Regstrup railway station

Regstrup
Regstrup station in 2008
General information
LocationHovedgaden 111
4420 Regstrup[1]
Holbæk Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°40′38.91″N 11°36′45.54″E / 55.6774750°N 11.6126500°E / 55.6774750; 11.6126500
Elevation16.6 metres (54 ft)[2]
Owned byDSB (station infrastructure)[3]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[3]
LineNorthwest Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsDSB[1]
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[2]
Other information
Station codeRt[4]
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1874 (1874-12-30)[2]
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Holbæk
towards Østerport
 Copenhagen–Kalundborg
Regional train
 Knabstrup
towards Kalundborg
Location

Regstrup railway station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Regstrup between the cities of Holbæk and Kalundborg on the island of Zealand, Denmark.[1] The station is located in the northern part of the town by its main artery Hovedgaden.

Regstrup railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg. The station opened in 1874.[2] It offers regional rail services to Kalundborg, Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]

History

Regstrup railway station opened as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line between Roskilde and Kalundborg which opened on 30 December 1874.[2]

On 6 January 1998, the station was the site of the Regstrup railway collision, where two passenger trains collided head-on c. 120 m (390 ft) northeast of the station. Three people were seriously injured and 23 people suffered minor injuries in the accident.[5]

Architecture

Regstrup station's station building was built to designs by the Danish railway architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways. The station building was torn down in October 2002.[2]

Services

The station offers frequent regional rail services to Kalundborg, Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.[1]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e "Regstrup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Regstrup Trinbræt (Rt)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Toguheld : en undersøgelse af redningsberedskabets indsatser ved uheld med tog". bibliotek.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
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