Railway station in Zealand, Denmark
Hvalsø railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Kirke Hvalsø between the cities of Roskilde , Holbæk and Ringsted on the island of Zealand , Denmark .[ 1]
Hvalsø railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg . The station opened in 1874.[ 2] regional rail services to Holbæk , Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB .[ 1]
History
Hvalsø railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line between Roskilde and Kalundborg .[ 2]
Hvalsø became a short-lived railway junction in the period when the Central Zealand railway line between Ringsted and Frederikssund crossed the Northwest Line here. The section from Ringsted to Hvalsø opened on 15 August 1925, and the section from Hvalsø to Frederikssund opened on 17 November 1928, but both sections were already closed on 15 May 1936.[ 2]
Architecture
Street facade of the station building in 2024. 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 .[ 1]
Gallery
DSB train calling at Hvalsø in 2024
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