalundborg (km)	Comments
Roskilde station	Copenhagen	0.0	79.3
(Lj)	Lejre	9.0	70.3
Kisserup Halt		15.0	64.2
(Hv)	Kirke Hvalsø	17.0	62.3
Tølløse station (Tø)	Tølløse	13.3		Transfer to the Tølløse Line
Skodsborg station	Skodsborg	23.0	56.3
Skimmede Halt		26.0	53.3
(Pe)		30.0	49.3
(Hk)	Holbæk	36.0	43.3	Transfer to the Odsherred Line
(Rt)		44.0	35.3
(Ks)	Knabstrup	48.0	31.3
(Mø)		51.0	28.3
Tornved Halt		55.0	24.3
(Jy)	Jyderup	58.0	21.4
(Se)		66.0	13.3
		68.0	11.3
(Væ)		71.0	8.3
Ubberup Halt		74.0	5.3
(Kb)	Kalundborg	79.3	0.0

References[]

^ "Nordvestbanen på Sjælland - (DSB)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
^ "Da Nordvestbanen kom til Lejre". dmm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2015.

[1] "Nordvestbanen på Sjælland - (DSB)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2015.

[2] "Da Nordvestbanen kom til Lejre". dmm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2015.

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