Firhøj station

Firhøj station
Lokalbanen station
Location	Firhøjvej 66 DK-3250 Gilleleje Denmark
Coordinates	56°05′53.37″N 12°21′17.04″E / 56.0981583°N 12.3547333°ECoordinates: 56°05′53.37″N 12°21′17.04″E / 56.0981583°N 12.3547333°E
Owned by	Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
Operated by	Lokalbanen
Line(s)	Hornbæk Line
History
Opened	1916
Services
Preceding station   Lokalbanen   Following station Dronningmølle toward Helsingør Hornbæk Line Local train Søborg toward Gilleleje
Location
Firhøj station Location within Denmark

Firhøj station is a railway station serving the settlements of Firhøj and Munkerup near Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark.

The station is located on the Hornbæk Line from Helsingør to Gilleleje. The train services are currently operated by the railway company Lokalbanen which runs frequent local train services between Helsingør station and Gilleleje station.

History

The station opened in 1916 as the Helsingør-Hornbæk railway line from Helsingør along the coast of the Øresund to Hornbæk was continued from Hornbæk station onwards along the coast to Gilleleje.

In 1997, two trains collided frontally in a head-on collision after one passed a red signal leaving Firhøj station. Both drivers were killed.

External links

• Lokalbanen