Gilleleje East halt

Gilleleje East (Danish: Gilleleje Øst; previously: Østerport) is a railway halt serving the eastern part of the fishing port and seaside resort town of Gilleleje on the north coast of Zealand, Denmark.

Gilleleje East

Gilleleje Øst
Railway halt
LocationRostgårdsvej 3250 Gilleleje
Denmark
Coordinates56°07′22.42″N 12°18′31.66″E
Owned byHovedstadens Lokalbaner
Operated byLokaltog
Line(s)Hornbæk Line
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened11 June 1916
Services
Preceding station   Lokaltog   Following station
toward Helsingør
Hornbæk Line
Local train
Terminus
Location
Gilleleje East
Location within Denmark

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

History

The halt 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. From the opening in 1916 it served as the terminus of the Helsingør-Hornbæk Railway Line, as it was not possible to reach an agreement with the Gribskov Line about a joint station in Gilleleje. On 16 January 1918, however, the new Gilleleje station serving both railway lines was inaugurated.[1]

The halt was originally called Østerport. The name was changed in 1995 to avoid confusion with Østerport station in Copenhagen.

References
  1. "Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen (Hornbækbanen)" (in Danish). Jernbanen.dk. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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