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Lejre railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Lejre west of the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand, Denmark. The station is located in the central part of the town and also serves the nearby village of Gammel Lejre, the Ledreborg manor house and the archaeological open-air museum Land of Legends (Sagnlandet Lejre).
Lejre railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The station opened in 1874. It offers regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.
History
Lejre railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line. The station opened approximately 1.5 km south of the old village of Lejre. After the opening of the railway line, a railway town developed around the station. The railway town is today known as Lejre, whereas the old village is known as Gammel Lejre (English: Old Lejre)
Architecture
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.
Services
The station offers frequent regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.
Gallery
See also
List of railway stations in Denmark
Rail transport in Denmark
History of rail transport in Denmark
References
= Citations
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=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