Tølløse railway station is a

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serving the

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Tølløse Tølløse is a railway town located in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 4,007 (1 January 2025).

between the cities of

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).Ringsted Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately from Copenhagen. History Ringsted was the site of ''Sjællands Landsting'' (lit. ''Z ...

on the island of

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

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services to , and

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

operated by the national

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DSB and

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services to operated by the regional railway company

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History

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

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s on the Northwest Line between and . Tølløse became a

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as the

Tølløse railway line Tølløse is a railway town located in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 4,007 (1 January 2025).

between Tølløse and opened on 22 December 1901.

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

Danish State Railways DSB, an abbreviation of ''Danske Statsbaner'' (, ''Danish State Railways''), is the largest Danish train operating company. It's also the largest train operating company in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on ...

Services

The station offers frequent

services to , and

operated by the national

DSB, as well as

services across central Zealand to operated by the regional railway company

Gallery

Tølløse Station 01.jpg, DSB and

trains at Tølløse station in 2012 Tølløse_Station_02.jpg, Tølløse station in 2012 Tølløse_Station_03.jpg, Tølløse station in 2012 Tølløse_Station_04.jpg, Tølløse station in 2012 Tølløse_Station_07.jpg, Tølløse station in 2012 Tølløse_Station_08.jpg, Tølløse station in 2012 Tølløse_Station_09.jpg, Tølløse station in 2012

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External links

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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 Holbæk Municipality Railway stations in Region Zealand Railway stations in Denmark opened in 1874 {{Denmark-railstation-stub