Lejre railway station
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Lejre station in 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Stationsvej 2 4320 Lejre Lejre Municipality Denmark | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°36′16.74″N 11°58′17.04″E / 55.6046500°N 11.9714000°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 22.4 metres (73 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DSB (station infrastructure) Banedanmark (rail infrastructure) | ||||||||||
| Line | Northwest Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DSB | ||||||||||
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| Architect | Niels Peder Christian Holsøe | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Lj | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 30, 1874 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Leire (until 1888) | ||||||||||
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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.