Hvalsø railway station is a

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serving the

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Kirke Hvalsø Kirke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexis Kirke, British composer and filmmaker *Álvur Kirke (born 1939), Faroese politician * Basil Wharton Kirke (1893–1958), Australian radio executive *David Kirke (died 1654), Engli ...

between the cities of

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on the island of

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. Hvalsø railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from to . The station opened in 1874. It offers

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services to , and

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operated by the national

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DSB.

History

Hvalsø railway station opened on 30 December 1874 as one of the original

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s on the Northwest Line between and . Hvalsø became a short-lived

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in the period when the Central Zealand railway line between and crossed the Northwest Line here. The section from to Hvalsø opened on 15 August 1925, and the section from Hvalsø to opened on 17 November 1928, but both sections were already closed on 15 May 1936.

Architecture

The original and still existing station building from 1874 was designed by the Danish

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Niels Peder Christian Holsøe Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (27 November 1826 – 1 January 1895) was a Denmark, Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the DSB (railway company), Danish Sta ...

(1826–1895), known for the numerous

s he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the

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Services

The station offers frequent

services to , and

operated by the national

DSB.

Gallery

DSB IC4 66 at Hvalsø Station.jpg, DSB train calling at Hvalsø in 2024

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Banedanmark
– government agency responsible for

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and

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of most of the Danish railway network
DSB
– national Danish train operating company
Danske Jernbaner
– website with information on railway history in Denmark Buildings and structures in Lejre Municipality Railway stations in Region Zealand Railway stations in Denmark opened in 1874 {{Denmark-railstation-stub